Miyako

Hehe... Hehehehe.

Ritsu

Hello...

Miyako

Hehehehehe~~♡

Ritsu

Miyako-san. Did something good happen?

Miyako

Oh, Minetsuki-san. Hello.

Miyako

Actually... I have something to show you! Could you take a look?!

Ritsu

A photo...? Oh, it's a Magilulu plush. How cute.

Miyako

Right?! My Magilulu "Fluffy-Squishy Plushie" finally arrived!

Ritsu

"Plushie"...?

Miyako

It's a cute shorthand for "plush toy"! And true to "fluffy-squishy," it feels wonderfully fluffy and squishy!

Ritsu

I can almost feel it through the photo.

Miyako

Exactly, exactly!

Miyako

And just look at this precious little shape...!

Miyako

That tiny, adorable chibi body...! That perfectly round head...!

Miyako

Those teeny little hands and feet, and that adorably dopey little open mouth...!

Miyako

So cute...!!

Ritsu

That's some serious passion... So you never get tired of looking at cute things?

Miyako

Tired of them!? Never!!

Miyako

Simply looking at this little one makes every trace of my stress disappear! Rain falls on a barren wasteland, flowers bloom, and the sunlight pours in!

Miyako

And when I cradle this little one in both hands, I feel the unmistakable warmth of life...

Miyako

I must protect this little one. I must keep living...! That's what it makes me feel!

Ritsu

I see...! So that's why you've set out sweets in front of this little one.

Ritsu

Arale-chan did something similar once. With an acrylic stand, though.

Ritsu

I remember thinking the same thing then. That it was a lot like animism.

Miyako

Ah, that's the belief that spirits dwell in nature and even the objects around us, isn't it...!

Miyako

That may indeed be the case.

Miyako

We cherish plushies and things like them just as we would living beings. We dress them in little outfits and find accessories...

Ritsu

When something is cherished that deeply, I can understand how it might come to life.

Ritsu

Or perhaps I have it backward. Maybe we cherish them because they're already alive...

Miyako

Either way is perfectly fine!! Only one thing matters here!

Miyako

Love!!

Ritsu

...!!

Ritsu

You're right...! Love can make people stronger...!

Miyako

Indeed... Indeed...

Ritsu

I don't have a... plushie, so I'll treasure my favorite food replica instead!

Miyako

A food repli... Very well! That, too, is a splendid form of love! Love indeed!

Ritsu

That was enlightening... Thank you!