Shuji felt his shoes getting wet and then his pants as Braylar took him deeper and deeper into the river. He didn't want to get too wet, or else his clothes might smell. And who knew how long it would be until he found a laundromat. Once or twice he tried to gently pry himself off of her, but to no avail. He wouldn't want to hurt her by pulling too hard, so he just stopped. Did she think that he could breathe underwater too? He gave a somewhat worried smile until he noticed that they had stopped.

Then the bomb dropped. She had intended to drown and eat him? Why on Earth would she do that? Is that what kelpies ate, people? Shuji pondered it for a minute and realized he couldn't fault her for following her nature. He went to gently pat her neck with his free hand, but realized that it would just get stuck too and simply smiled at her.

"I take it... since you say you intended to drown and eat me, you've had second thoughts? Because, I really would like to not be eaten. I just got here after all! And I don't know how well we could get to know each other then. I think you're a really great person, Braylar-chan."

((I'm sorry for the delay. I don't know where my head has been.

Shuji beamed. He looked at the grotesque monstrous horse he sat atop and couldn't help but break out into a big, goofy grin.
"I think it's wonderful, that you trust me enough to show me your true self. It takes a lot of courage to bare ourselves to others, especially the parts that aren't the nicest. I really appreciate that kind of honesty, and you know, regardless of what you look like it's a really beautiful quality."

He reached down and ran his fingers through the seed-like mane, his hand getting stuck to the side of Braylar's neck. Tugging just a bit, he let out a laugh and shook his head.
"Oh, oops. Guess I'm just totally stuck now, haha."

Letting his grin fade into a small smile, Shuji looked Braylar over once more as best as he could. She looked so frail like this, but he sensed that it was just the opposite. He chewed over his thoughts for a minute before continuing.
"Like I said, I would really like to not get eaten. But I imagine people are your primary diet. So, you know, I can't really hold it against you if you decided finally to actually go through with it. I've been kidnapped so many times, maybe that's why I'm as calm as I am now. Though I do have to say that this is the first time someone has wanted to eat me. So that's a first time experience."