[The scratching is soothing, and it manages to stave off any potential tantrum or crisis bubbling beneath the surface. His entire world has been turned upside down, and yet here is somebody who is actually talking to him, playing with him, instead of shoving food and water through bars at him.]
...s'that why you..."adopted" me, Ichimatsu? So I wouldn't have to eat hard stuff or get barked at anymore?
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...s'that why you..."adopted" me, Ichimatsu? So I wouldn't have to eat hard stuff or get barked at anymore?