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"Look Mr. Man, I grew!"

My pet had indeed grown. Keichii was at least the same height and weight of a small beer can, and he was looking pretty happy. I take off the top of the terranium, and gently pick him up. The jissou crooned happily the entire way up, practically hugging my hand as I put him on the floor.

"Where are we going, techi~?"

I gave Keichii a small smile as she hopped around in excitement, "We;re going out to eat and to visit the park."

The jissou squealed in excitement, having never been to a park and having only eaten jissou pellets and the occasional candy. I tried to get her attention by tapping her on the head. "But you have to stay near me at all times. It is dangerous for a young jissou on the streets. After a visit to the park for fresh air, I'm going to buy you some clothes."

Keichii nodded, her face serious, "Yes sir, Mr. Man!"

I nodded and instructed her to go and wait by the door while I prepare to leave.

- Jissouseki Perspective -

'Mr. Human was a very good friend,' thought Keichii happily as she hurried to the door with anticipation, 'After all he took care of her ever since she was born!'

As her human put his shoes on, he knelt down and let her climb into his arms. She happily snuggled into them and looked at the outside world with her own eyes. It was a strange place for her.

Humans similar to her own human walked and talked around them. Her human stopped at the corner of the road, which to her sharp eye saw the smudged words for 'Bus Stop'. "Are we riding on the bus, techi?"

Her human nodded and scratched her behind the neck. She shivered in delight and watched in fascination as the bus screeched loudly to a stop. The interior was full of people...and a few jissou too! Keichii saw her human meet up with a Ms. Lady and felt her human set her onto the other human's lap. She had met this human before, many times in fact. The lady looked down at her with a smile, but the jissou shivered. Something about the woman's eyes made her scared. But her human liked this human, so she had to behave!

"Hi Miss Lady," she chirped, "How are you?"

"I'm fine," replied the female human dismissively and began a conversation with her human at once.

Keichii looked down and saw a jissou much like herself with a maggot that she herself had been a few days ago, and a few of her age. She waved energetically at one, who returned it. The Mother grabbed the one who returned the wave and pulled it out of sight. She thought she might've heard an odd squelching sound but forgot about it.

Under the seat, the jissous around their mother whimpered in fear as they relieved themselves at the sight of one of their favorite sibling dying a messy death within their mother's own jaws.

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I chatted with Lucia a bit more before my stop and told her I'll lend her my notes from history class before picking up Keichii and saying goodbye. My pet waved goodbye too, but I saw her eye twitch at the sight of her. Behind me was a small family of jissou, including one dirty mother with something green and red in her mouth. The trembling children around her told me this wasn't the kind of jissou I want mine to be exposed to...

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End Part 1