“What's that look for? It's not like I did it for you. It's just, I couldn't shake off that warm hand, is all. That's why this is stupid. This...feeling that I have.”

“But, y'know, today I got a lot of help myself. There're tons of things we can't do ourselves, right? And that's why we're helped out. If someone, or something, can lend you a helping hand, great, I say! After all, we're all in this together!”

“I'm a dog. I don't have a name yet.(a dazed Namiki)This guy is "Namikisan". That's what Kanade calls him, anyway.What...have we here? SNIFF. SNIFF....CHOMP. CHOMP.'Hey! Did you just eat something off the ground?! Like you didn't stuff your belly at home.' (-Namiki)Hmm? My instinct told me it was okay! And it's almost always right! Like that one time... That one time...'I'm sure some good samaritan'll pick him up.' (-man)'Yeah, who'll take him to the dog pound!' (-woman)'Well, there's nothing we can do about it now...' (-man)Hmm?...RUSTLE. RUSTLE.(Namiki pauses, looks down at him)PAT.KNEAD. KNEAD. KNEAD.'Heh heh.' (-Namiki)Not so rough!KNEAD. KNEAD.Oh, yeah? Try this on for size! NIP. NIP.'Ha ha ha! Ha... ..... ...Oh. I see. You're...' (-Namiki)? WAG. WAG.'...gonna die.' (-Namiki)That one time...my animal instinct told me... (Namiki looks at him with a pained expression)"He's the one!"That's why, even when he walked away at first, even when it rained, I knew it would be okay.(Namiki appears in the rain and reaches down for him, smiling)My instinct was right on target.[at the Animal Hospital]'He probably ate something off the ground.' (-vet.)GROAN. GROAN.'I knew it! Can't you even tell when something's safe to eat or not?! I thought dogs were supposed to have instincts for that!' (-Namiki) PAT. KNEAD.Huh? That's really strange... KNEAD. RUFFLE. RUFFLE.But...(Namiki stops, and smiles down at him)Wait!My instinct was right after all! I AM "okay".(Namiki bends down to his level, still smiling)WAG. WAG. WAG.As long as I'm with HIM, I know everything will be okay.”

“Really? Well, I don't see it that way. Not at all. In fact, I think that's a part of you that you don't want other people to see. And that most people probably can't see. But, I see it and I understand. So, don't worry about it! It's cool! You're doin' fine!”

“We're not God. All we can do is our best. But when I look at you... I get the feeling that the limit of "your best" is up to you.”

“It's okay. You don't have to feel hurt anymore.”

“I'm NOT used to it! But...I'm not as scared as I was before. Getting rejected is painful, but there are also people who accept me. We aren't alone, you know. And that's why we have nothing to be afraid of.”