[World... world, please stop swaying for a minute. He lowered his other knee and found balance, but later he'd find wet socks as well. He took a breath and explained, hoping he hadn't completely ruined everything.]

Th-the shopkeeper that pops up after the moons, he... he said to do as I did to make the rings work. They boost Chroma after m-moonlacing between people who wear the rings... I figure it'd- it'd help against everything wanting to steal our energy, r-right!? Maybe even mellow out the Iris part of ya if it gets to be too much!

[But his heart was pounding.]

I-I didn't mean to steer ya wrong, Naoto! I-it ain't that I don't wanna do- do, uh- d-do that, but it ain't like I've met your Gramps or we sat down with Ma or...!!

[Traditional, meet traditional. They were a pair of old souls.]

I wanna do it right!! But I think that Ware Wolf Shop guy was messin' with me...!