Well, you are pretty desperate. And since I can't eat you, I might as well make you a productive member of mer society.

[Plus, Rin loves to teach, not that he'll admit that to the flustered mermaid. He has a reputation to uphold. Can't be letting the other sharks think he's soft on non-sharks.]

You're going to have to stop freaking out whenever I try to touch you though. I'm probably going to have to do that a lot to make sure you're holding yourself properly.

[That's what he usually does with the pups he takes under his wing from time to time.

He playfully swats Rei's tail with the flat of his fin.]

Think you can manage that?