[She nods sadly. It's clear she's rather depressed.]
He lived with us. A long time ago he and his twin both got two ferrets. [A half smile. It's a rather cute, brotherly thing to do.] When his twin disappeared, though, my... friend adopted his brother's ferret, so that he didn't have to go back. But now that Hikaru-kun is gone... we already have one pet per household member.