The only thing Mulcahy's fairly sure of is that he's not dead. He's not a proud man, but there is no suffering in Heaven, and the pain he's feeling from the small bit of water he did manage to inhale wouldn't have been allowed there. And by the same ticket, there's not enough pain for Hell. Perhaps it's Purgatory, but why would Purgatory be so wet?
But then there's hands under his arms and he's unconsciously gripping on to them to aid in pulling himself out; he can swim, yes, but he's not nearly as good at it as Kathy, and with nothing to push off of and the disorientation of being in the water in the first place there's little he can really do to get himself out. At least some good Samaritan came by to help, and together they manage to get the rest of him over the stones of the fountain's rim, where he more or less collapses on the grass. There's obviously nothing wrong with him, though, so it's probably just from the shock of his dunking, as he coughs for a few moments and shivers just a little at the unexpected close call.
"Th-Thank you, my son," he says once the coughs have died down a little and he's wiped the water from his face, though another handful do erupt after those words. Once that burst has settled, he blinks up rather owlishly, squinting to look up at his rescuer. "Ariel? Y-You mean, from The Tempest?" He's from far before the majority of the Disney movies, so the reference goes right over his head. "Forgive me, b-" Another small coughing fit, though this one dissipates faster than the previous ones. "Do you see a pair of glasses anywhere around here?"
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But then there's hands under his arms and he's unconsciously gripping on to them to aid in pulling himself out; he can swim, yes, but he's not nearly as good at it as Kathy, and with nothing to push off of and the disorientation of being in the water in the first place there's little he can really do to get himself out. At least some good Samaritan came by to help, and together they manage to get the rest of him over the stones of the fountain's rim, where he more or less collapses on the grass. There's obviously nothing wrong with him, though, so it's probably just from the shock of his dunking, as he coughs for a few moments and shivers just a little at the unexpected close call.
"Th-Thank you, my son," he says once the coughs have died down a little and he's wiped the water from his face, though another handful do erupt after those words. Once that burst has settled, he blinks up rather owlishly, squinting to look up at his rescuer. "Ariel? Y-You mean, from The Tempest?" He's from far before the majority of the Disney movies, so the reference goes right over his head. "Forgive me, b-" Another small coughing fit, though this one dissipates faster than the previous ones. "Do you see a pair of glasses anywhere around here?"