[ Let's keep up that less blood streak, okay. Shinpachi has held a dying Heisuke one too many times in his arms to really want to have it happen one more time - it could happen twenty thousand times and he'd still be upset. Of course he would be, because dammit, that's his Heisuke. The third part of the baka trio. No way he could just let him do something stupid or die if Shinpachi was around to help it, you know?

Which is also why he isn't all for that last idea, despite carrying out dumb ideas basically being a daily activity for those three. He'll even ignore the insult - for now, god knows Heisuke will get his moment of (non-deadly!!) payback later. Instead he just drags the shorter guy a bit back even more in case any weird thing comes to nip at their toes until they're practically standing on just the sand again. ]

Sorry, kid, no weird noises for you today. [ Yes, Heisuke, you're definitely going to be called a kid if you want to go look for something that's clearly suspicious! Shinpachi is too jaded to give in to these things by now, even though he's keeping his tone light.

It's only then that he lets go of Heisuke, not even really caring if the other wasn't using his legs and would just drop straight onto the sand. Payback. ]

The game we're playing today's called "let's not get ourselves offed." You at least gotta try a little harder, y'know?