"Uh. Oh." Got it in one, did he? Okay then. Wasn't expecting that, but what was he expecting? A gemstone given life. After all the shit he's read, dreamed, and seen, that's barely anything to swallow.

"I don't, sorry." He shrugs again. "I mean, I don't know a way that doesn't involve drowning. Or there's like... tunnels and things, if you just want to get to another part of the city."