Heiji laughed at that and dove under the waves, quick as a gannet. When he surfaced, he shook himself like a dog and held his hand out to her palmfirst. In it was a spiraling long shell.

"How 'bout that? Feel like a swim now?" He hadn't actually found it in the water, but bought it from a souvenir shop earlier, apparently just so he could try to convince someone to look for more with him.