... I suppose the good news is that the time between high and low tide is only six hours... [She's not even sure what to make of everything going on here, but the place feels like a dream.]
... So I guess we have plenty of time to think about what we're doing while we're waiting for it to recede. [He's going to flop over. She's too... stuck in her own brain to do that. So she kicks her feet a few times and turns around, thoughtfully looking over their surroundings.]
This is some high tide, though. How are trees able to survive being mostly submerged during it so often? There's only a couple of the highest places on that island over there outside of the water.
[A pause.] No, I'm not sure that's the question I want to ask. This is more than just 'high tide'. The shoreline increase of water should only be... maybe a couple meters. This is more than just that. [Yeah sorry, Akira, you're going to be stuck with Makoto in Pondering mode.]
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... So I guess we have plenty of time to think about what we're doing while we're waiting for it to recede. [He's going to flop over. She's too... stuck in her own brain to do that. So she kicks her feet a few times and turns around, thoughtfully looking over their surroundings.]
This is some high tide, though. How are trees able to survive being mostly submerged during it so often? There's only a couple of the highest places on that island over there outside of the water.
[A pause.] No, I'm not sure that's the question I want to ask. This is more than just 'high tide'. The shoreline increase of water should only be... maybe a couple meters. This is more than just that. [Yeah sorry, Akira, you're going to be stuck with Makoto in Pondering mode.]