[ No pain, right? But the talk of friends makes her heart ache. Literally, for once. Human bodies were so crazy. ] I'm glad I can call you one, Connor. For the longest time...I tried to pretend I didn't have any.

[ Monika's quiet for a moment, but then she perks right back up. Problems immediately stop existing when you don't think about them!

Soon enough, she's bouncing alongside him as they head towards his room, hands clasped from excitement. ]

You, with a dog! Ahaha, oh gosh! Totally not what I expected! [ Shooting things, maybe. Or maybe learning art? One of the two. ] What made you want to do that?