Arturia had been heading out of the pet store, a shopping bag of kitten food in one hand, when she saw Xion. Life in Hinoto-Ri had been unexpectedly easy to slide into, possibly because trying to set herself up kept her well-distracted from several issues she knew would need to be addressed soon enough.

For now, she stepped up to the window beside the black-haired girl and glanced inward at the puppies trying to claw up the glass and loping over one another to get attention. The pair could even hear the little high pitched barks of excitement at the sight of new people to lavish them with love.

"You look ready to adopt one, Miss," Arturia said with a smile. She couldn't help it. The way the girl was looking at them was kind of cute.