Ocean ritual
An ocean ritual is basically a fancy way of saying you want to be a seal. You need to die with a gun, and you need to make sure you remember why you died. If you forget your purpose, you might end up as a sea turtle with a very bad fashion sense.
My dad did an ocean ritual. Now he’s a sea turtle and he wears a hat every day.
I tried to be a seal, but I forgot my purpose. Now I’m a sea turtle and I hate hats.
I used a gun, I remembered my purpose, and I became a seal. I’m happy.