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Kaimi blinked a couple times as he heard a voice that was coming through his very focused thoughts, his barbels giving a little twitch. Lifting his hand the young Menehune set to waving his arms around in an attempt to clear the water around himself a bit. It was a losing battle though which prompted him to just swim a bit above the cloud of dirt and debris so that he could face the one that was addressing him. To his surprise and delight it was someone new! While he enjoyed very much seeing his friends it was also a lot of fun meeting new people, especially those of his own tribe.

"Hello!" Kaimi greeted her, giving her a wave in response before looking down at the mess that he was making before he shook his head, "I... can't say for certain quite yet. I know that there is something here. I just won't know for sure until I finally unearth it." If there was a way of knowing before he started to dig that would be quite amazing! He couldn't really complain though, any time his barbels started to 'buzz' it was always because something interesting was buried in the dirt at his feet. He supposed that he would have to enjoy the surprise that went along with the dig.

Sinking back down into his half dug pit he said, "Are you on a salvaging expedition too? If so I can say there are some good treasures to be had in this area."

Kaimi was digging around as she spoke, telling him about how she was 'just looking for something to do' and that her 'friends were busy' which was a shame. Giving a smile as he worked he said, "It's always a shame when friends are busy." Especially those that he spent the most time with but he understood that people got busy and weren't always able to come digging with him. Some day, maybe, when they were old enough that they were more in control of their time?

He gave a pause in his digging as she mention wanting to learn about salvaging. It was something that made him smile, "It can be tiring, messy work, but it's always worth it when you find something interesting buried in the mud." He told her in an excited manner, wanting nothing more then to share the fun of salvage with her.

Giving a rapid nod of his head he said, "Of course! If we work together we might be able to get at... well, whatever it is that has my barbels buzzing!"

Kaimi gave a nod of his head as he dug around in the mud, "Yeah... well, sorta? It's hard to explain exactly but 'buzz' feels the closest to the right description of what it feels like. Naw, it doesn't hurt but it can be startling when it kicks up." He said as he pushed more and more of the mud at the bottom aside, something that helped mostly to muck up the waters around them. It was alright though, as a Menehune it was easy for him to feel his way through the muck with his hands and barbels. It was what they did... and Kaimi was particularly adept at it.

After pulling up the bandana he wore around his neck to cover his mouth, mostly to keep the dirt out of it, he said, "You will know what we are seeking by tough. Something rough and rocky." It was a gemstone of some sort, they just had to be persistent and find it! He gave a smile as he thought about how the extra set of hands was going to let them unearth this so much faster! He glanced toward where he could still see the other girl to a degree in the murk and said, "Thanks for the help. It should be a bit quicker with two sets of hands!"

"It's hard to say actually. The buzzing isn't exactly... specific, you see. We could find one tiny little crystal necklace that someone dropped ages ago or we could find a pocket of naturally growing crystals. It's all just chance." He was hoping for the best from this dig since there were two of them digging. If they were to find a whole pocket of pretty crystals then they would be able to split them up between the two of them and they would both win in the end.

Giving a little smile as his finger tips scrapped against something he said, "It feels like it might be more then just a little thing. Let's hope that it's a nice, big pocket filled to the brim with crystals! If so we will both have enough to trade for whatever we might want or need." Which sounded great to him as he could think of a few things that he wanted to get from the crystals that could be gathered this trip. The biggest thing always being food to replenish what was missing from the cupboards back home.

"Anything that you might want to trade for in particular?" He asked as he dug, careful to dig the dirt from around the rocky area that his fingers had first brushed against, hoping to expose all of what they had found.

"It's alright to dream about what you might be able to trade for, I do." Kaimi said, his barbels giving a little twitch as he glanced up at the girl that was helping him out. He gave a little smile before he said, "I understand though, wanting to see the treasure we are digging up before we think about spending it. We don't know what the treasure will be worth after all." He could only hope that it would be a good treasure, the sort that was worthwhile to the merchants so that they would be able to trade it for something interesting.

Giving a nod as he returned to his digging he said, "Fairly often, yes. If I want something new, like a new pack, more baskets, to refresh to pantry more quickly my brother does it, then I will trade for stuff." He glanced up at the girl and asked, "Have you gone trading before?" Was he the only one that did so among those his age? Did others? He couldn't really say since he knew that he was more mature then a lot his age, something that came from his upbringing being as it was.

Kaimi gave a nod of her head, "Yeah, it does tend to be something that adults do a lot more often then those our age since people tend to take them more serously." Which was one of those things that bothered Kaimi a bit but one day soon he would be old enough to be taken seriously, which would make trading easier for him. Giving a smile he said, "It can be tough but it's... well, a bit of a rush. Not to mention how nice it feels to get things that you want by trading things you've found yourself for them!"

"Eh? Oh... yeah, my brother... Moke trades sometimes too, yes. He's not as good as finding really good deals though cause he doesn't like shopping around." He didn't want to complain about his brother too much when the man had the occasional good moment. It was just a shame that they didn't happen more often then they did. As she mentioned how her grandfather and parents traded for supplies but no kid she'd ever heard of he said with a smile, "I am glad to be the first that you've met who has done so." It made him feel special and he hoped that it would help him as far as one day putting together his own salvage team. It would be feel wonderful, having the team that would be made up of those who would be both friend and family to himself and the others in the group.

Kaimi seemed to consider the question for a long moment before he gave a shake of his head, "Nothing special yet... though one day I mean to trade stuff that I gather for a place of my own. Until then it's mostly trading for stuff that is necessary so as not to spend too much." The more that he trade away on frivolous things the longer it was going to take him to be able to afford a place of his own after all. He had to focus on that, one his ultimate goal, and it made it a little easier to live without things that others his age might want. Other things, things that a person wanted just because they looked nice could wait until later, once he was out on his own.

As the one digging alongside him said that she would be looking for things that she needed he couldn't help but to smile. It was nice to find someone else that thought along the same lines as he did when it came to what was worth buying. Curious about the siblings she mentioned he asked, "Do you have many siblings?" She wanted to buy things for them so surely she must have a closer bond with them then Kaimi had with Moke, huh?