Maeko was fighting a losing battle, the last of her (hardly worth protecting in the first place) castle crumbling before her. Stupid water. Stealing her flipflops and now ruining her stupid castle.
"Senpai!" She said, looking up from the lump of wet sand that had previously been a poorly constructed sandcastle. "It's nice. I don't think I've spend much time by the sea before. Are you enjoying yourself?"