“Yes! I met Yuuko there once! It was a few years ago, just before she succeeded, actually. The last Acchan was there too. I wasn’t a fan of 00 at the time though…”
Seika followed Miyuki in and kept her shoes on as told. “A-are you sure?” Her mother would have killed her if she left her shoes on! Seeing the state of Miyuki’s lounge, she giggled a bit. “You kinda remind me of a bachelor, living alone!”
She stopped when she noticed all the AKB stuff. “Wow! You’re really dedicated, huh? I guess you’re a bit like the Suzuko of our generation! I suppose thats normal though, being born here and all!”
Seika stifled a squeal as “Spotty” cam wandering out. She wasn’t sure if she was terrified, thinking of the other ‘things’ that might be roaming around, ready to eat her, or if she was about to have a heart attack from how cute the little guy was.
“Is it okay to pat him? Seika crouched on the floor and whispered, not wanting to startle him.
"Well, I don’t really see the point of tidying up,” Miyuki said dismissively. “Don’t you find that when you tidy stuff up, it’s sometimes harder to find what you want than when you just leave it lying around? At least that way, I know it’s somewhere…” She motioned in the general area of the mess that was her living room. “…around here.”
“I wouldn’t exactly call it dedication…Well, maybe,” Miyuki said thoughtfully. “It’s more like I just want something to do other than homework, y'know?” As if on cue, Spotty darted back into the mess he had come crawling out of, and came out dragging what looked like a test sheet with a red mark on it that clearly said zero. Miyuki snatched the sheet away from the cub and crumpled it up.
“Yeah, you can pat him! And you don’t really have to whisper, as long as that one isn’t asleep her-" A massive shape rose up from behind the kitchen counter and blinked lazily at Seika and Miyuki, then apparently not registering them as a threat, lay back down and disappeared behind the counter. Miyuki sighed and lowered her voice slightly, rolling her eyes. "That one’s a fully grown lion, Sasha. She’s really lazy and sleeps all the time, but she’s also the quietest and most sensible of them all! Must be her age, she’s getting old, I think.” A growl was heard from behind the kitchen counter as Miyuki mentioned the word ‘old’, and she poked her tongue out. “Sasha doesn’t like being reminded of her age, just like me,” she said, giggling. In the meantime, Spotty had apparently taken an interest in Seika’s shoes and was attacking them relentlessly.
