[ The Ring-Spirit grins wryly as he starts in on the okayu. ]

And yet you're not the one who craves head-company... I probably have some kind of spiritual beacon over me now that I'm not the one hitching a ride.

It's not the first time something like this has happened here. This batch of spirits is the first time the entity involved's been so stifling while at it though...

[ They remind him of what it was like back when Mahaad wore the Ring, to be honest. ]