"The smell?" He smiles, knowing that Hua Cheng would have found it odd too. "Apparently they do something to the water to keep it clean. It's good that they take so much care but I'm not sure why it has such an odd odor."

It doesn't make him particularly eager to jump in, wondering if the smell will cling to anyone who does. Perhaps it is like a strange soap. But not one he would like to smell like.