[ ah, old faithful. he relaxes again with a sigh and considers himself lucky he didn't drop his phone in the river. it wouldn't be the first to go, but he'd like to avoid that (again). ]

I was gettin' t' that! [ lies; this is totally improvised. ] Figured I'd invite ya along for a ride.

[ that much is true, he just wasn't sure when that would be. now is as good a time as any! he swings his legs over the railing and gets up to lead izō inside. it even has a proper entryway where he kicks his shoes off — having one doesn't mean he's suddenly neater — and then heads into the main room.

which is... similarly gaudy in the way a traditional-style restaurant is, but the tatami floor is nice. the good thing about the size of this boat is the way different areas are sectioned off as private areas, and some even have proper sliding doors, making it more like a home than a less extravagant model might've been. the bar area is at the far end and has a couple of small steps to go down to properly be in. ryouma will inevitably trip on these at some point. he's probably not going to have to buy liquor for the foreseeable future, though, so there's that. ]

Gonna have t' tear a lot of this out. Not sure what t' do yet exactly, but it'll be a lot less silly once it ain't like this...