"It's meat!" Kuromaru protested. "You can't expect to go on a date without eating, first!" With a disdainful sniff, he walked over and picked the squirrel up gingerly, dropping it next to the bed. "I thought maybe you wouldn't be allergic to squirrel. I don't know anyone who's allergic to squirrels. And everyone knows you need to eat to keep your strength up. I bet Tsume ate something today, too." His ear wilted slightly, tail drooping. "Though they didn't let me give her a squirrel, either. I thought that would probably be safer, so you didn't get allergic from her mouth if you two did anything, but Tori said I couldn't stay. You make one little comment about someone's hair looking funny..."

With a heavy sigh, he looked back down at the squirrel. It looked quite appetizing, if he did say so himself, even if squirrels weren't fat at this time of year. He nudged it closer with his muzzle.