At the time, a lot of them were reeling from the knowledge that they'd died and ended up here instead of wherever else they expected to go - some kind of afterlife, maybe, or just nowhere at all. And in the months that followed, Riku had a lot bigger problems to worry about than what may or may not be on the ferry (besides newcomers and their supplies).

Jason's right. It did become routine. Maybe Riku had been taking it for granted.

He nods at Jason, "Sounds good. Be careful, don't let your lantern fall into the water!" He glances at him once more, nodding once, resolutely. Whether he had seen Jason's feat of gravity-defying, he gives no clues, though it might be in the absence of surprise later that gives him away.