[ why is he being so discreet while stripping down... he's probably being a gentleman or something. this isn't the first time he's being awkward to her, and even after that incident with the octopus, it won't be the last.

nevertheless, she listens to him ramble, her tentacles just idly splashing about. ]

You ripped it out? [ she tilts her head. ] I mean, it's just a tiny implant you can put on your forehead. Then again, they didn't really explain to us the actual effects of the gems before they let us go on our way...

[ typical LILITH! (laugh track) ]

It'll probably go away in a couple of hours. LILITH is going to be in deep shit if they don't. At least you only have gills to worry about.

[ isn't izou lucky? and his question, ishmael flashes him a small, wicked smile, cupping her chin on the back of her head in an ara ara way. ]

I dunno. Maybe they do. Only one way to find out.

[ the tentacles twitch and coil around themselves for emphasis, hehe ]