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Kaimi was currently out and about, following a trail that he hoped would bring him to something really good as far as a good crystals went. He felt that he was getting closer to his goal every day, meaning that he ended up heading out earlier and earlier each morning in hopes of finding a treasure trove of crystals that would give him enough to trade for a place of his own. The closer he got to his goal the more he found himself asking where it was that he might want to live. There were a few villages to pick from after all, though he definitely wanted to move out of Salicora so he didn't have to deal with his brother much longer.

Pausing for a moment as he felt a little buzz in his barbels Kaimi gave a wide smile. He was certain now that he was above the spot where the crystal he was tracking was located. From here on out it was a matter of digging his his power didn't tell him how deep he had to dig, just that he was somewhere above a crystal or gemstone.

"Alright! Time to get to work." He said before he settled down on the muddy swamp bottom and set to work digging, instantly kicking up a cloud of dirt and debris into the water.

Kaimi gave pause in what he was doing when he heard a voice speaking up, asking him what it was that he was doing. Lifting a hand he waved it from side to side a bit, clearing the water a little, before he said, "Doing a bit of digging for treasure." It seemed that whenever he was out at work he always drew the attention of someone. Not that he minded though since he rather enjoyed having someone to talk to. Even if it was a short conversation between those who were swimming passed.

Giving a smile he turned back to the hole he'd started digging, his barbels giving a rapid twitch. It was still down there so despite his digging thus far he hadn't gotten deep enough into the muddy ground. That meant he had to keep at it if he wanted to find whatever crystal or gem was calling to him.

Kaimi glanced over at the girl as she settled down somewhat near to where he was located. He gave a smile before he returned to his digging, certain that he was getting closer treasure, mostly because the hole he was digging quite deep now. He paused only when he heard the girl's voice once more, introducing herself to him.

Giving a smile he said as he continued to dig around, "It's nice to meet you, Liloa. My name is Kaimi." It was always nice to meet new people in his mind. His digging paused when the tips of his fingers brushed against something that was most certainly not mud, "Ah!" His eyes went a bit wide as he starred down at the crystal that was poking out of the mud. It seemed as though he'd finally found his prize.

Wrapping his hand around the mud caked crystal gave it a pull, finding himself with a good sized yellow crystal, "Ahhh, this is a nice one. Gonna have to break it down though so I can actually make use of it... unless I want to trade the whole thing off for something big." He seemed to be musing to himself out loud as he rinsed the crystal off so he could get a better look at it. It was far too big to be set in a piece of jewelry... unless someone wanted a big, gaudy piece, but it was definitely valuable. He just had to decide how it would be the most valuable to him. Only time and a lot of deep thought would tell.

Kaimi gave a little jump when the girl suddenly started to jump up and down, a bit surprised by it. Maybe because he'd never had anyone react in such an excited manner before when he produced treasure before? Sure they were impressed but not jumping up and down impressed. It was something that caused him to smile from ear to ear, his cheeks coloring a bit, "Thanks. It was a pretty good find."

Giving a rapid nod of his head he said, "Yeah, this is pretty much it as far as how I spend a lot of my time. I was blessed by the Goddess Uukai and I find myself able to track such things." He'd made a decent job of it as well. No reason to squander such a blessing after all.

As she asked if she could poke at the crystal he gave a nod and handed it over to her, "Sure, I don't mind." If she wanted to check it out it would be pretty rude of him since she'd been a good audience up to now. Not to mention that she didn't exactly strike him as the thieving sort so he didn't worry in any manner about letting her inspect the yellow crystal.

Kaimi gave a nod of his head, "It's a pretty interesting crystal, I agree. Must have absorbed the cold feeling from the mud that it was buried in." He said, not seeming as though he was upset at all. Instead he was studying the crystal again, as though he could figure out the reason that it was able to still feel so cold even after being handled. Likely due to it's size and the fact that it was buried for so long. It would likely take a while to warm up.

"Ah! Did you want a piece? I see a little stress fracture right here. It wouldn't be too hard to break this section off." As he spoke he looked around, searching for a rock. Once he'd found it he scooped it up and after a moment more of studying the yellow crystal he gave said crystal a solid thump with the rock. The hit resulted in the stress fracture giving way, causing a small piece of the crystal, enough to make a necklace out of, to pop off.

Once it was done he returned the rock to the ground and offered the girl the piece if she wanted it. Even after taking the piece off there was still a lot left to work with making this one of the more valuable pieces he'd found. He'd definitely put it to good use once he decided exactly how to do exactly that. He was in no rush to get it figured out right this moment though.

"Hm?" He glanced over at Liloa before he gave a smile, "Just trying to figure out what I want to do with the crystal. It would likely be good for trading on its own but I might be better off if broke it into smaller pieces to make into jewelry." He didn't mind explaining it to her since she seemed curious about the work that he did.

It seemed like it would be a lot less work if he just traded off the crystal to someone. He gave a half shrug then said, "I will have to consider it. For now I should probably continue with my digging. I can sort of sense another crystal." It wasn't super close to where they were so it was just a light hum that indicated its existence to Kaimi. He doubted it would be anything nearly as good as the yellow crystal but that didn't mean that he should skip out on it by any means.

"Hmmm... that is a good question. I get this sort of... buzzing feeling in my barbels. That is the blessing that I was given from Uukai, or at least that is how I always interpreted the ability." He said as he dug around in the mud, searching for the newest crystal that he'd found a distance away from the last hole that he'd been digging around in. He wondered if it would be as amazing as the yellow one. Somehow deep down though he knew that it wouldn't be, mostly because he'd never seen a crystal quiet the size of the yellow before. As such he couldn't let himself get all flustered and start to think everything would be so impressive.

As he dug he said, "I just sort of follow the buzz to where it's the strongest and I just dig until I find something." It was mostly luck if you asked him, luck that the Goddess had thought to bless him with such an ability.

Kaimi paused in his digging so that he could consider her question. It was something that he actually thought about a lot just due to the fact that he didn't really seem to have any reaction in town or around crystals that he'd just dug up. It was a really weird thing if you asked him, completely oblivious to how the power he had worked. Turning to look over at Liloa he said, "Oddly enough it doesn't work like that. It seems that the only time they buzz is when I am seeking new crystals and them up. When I am in town or when I am handling the crystals I've dug up in the town there is zero buzz."

Turning back to the hole he was digging he found himself wondering if he should look more into the blessing he'd gotten. Surely someone else must know what the blessing meant, how he got it, how exactly it worked. At the same time though he didn't want to seem as though he was insulting a Goddess by questioning her gift. He should tread carefully he warned himself before his digging continued.

After a time he lifted up a much smaller crystal, a blue one this time, and he set to wiping it off in the water so he could get a good look at it, "A blue one this time." He told his singular audience member.