I had no expectations of it being a pleasant experience to begin with, Kay. After all, simply being atop the rock as I am caused me to irrationally consider entering the water to be a solution to unrelated problems, and marine mammals' lives are endangered by being beached for more than a few minutes to a few hours despite the fact that they breathe air.

[By the time he finishes saying all this, he's reached the shallows and has to be careful just how he swims. He pauses to exhale, then stick his head above water and continue forward relying on air for his oxygen instead.]