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The faintest of smirks crossed Kaimana's features as he watched his twin catching the starfish. It was always amusing to catch her off guard - even if he was feeling more contemplative than playful at the moment. He wasn't certain why coming to the smaller cove had made him so thoughtful but the Matori couldn't help reflecting upon things. That or carrying Devi just made me far too light-headed. He quipped silently to himself as to save his face from any playful revenge Devika would have taken on him should he had stated such a thought out loud.

His amber gaze darted towards the ocean, a hint of sorrow reflecting in his typically more playful features, "I suppose." He replied quietly as he continued staring over at the rolling waves, "But how can we know unless we try? I'm sure that Mom and Dad wouldn't have wanted us to stay in a cove our whole lives....Grandma might but she's a bit protective, you know?" Not that he didn't blame her considering all that she had already lost. Still staying safe, staying hidden wasn't something that he excelled at.

He peered towards Devika finally, a small smile forced upon his lips, "Some of the prettiest shells are only in the deeper waters." He commented lightly, "One day you'll get a foot in the ocean if you want to try and find them." Not that he was ever going to push her that way though he would be delighted to have his sister in the ocean with him. Kaimana held back the sigh that threatened to leave his lips at the thought and instead darted back down to look into the shallow waters, "But I suppose we can deal with this for now...look!" He reached under again before whipping his hand out and presenting a larger shell with thin spike designs growing from the top of its pearly surface, "It's actually in perfect condition...that's fairly rare, right?"

Kaimana could only glance at his sister thoughtfully. Sometimes there was no telling what she was thinking and other times....well he just shrugged off his worries. Eventually things would pan out for them - that much he believed. For now he just wanted to enjoy the moment and spend time with his dear sister.

"Ah. Is that why?" Kaimana stuck his tongue out towards Devika, "Or maybe it's someone is too rough with me before I can safely put them away." He teased lightly before pondering the shell in his hands, "Probably one of those little crab guys." He motioned by wiggling his fingers in the air, "They like to crawl up inside but looks like whoever lived her abandoned his home..."

Laughing Kaimana reached over to ruffle his twin's hair playfully, "Yeah, yeah. I guess that's better than you being sad if I come home." He replied before carefully tucking the shell into a bag, "They usually just outgrow the shell." The Matori grinned towards Devika, "It's not a big deal for them considering how many shells are around. I saw it happen once...the little guy looked so naked until he scampered into another house."

Though her next question had his smile disappearing. Would he leave her one day? That was something he truly never wished to do but at the same time he recognized the wanderlust inside of him....yet he didn't dare leave his sister or his grandmother behind. So he simply smiled and moved over so that he could drape an arm around Devika's shoulders, "Don't you worry. You can't get rid of me so easily, Sis." He smirked, "You'd have to work super hard to kick me out of our home so let's not worry about that, okay? Look I think I see another good shell by your foot there..."

Letting his words trail off he moved forward to dig out the shell from the water and was content to spend the rest of the evening just enjoying time with his twin. Leaving home was something he pushed far to the back of his mind. They still had plenty of time...there was no need to worry about that just yet. At least that's what he continued to tell himself silently as he continued to joke around with Devika and splash through the water.