Once he realizes who it is, Cliff can't help but chuckle. "I don't think you could bother me, Fluttershy--but you look bothered. Are you okay? Is Ballet okay?"

Though he realizes also that no, he hasn't seen the land whale anywhere about, which is questionable in and of itself, but--"Dolphin? I haven't seen a dolphin or Ballet at all..." That makes him frown, then.

"Is she in trouble?" Darn it, he liked Ballet, and he didn't want Fluttershy to be troubled either. "How can I help?"

Rounder, who had been spinning calmly nearby up to this point, tugged first on Cliff's robes, then on Fluttershy's, and pointed to himself, clearly indicating that he'd help, too!