[ eiden just gazes up at the trees for a moment with a soft hum... his emotions are still pretty raw, but he smiles anyways. because topper makes him smile, just the thought of him. he's a very small part of where he was taken from. ]

It would. He'd get overstimulated with the strange smells and... I don't want him to get caught in the crossfire of anything or to get hurt. So the forest is the best place for him when we get those weird activities mid-week... or trial.

Though this week was pretty fun for him, heh.

[ turning, calling out finally: ] Topper~♪ I brought Fukuzawa...!

[ gotta warn him when there's extra company. fukuzawa will hear that topper immediately squeaks in response without missing a beat, starting to skitter down one tree and onto a nearby branch to dip down and say hello. ]