[ that's a surprising detail. ]

Yeah, I remember all of it. [ the facts, broken down step by step, and he chooses to stare at a point in the milky white ahead of them. ]

The asphyxiation started immediately, though it didn't get to be a serious problem until a minute in. [ his mind had long gotten into the habit of thinking in terms of time. of seconds and minutes and years and its the one thing that managed to keep the panic of death at bay until the very last moments. ] I don't know if it improves once you manage to get out. [ a dry smirk. ] Didn't get that far. I don't remember what happened between dying and waking back up on the beach, but — I know it wasn't just loss of consciousness. That would have been my first thought, but. There's a difference.

And - no side effects that I noticed. Not in anyone else, either.