Open his mouth? Was Himura crazy? Heiji could see perfectly well that there wasn't any water, but he could feel it pushing against his nose and mouth, clinging around his neck and cheeks. Yes it made no sense. Yes Heiji couldn't figure out what was going on, but he wasn't willing to potentially fill his lungs with phantom-water on a wild guess.

The detective shook his head violently, gripping Himura's wrist tighter. There was water, he could feel it!