"Hmm... guess that isn't too surprising. It does seem to have some properties in common with certain mushi."

You know, like forming a shadow hand and grabbing him with it. Which, he has to admit, isn't the kind of thing he'd expect to happen twice in his lifetime.

He looks down at his work, like he's expecting to see something there he hadn't before. "...Yeah, they are. It's the easiest way to keep burning mushi tobacco on hand while I'm moving around."