[ He'll be careful! landing on both feet with as much grace as the cat he likes to borrow the form of, the first thing Kano does is dig into his jacket pockets and pull out an empty glass bottle— that shouldn't fit in his pockets but it does anyways. They're infinite pockets, thanks to some magic bag of holding Tyzias weaved for him.

He hums under his breath, tuneless with no melody, as he crouches beside the river and fills the bottle up as full as he can before twisting the metal bottle cap back on. ]

Alright, specimen acquired~ [ He says quietly to himself, before straightening up and turning to Akechi. ]

Here's where the real trial begins!! We're going to see you move mountains today, Akechi!