The good news, if there's anything good about this whole mess, is that Takami is not longer startled, but so confused that no other emotion can break through. Unmi just pats his shoulder with an amused huff.

The Far Shore is full of complete and utter weirdos.

...Which Ebisu now gets to deal with, blinking blankly throughout this whole thing. "No..." He points, helpfully, towards the circle. "I was helping the people train in there."

No comment on the 'rule the Far Shore' thing.