[ she notices his voice breaking, and doesn't comment on it. like a boy whose voice is changing, perhaps. he's certainly young enough.

shijima looks up as he tugs at his collar, stepping surely automatically through the shallow snow. ] I'll stay for a while, at least.

[ she doesn't mention why she has to go back. he already knows anyway. ] Oddities are everywhere, yes. But, I don't think that this place is as curious as the one under the sea.