(I guess I should double-post to get this going again.)
The boat has finally departed to go to a location in which Salmonids would appear in, now that contact with Inkopolis is basically out of the question, Coral finds a little bit of courage to tell the truth about himself and Kelp.
Coral starts talking in a nervous tone, "So, um, Cole..." he began, "I don't know how to say this without being to the point directly, but Kelp and I are Octolings."