Nagi

Huh? Hotaru?

Hotaru

Nagi-san! Are you out shopping?

Nagi

Something like that. You too?

Hotaru

Yes. I was just on my way to the pet store.

Nagi

Huh... Me too.

Hotaru

! You have a pet at home too, Nagi-san?

Nagi

Yeah. I have one cat, a longhair. What about you, Hotaru?

Hotaru

We have a tortoise.

Nagi

Oh, that's unexpected.

Nagi

You can keep tortoises in a regular home? I've only ever seen them at the zoo.

Hotaru

Hehe. I suppose they are a little unusual. But they don't need anything especially elaborate.

Hotaru

We have a habitat in the living room, and sometimes we let him roam around the house.

Nagi

Oh, so he's not that big.

Hotaru

Yes. He's a Greek tortoise, so he's still small enough to fit in both hands.

Nagi

Hmm, nice. Having a tortoise in the living room sounds calming.

Hotaru

He remembers his owners, too. When we come close, he peeks his head out for us.

Nagi

Haha, that's cute. Show me a video later.

Hotaru

What is your cat like, Nagi-san?

Nagi

Hmm... He's friendly, but kind of a goofball, I guess.

Nagi

When I wake up, he's often curled up under the covers. Even though he never comes near me when it's time to sleep.

Hotaru

Hehe, that is cute. Did you come to buy treats for him today?

Nagi

His favorite toy is starting to fall apart. I thought I might find something to replace it.

Nagi

What about you, Hotaru? Do tortoises use toys too?

Hotaru

No. I came to buy cuttlebone.

Nagi

Cuttle...?

Hotaru

It's the dried internal shell of a cuttlefish. I give it to him for calcium.

Nagi

"Cuttlebone"... Huh, it really is just a cuttlefish shell.

Hotaru

Sometimes I crush it over the vegetables in his food, and sometimes I give it to him whole... It's a bit like a treat.

Nagi

Huh. A tortoise treat... That's interesting.

Nagi

Maybe I should put a little more thought into Roy's nutrition too.

Hotaru

Roy?

Nagi

Oh, sorry. That's my cat's name. He's a boy, and I wanted something that sounded a little regal.

Hotaru

It does have a lovely sound. It suits him.

Nagi

What's your tortoise called?

Hotaru

Kamekichi.

Nagi

What?

Hotaru

Kamekichi. He's a boy.

Nagi

Did you name him, Hotaru...?

Hotaru

Yes!

Nagi

Ah... I see...

Nagi

(No, it's not weird. It's not weird, but...!)

Hotaru

? Nagi-san?

Nagi

No... It's nothing. It has a kind of old-fashioned charm, doesn't it?

Hotaru

Yes! I love it!