[The water is definitely colder here than in the game, and also yes, not nearly as clean. But at least it's not salty? Unless you count Kashuu...
Souji lets out another little laughs the frog lazily scoots out of Kashuu's hair, leaving a muddy frog footprint right on his forehead. And no, his lungs are no longer burning and full of water, which is infinitely to be preferred. But that doesn't stop the instinctive reaction of his body at the very thought, forcing him to force back another coughing fit, and... well, he's dribbled quite a lot of blood down his chin and onto Kashuu's neck and clothes. Sorry about that grossness. At least there's all this muddy, marsh-scented water to wash it away with if he prefers?]
I'm... a little bit winded, that's all. I wasn't expecting that at all.
[He raises one hand and delicately picks a long, slimy clump of algae out of Kashuu's hair with an amused grimace. The western-style uniform he's wearing now hasn't gotten nearly as heavy in the water as his haori would, but instead the fabric is unpleasantly glued to his body.]
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Unless you count Kashuu...Souji lets out another little laughs the frog lazily scoots out of Kashuu's hair, leaving a muddy frog footprint right on his forehead. And no, his lungs are no longer burning and full of water, which is infinitely to be preferred. But that doesn't stop the instinctive reaction of his body at the very thought, forcing him to force back another coughing fit, and... well, he's dribbled quite a lot of blood down his chin and onto Kashuu's neck and clothes. Sorry about that grossness. At least there's all this muddy, marsh-scented water to wash it away with if he prefers?]
I'm... a little bit winded, that's all. I wasn't expecting that at all.
[He raises one hand and delicately picks a long, slimy clump of algae out of Kashuu's hair with an amused grimace. The western-style uniform he's wearing now hasn't gotten nearly as heavy in the water as his haori would, but instead the fabric is unpleasantly glued to his body.]
A bit of a strange way out, wasn't it?