"Spirit... technique...?" He did not get it. He shrugs. "Hard to say. It just works!"

Mario visibly lights up. "Oh, that's-a right! The ship has legs!!!!" He hops back over to the railing, leaning most of the way over it as he clutches his hat to his head and points. "You'a can't tell until the lightning goes off, but it's walking!! We aren't even on the water!!!"

His excitement makes him ignore the other question entirely.