[Pshhhh. He is the Emperor, dammit!] There isn't an Emperor anymore. There hasn't been one since Puyi decades ago. It's communist now. Sort of. [CHINA'S POLITICAL SYSTEM IS WEIRD AND I'M NOT HERE FOR IT.]

Well, I'll do my best not to splash, [he says good-naturedly.] I...haven't been around for Kalliel so much, myself, lately. [He looks at his turtle, who is happily swimming around.]