she smiles
Zuki smiles back. “Y’know, you’re my first real friend I’ve had besides a yellow sponge.
"heh... and you're my first friend."
“How come? You’re such a nice person!”
"no one wants to be friends with a criminal."
“It’s not your fault though…”
"..."
“It seems the only thing good about the surface is you”
'thanks..."
“Anyways, I was talking to a fish once and he said it was weird that I had hair made out of scales. And I don’t know whether to be offended or not”