[He crosses his arms, indignant.] I am not afraid of it, if that's what you mean. [That wasn't what she asked, Alphinaud...

He clears his throat a bit which causes a lot of bubbles to spring to life from his mouth and he looks annoyed about it.] That is to say, of course I would not be a fan of that which I could drown in. But it does not keep me from doing what needs to be done. [Like traveling by boat. He's not Neptune. Gosh.

Anyway he seems a little grumpy but when she talks about a solution he's all ears. He can't possibly think of a way she could help with this particular problem though.]

Oh? How so?