He smiled at her, "I'm glad you find my discomfort amusing." he said. " Oh look Gen a shell!" he said. Shells were a particularly interesting part of his life, that is if they held no slimy things in them still. He found shells fascinating and pretty. This particular shell was half covered in sand and was a particularly fine specimen with bright colors and a creamy outer layer. "I've never seen one like this before," Tide said. He piked it up and bathed it in the water and then spat out the sand in his mouth. "Here," he said and offered it to her.