It took a few moments, but Calla was almost pleased to see that Sam was still in the same general area. He took a deep breath and tried to steel his nerves- he didn't want to come off as over eager and weird, which was probably what was going to happen. No worrying about that now, though. "Sam!" He called out, then faltered and felt his cheeks run hot. Maybe yelling wasn't the way to go about this.

"Silly." Andi muttered, rolling their eyes at Calla and striding over to the only other man who happened to be on the beach. Calla only hesitated a moment before following, letting his mouth run himself deeper if he really was digging some type of home.

"I'm sorry I ran off I got you this and please don't be allergic to apples or cinnamon." It was said all in one quick rush, followed by Calla shoving his arm out to offer one of the cups in his hands. A little coco splashed out and into the rim but at least it wasn't bad enough to burn himself or the other man.

Andi shook their head again before opening the box and presenting the half dozen pastries. They were almost tempted to put a little pizazz on it, almost, but something itchy under their skin that felt wrong made them stop from doing that. Instead, they just kicked at the sand, unearthing a handful of those blue gems that were everywhere. They had a weird aura....

"Oh, uh, why....?" Calla dug the toe of his ratty tennis shoe into the sand as he tried to think of an answer. He didn't really.... know? Well, as an apology, that much was a given, but it would have been easier to just run away forever. He probably wouldn't even ever see Sam again if he really out his mind to it. Calla wasn't good at much but he had pretty much mastered the art of running away by this point.

"He wanted to thank you for the company from earlier." Andi cut in, ever cordial and saving their Trainer from flailing. After Sam took one of their treats they snapped the box closed again to protect the remaining pastries from the elements. She placed it down on a nearby rock, the ones from earlier, and then busied herself with digging in the sand and unearthing more of the deep blue gems. If the two men wanted another treat they could get it themselves.

Andi knelt down and busied themselves with pulling pawful after pawful of the gems up and placing them in a little pile. They couldn't explain it, but there was some twinge of aura in these that felt.... wrong? But not evil? Maybe? It was hard to tell. She wished she was a Lucario so she could feel it more strongly.

Meanwhile, Calla choked on his tongue but quickly nodded and went along with what Andi had said. He shifted from foot to foot and glanced around, awkward and unsure what to do or say. It had been so long since he just had a... conversation with someone. Like, regular people and not for... well, he wouldn't think about that right now.

"Do, uh.... know what the deal with these.... uh.... yeah." He motioned to the ground vaguely, where he was now nudging a gem with his foot.

Calla nodded along, listening intently as Sam spoke. He wasn't putting on some false face act, either; he really was interested and some of this info was new to him. He had no idea about the green and red gems. He had just kind of been stumbling along and happened upon the blue gems by accident. He tilts his head to the side just a little when Sam finished, eyes doe wide and imploring.

"It... does seem kind of weird. Since it doesn't happen all the time?" Calla furrowed his brows but shrugged. He thought that what Sam was bringing up was pretty cool. "Stuff like that can be neat. It would be crazy if, um, it was like... a trick or something, right? So it's fun to think about." It was only after Sam was done that Calla thought to get a sip of his own coco. It was cooling quickly in the cool beach air, but for now, it was almost the perfect temperature to drink.

"I don't think they're good." Andi spoke up, standing up with a few of the gems stacked up in her arms. "The aura of them feels off. Not natural." Frowning, Andi shifted. A few of the gems spilled onto the ground but she didn't seem to notice. "Usually stuff like this doesn't even have an aura unless someone has a strong emotional connection to it." Andi clicked her tongue and glared down at the gems. If someone had such a strong attachment to these gems, then why were they just scattered all over the place like this? Plus, stuff with auras usually had a very strong one, but these were all very weak. She could feel that what she wanted to know was right there but she just wasn't strong enough to pick up on it. She hated that she wasn't good enough.

Andi nodded again at the statement. "Family heirlooms have auras. Cherished gifts. Not random stuff you find on the ground." She accepted the help, shifting her arms a little wider so they would stack more neatly and hopefully not fall back down. She glanced away, not sure how to take the praise, and instead pretended to focus on the gems to fight off her embarrassment.

"This is Andi. He's really sweet." Calla also flushed a little, but it was more in pride for his pokemon than anything. Andi frowned at being called 'he', but for some reason couldn't really put their paw on what about it bothered them. They shifted around, laying the gems down to move closer to the shore and watch the waves lap at the sand. Calla sighed at Andi but didn't' seem surprised.

"I only recently adopted him. He's kind of shy and quiet. I'm not sure why." Calla shrugged. "But he's been a real help so far. You've met my other pokemon. They can be kind of... spirited." Which was one way to put it. That wasn't even mentioning Frenzy or Resin. Calla really had his hands full.

"Are you in the area to, um.... study the gems?" Small talk. Small talk was good. So far Sam hadn't bitten his head off or anything and wasn't calling him stupid, so maybe they could have a nice chat? Sam seemed nice. Kept his mind off of things.