I think the black things are seat cushions that Kawasaki threw out of the plane.
Do either of you have experience as a life guard. One of the dangers of trying to rescue a person that in their panic the person being rescued pulls the person rescuing them down (holding on to them) and drowns their rescuER. It’s natural instinct to grab hold of anything close by
Did Yamamoto grab hold of fuddy and in his panic drown her? Seems like it would fit into his story if he not she was needing calming. Do we have a bit of transference going on here?