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"Let's give a name to the cat. It already seems like it's yours, anyway."

"Shouldn't I name the cat alone then?"

"But I see the cat in all your pictures so I kinda feel like it's mine, too!"

"Hm, well… it's white. Yuki makes sense, right?"

"It makes sense but…"

"It's underwhelming huh?"

"Some people name their pets after foods they like."

"I don't know if it would appreciate being called curry. (laughs)"

"Here curry, curry~ Geeze, Makoto. (laughs)"

He covered his face even though she wasn't there, and it took him a few moments to stop feeling embarrassed and reply. "Well what would it be if you had to name it like that?"

"Katsu!"

"I don't think that's any better! (laughs)"

"Yeah, they're both pretty bad names for a cat. Maybe it should involve water. It's a cat that lives in a seaside town, after all."

"Maybe… hm. Well, maybe if we stop thinking too hard, it will come to us."

"That's easy going advice, isn't it? Well, you might be right. You know, do you still think that we'll be able to teach Rei how to swim? I thought for sure Haruka would be able to…"

"He's really determined, so I think it will be okay as long as he still wants to try. I've been looking at uniforms, too."

"Me too! A lot of them are so expensive. You don't really want Iwatobi-chan on them, do you? (laughs)"

"Well he is the mascot, right?"

"Yeah. That can't be helped. But it doesn't make us seem very tough! Especially not when compared to a shark. But, I can't think of anything tougher than a shark either."

"Maybe a cannon."

"Eh? Like on a ship? (laughs). Oh! Maybe we should name the cat Sailor!"

Makoto smiled, looking at the screen and pressing his fist against his chin, so he could lean on his desk. He glanced out his window, but he couldn't see the ocean from it. "That's a good name."

"Please send me pictures of Sailor tomorrow, too!"


Originally I was going to write Sailor as Sera, but I was worried people would think it was Sarah. Katsu is a reference to tonkatsu, but a lot of dishes have 'katsu' in them so she likes anything katsu. Also I thought it was funny because katsukatscats, even though they're not pronounced the same.