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late but STILL HERE...
Thankfully, he doesn't look worse for wear, though his hair plasters all over his face when he surfaces. One webbed hand pushes it back, and he sighs in exasperation.]
I'm alright, there's nothing to worry about, no harm done...
[He awkwardly decides to circumnavigate the assertion that he's a strange guy. Not that he wants to ignore Komaeda, but...any response he'd have to that would probably make this whole interaction worse than it already was.]
And I'm glad it was fast, honestly. I was afraid it might hurt when I shifted over. It's a nice change of pace.
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Is it because Atem is asleep?]
It'd be counterproductive if a merperson felt pain when they transformed, don't you think? We have the ability to exist both on land and in the water... So, inconvenient, sure, but painful... I could've told you that.
[Komaeda lifts and arm, settling his elbow on his knee and leaning his face against the side of his forearm.]
Although, when I first got my tail it was pretty bloody... So I'm glad you didn't make a mess of the pool with your change. That would've been a huge pain to clean up.
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[Shedding sucks, he would not recommend it.
Ryou glances at the water, frowning. Maybe he should have thought about this better. What if he had gotten the pool dirty? Sheesh...]
Sorry, I guess I should have thought this through better, instead of just calling you out here, in the cold, when you're not even a mer. I didn't want to screw up on my own, and I thought...w-well...
[He trails off. What did he think? He is being honest in that he didn't want to mess it up alone, and possibly cause more trouble when someone found him floundering or bleeding, or what have you.
The second thought was that perhaps he should go out of his comfort zone. Atem's asleep, and Nanami was always overextending herself on his behalf, so...he thought he'd try another friend, that's all.
But judging by Komaeda's attitude, perhaps he didn't want to be here after all? That's not good...]
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Komaeda stares at the now-mer for a long moment before finally exhaling a sigh, and dunks his hand into the water. He swiftly makes a cupping motion and scoops a handful right at Ryou's face, splashing him point blank. Serves him right.]
Jeez, stop making that face, will you? I agreed to be here, so if you look like you're inconveniencing me, it causes me trouble, you know?
[—Said still with that irritated tone. He isn't going anywhere, though. Komaeda promised to help Ryou, and he's going to. Even if he's currently the least helpful person with this.]
...Everyone experiences a monster type uniquely, so... The best way to get used to it is just by embracing it. You'll learn more quickly how to live as it, and if you like it more or less than what you usually are.
[Do not point out that Komaeda is fresh into his very first temp, though.]
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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
horseangel 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.]