[ figures he'd be reborn from the ocean.

ryouma has always been a slow starter, though, and something about the feel of the ocean and the sound of waves on the beach feels... familiar? another beach, in another time, in another place. somewhere, he recalls part of a melody. yosakoi! yosakoi! ryouma is pretty sure he's never heard it before, but it feels like he's always known it.

even so, this particular sleeper lingers here longer than most of the others. he has got to become somebody, but that takes time! you can't just wake up and have it all figured out!

the only problem is the rest of him has decided that's not the case and has already abandoned his original squid form, so it's quite possible that you find a fully-formed man sleeping (naked) on the beach. one of those really excellent naps too...

[ or, you might spot him on the boardwalk later, taking in all the sights and sounds (and aromas). this might be a frightening world, but ryouma was literally born yesterday, and there's a lot to see! that lazy guy on the beach? totally replaced by this busybody.

ryouma has clearly been talked into getting his face festively painted because he's absorbing the culture around here. after all, it's supposed to be his culture now too.

at some point, someone has also given him one of the cornucopias and informed him of a cool fact. ]

Wait. So it's made of bread?! [ this man has never even met a bread bowl. ] So I can eat the whole thing?

[ that looks like a challenge. ]

You can eat the whole thing!

[ oh. he's talking to you now. in case you didn't know. ]

[ getting drawn out to that lighthouse was inevitable, especially with no one willing to talk about what happened there. which… is a mystery. and ryouma is a big believer in seeing things with his own eyes. besides, he might get to see some ships, which is what he's really excited about. there is no way this is an excuse to see ships.

he pauses at the threshold, suddenly uncertain — the sheer amount of blood all over everything will do that — and obstructs anyone else who might've been trying to get in behind him. ]

Oh. Haha, I guess when something's a "juicy secret" they really meant it in this case, huh?

[ he never claimed to be funny. ]

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