Aight man, cool, had to ask. [ And Beat's pretty sure he isn't hallucinating, so he can only assume he is indeed talking to one (1) metal lion.

Kathashun... the name takes a moment to shake some cogs going in Beats brain and he remembers that's what the dude on his wrist had called himself. For a moment he stops to look at his palm, just to make sure there's no timer there, then glances back up to the lion. ]

How're we s'posed to do anythin' when not even they know what's wrong? [ He nods to a group of mermaids checking over the poor jelly's. ] They've been here longer, ain't they? We kinda jus' party crashed.