[ He is, in fact, not thinking of the aquarium. He could be thinking about the ocean (he has little to no problems with the ocean, and he still loves it despite his fears) but he's not. ]

Well. So. The dolphin's meant to be an amulet to bring joy and balance, the whale represents, um, [ So Dust may have noticed D2 is prone to blushing whenever, it's just something his face does and he's often not embarrassed then- but the blush on his face is, this time, definitely an embarrassed, awkward, uncertain one. ] the ʻohana, the hānai which, means family, the latter less biological than the former, um, I... don't know if it's okay with you if I consider you family but um...

[ D2 falters. He really doesn't know if it's okay. ]