Watson laughs, lightly. "I don't think I'd go back, either, but there was something rather enjoyable about being a seal. And Cerrit -- well, the two of us had been circling around each other awkwardly for some time already, not quite sure how to proceed. It was something of a catalyst for things between us."

He gives an embarrassed little shrug.

"It was quite an excellent smoked fish sandwich, wasn't it?"