Oh, wow, she's warm. [Poor thing. Hokuto is getting all the scritches. All of them.] Yeah, you're right. They're so much smarter than pets back home, so... It really must be like that for them.

[She leans in close to the little Vulpix, still petting her affectionately.] Don't worry, Hokuto-chan, Yosuke'll take good care of you. And if he doesn't, you just come right to me and I'll set him straight!