[The splash to the face takes Ryou by surprise, and he shakes his head out of reflex. His ear-fins make an interesting noise as they slap against the sides of his head from the motion, and then he lets a huff out through his seal-ish nostrils.]

Right, right. Sorry about that.

[It's very like Ryou, to say something so placating. But Komaeda's right, he shouldn't be looking a gift horse angel in the mouth.]

So what you're saying is, I should just swim it out, right? I could do that. I've never been much of a swimmer, but since I'm here...

[So saying, he pushes off the edge of the pool, and moves his tail. It's...well, it's awkward, honestly. He can't kick like he's inclined to, in a way that he might if he had two legs. Right now all he has is a seal's rear end. It's harder, he finds, when he has to do this kind of thing while thinking. The instinct of making his way to the edge of the pool had been different.]

S-so, uh. How's your monster change going?

[...at least he didn't call out that it's Komaeda's first temp.]