[ Good, Ryuji. Akira nods, and gives his friend's shoulder a heavy, but reassuring pat. ]

Tap out if you have to. I'd rather you didn't get eaten by a Kraken - and that decision would stand whether you had knees of steel or not.

[ There's some rumbling under the water again - enough that he's flipping his knives back into his hands, ready to stab out with them at a moment's notice. ]