[It was always a bit strange to see Shitopi-chan after spending any proper amount of time away from the ocean. He was getting used to seeing people with legs, with flat teeth, with skin that burned in the sun ( and wasn't that a pain, that he was one of them now ). One of the things he missed most was being able to swim freely, but in this form, he was graceless and slow in the water.

The question made him snort, not without fondness, as he stuck his feet into the water.]

I only did that the first day and it wasn't that fun.

[Because hey, he had to do it. For science. Now that she was here, he could stick his bag on his lap, digging through it.]

I brought you some things.

[Half were presents and half were 'guess what people use this for, really, no really'.]

Look at this!

[He presented her with a fork, beaming proudly.]

Guess what it's for.