Mm? It's probably the high salt content in the water. It is ocean water, after all.
[He blinks.]
My friends? Well. They're all very different. But you told me about yours, so... I might as well share.
I loved being with my entire team, really. Because... Despite all the mistakes I made, despite not being up to par with the rest of them, they really stood by me. I can't say I deserved it, but I miss them.
[He remembers how Ikari attacked the graduates when they insulted him. He never approved of Ikari's violence, but... How loyal, how loyal he was. Takami never really liked the idea of keeping him in chains- He wasn't going to learn how to deal with people that way. But he was dangerous.]