[ That seal is distracting, to say the least. Gojou can't ignore it - even though this isn't the usual species he rescues, there's still terror and vulnerability. He ends up outright jumping out of the boat, standing in the shallows. He doesn't even care that his pants are waterlogged now. ]

Hey, get behind me!

[ ...it's ridiculous to talk to an animal, right? Right. And yet he finds himself doing it anyway. On a whim, he waits to see what happens rather than just shoving his way in front of it. ]