[Hijikata observes that tail action with some mild envy. An extra limb sure would come in handy during these full moon nights! His dog tail is much too flimsy and he can count himself lucky it didn't come pre-cropped. His eyes wander over to Kaeya's growing seashell collection.]

It may be artificial, but since there's sand and rock and sediment, I guess the plants and animals arrived naturally, like they do when you make a garden pond.

[He likes the little Japanese-stye bamboo fountain in the garden of the house he lives in with Shoto. It's not quite a pond, but sometimes dragonflies visit it. Come to think...]

Refresh my memory, where do you live again?

[Did he also choose horse-friendly Sunwaning? Or maybe Solarpeak, if he enjoys this beach so much?]