Hah! Perhaps that is because my kind are too quick for your eyes to see. As flying fish, we have been gifted with the ability to leap well above the surface! [Ohhh, that little display of arrogance is rather short-lived when he sees that smirk and those teeth of Rin's. He's slow to swat away at the contact too as he winces, expecting more than what just actually happened. He'd be lying if he said his heart wasn't pounding, but hopefully Rin isn't of mind to ask...

Hell, he can probably already tell. Rei clears his throat then, speaking more defensively humbly.]

It is true that I am in...unfamiliar territory but I willingly separated myself from the rest of my school. [While he continues to keep his arms folded, he maintains eye contact with Rin. It wasn't that he was left behind but rather, he wanted to avoid that situation entirely. To do that, he removed himself on his own until the waves took him a lot further than he intended to go.

He's not exactly willing to share this personal story out of the blue just yet though.]

...what do you intend to do with me? [Things that go unsaid include: "Given my previous display, we both know I cannot swim away fast enough" and "I would absolutely prefer that you choose to not consume me."]