[Atem lets go of that simmering cauldron of resentment and hopelessness; he covers it up again, so it doesn't boil over. It's time to put it away, the bus is here.]

Yes -- let's go!

[No more thinking about painful things. It's date time only!]

I was going to tell you what it was like to be a merperson, wasn't I...? But, I might not need to...

[The people on the bus shrink away from Atem's Fog cloak. Atem does not pay any attention. It means seats open for them! Atem drops into one, casual and easy.]