You two must have been from quite the rural town, then. That kind of intimate learning environment can be a good thing, too, though. I have respect for all my fellow teachers.

[ in truth, he's never piloted anything like this before, either. But he's got the devil's intuition and learns things very quickly. Based on what he knows about how other vehicles control - helicopters, boats, cars, things he's used or learned how to use over the course of his stormy life - he can make an educated guess on how this one works. It's only a matter of seconds before the Seamoth whirs to life. ]

Oh! She's alive! Now, let's see... Reverse, reverse...

[ one of his tentacles tugs on a level, and behold, they're reversing. despite his fear about the water from before, he seems kind of excited now. ]