"Does dirt not fall on this planet?"

"It does, but so do people and everything else?"

"Yeah but the part we walk on is the part that touches all the dirt, so you don't put that part on other stuff. And that's feet but I guess for you hands also. So you should wash your hands and not kick me in the face."

"I'm confused. Why don't you put the parts that touch dirt on other things?"

"So you don't get dirt on the other things, silly!"

"But why? I don't get it..."

"I don't want dirt on my nose! Do you want dirt on your nose?"

"Sometimes, yeah."

"...why?"

"I dunno? Feels sorta... fresh? Like when the weather's real nice."

"Weird. I never want dirt on any of me but it's better to be able to walk so I wear shoes outside, to keep the dirt off me, and not inside, so I don't track the dirt inside. That's why Mom has house slippers, she doesn't even want her feet to touch the inside floor."

"Oh, I thought it was 'cause the slippers are cozy."

"I mean that doesn't hurt."

"Mhm! Cozy things are great, like this new shirt!"

"Yeah!" He pets her sleeve.

Fika is happy to play with Kota for the rest of the evening but 'ventually she returns to her yellow for the night.

"Hi yellow-with-new-name I'm sorta confused."

"- new name? I've had the same name my whole life."

"It's new to me though!"

"I guess! Is... that what you're confused about?"

"Nope."

"I'm confused about a playing card game Kota taught me."

"What about it?"

"Kota sorta kept making choices that meant I'd win? And I don't know why and you're the other Amentan I'm friends with so maybe you do?"

"Was he going easy on you because you're new at the game?"

"Don't think so cause I beat him each time?"

She feels bad about it sorta.

"How many times was this?"