Jade is constant to fall silent again, pretending to focus on the news. The reporter's voice may as well be white noise, a meaningless drone in his ears, interrupted every so often by a few coherent words then fading into the background again. Would this work? Is it too soon?

The dog seems content to bask in the attention, nudging happily against Shinjirou. Then, abruptly, his head dips down and his long tongue darts out, licking a long stripe across the top of Shinjirou's thighs.