DEEP SEA DIVING:


AKI: "I've never been in the water with such heavy gear. Or underwater at all for that matter... I'm kinda nervous."



KANAN: "Just relax."


AKI: "Right... By the way, thanks Kanan. I know you just got back from diving."



KANAN: "Don't worry about it. You need a distraction and this is like playing in my backyard."


AKI: "The ocean is your backyard... You're not some kind of dolphin, are you?"



KANAN: "Of course not!"


AKI: "Just kidding."



KANAN: *Chuckle* "Let's do one last check. How do you breathe?"


AKI: "With my lungs."



KANAN: "Someone's a wise guy today."


AKI: "Fine, with the scuba mask connected to the oxygen tank on my back. In and out through the mouth"


KANAN: "Much better. What do you do if your ears feel weird?"


AKI: "Hold my nose and blow, but not too hard."



KANAN: "What do you do if water gets in your mask?"


AKI: "Blow air our of my nose while holding the top of the mask."



KANAN: "Will you leave me?"


AKI: "Never."


KANAN: "Perfect! Let's go! Entering the ocean of Uchiura!"


...


KANAN: "Ready?"


AKI: "...Ready."


KANAN: "Jump in."


AKI: "Right now?"


KANAN: "Yes right now, come on."


AKI: "The water looks a little cold."


KANAN: "You can only tell the temperature of the water by feeling it, now dive in."


AKI: *Sigh* "I'll do it."


KANAN: "1, 2..."


AKI: "JUMP!"


*SPLASH*



Whoa, I'm really doing it! It's cold, but not like when you go in your bathing suit. Oh, I don't want to open my eyes...


Hm? Something's tapping on my mask. It must be Kanan. She must be telling me to open my eyes.


I made it this far, so I should follow through with it.



AKI: "?!"


This is the deep ocean?!


It's beautiful...


I've only ever heard bad things about being underwater. Like it's the sensation you get when you can't play the piano. You can't hear anything.


Sure, I can't hear anything. But I see EVERYTHING.


...


AKI: "That...That was amazing! When you finally got me to open my eyes, everything was blue as far as I could see!"



KANAN: "Yeah."


AKI: "But the sun still shone down like a shiny curtain.
I've never seen anything so beautiful. Uchiura is amazing!"



KANAN: "That so? *Chuckle* I'm glad to hear you say that. It makes me happy I invited you.
That's right. This place... This ocean is beautiful."



AKI: "Kanan...?"


...



KANAN: "There are lots of diving spots on the Izu Peninsula. There's Osezaki, Atami, and even Senbonhama and Shishihama, which are in Numazu, too.
Yet Uchiura is still so minor. As you can see, our store doesn't get many customers."


AKI: "Yeah, I don't see many divers around."



KANAN: *Chuckle* "You tell it like it is."


AKI: "Sometimes too much for my own good..."



KANAN: "I just can't stand how things are now. I want more people to come to Uchiura, even if it is the sticks."


AKI: "I see..."



KANAN: "Not all diving spots are big tourist sites, and I don't think this place being in the sticks is a big deal."


AKI: "I think Uchiura is a lovely place, though."



KANAN: "The ocean is pretty, the fish are tasty, and there's a beautiful view of Mt. Fuji. It even has the leisure stuff like an aquarium. That's more than enough, right?"


MARI: "There's a hotel and ryokan, so it's easy to stay the night."


AKI: "Yeah, exactly! Why not advertise a little? Tell them what a great diving spot this is!"



KANAN: "I mean, I already...do..."


AKI: "...Uh oh."



MARI: "Rainbow Student!"


AKI: "M-Mari?! When did you get here?!"

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