It is! It's for you. ♪ [ he shifts back into the water for a moment, sinking beneath the gentle waves; there's a soft splash in the cave and wataru drags himself from it, flopping onto the shaded sand it provides. his tentacles curl around him and in front of him, and while he's latently figuring out how much length he'll need to drag eichi down from there himself. ] I collected many, many presents for you. ♪ Shells! From the sea and other places! There's even a... What was it called...?

[ ...he waves a hand, settling his cheek against it after. ]

"Turtle"? It's my biggest! Though the "turtle" was small, and it was hard to get out of its shell...♪

[ whether he's talking about a real turtle or one of the attempts at the "kappa" the scientists have is up for debate, but it matters not to him, not really. his expression dims after a moment, just slightly, and he pulls himself out of the shade a little, tentacles curling after him. towards his tree. ]

Eichi, Eichi... How are you? Someone said I almost killed you. [ harsh words, rolling softly from his mouth. ] You look fine! But how are you?