"That... explains a lot." Why he wasn't allowed to dissolve. Why the Sea pushed him back out. As a true human, he didn't have an Oceanid form to return to - it wasn't a won't, it was a can't. That makes him feel... better, actually. "Not entirely unaffected. If immersed for long enough they might turn into me," Brighella notes dryly. "Not that it's a likely outcome. I don't really know how long I was in there - a few days, at least, and there aren't many accessible springs that lead into the Sea. I sealed the one I fell into, naturally."