[ If he was being honest he hadn’t properly noticed the frog clinging to the young man, but he is now. The nod takes a moment to catch up with him and—what a strange place this was. ] Sure, I suppose that... is how it is. [ Arthur clears this throat. He’d hoped this was all a hallucination, some bad whiskey, a snake bite. Something logical.

The Deerling looks up to him and bleats at him, causing Arthur to look down. The fawn wiggles and he sighs, both nodding and shaking his head at the same time. ] All right, all right, easy. Here, [ Bending over he lets him down, standing back up in time to see Jiraiya climb up and hide. ] My buddy, huh?

[ He looks to the little pink thing, tail flicking as he prances about, circling Yosuke to get a better glimpse at the shy Frogadier with a louder greeting to the other creature. Arthur sighs out a muted groan, rubbing a hand on his chin. ] I guess that’s why it’s been following me around, then.

[ Clearly someone was still in a bit of denial about this new place. ]