[He sure doesn't want puke all over the inside of the ball, either! In fact, that's definitely the last thing on his list (except maybe "get swallowed whole by a doofy whale", but he doesn't even know that's a thing that can happen--)

SO, in the interest of not grossing himself out, grossing this stranger out, and making their journey even worse than it already is, he just nods and claps a hand over his mouth for a few seconds.]

Ugh... Y'know, this is my first time even being in the ocean properly at all. Everyone talks about how great it is, but this is the worst!

[Normally people don't get shuttled into hamster balls either, but how can he be sure!!]