[ That's true enough, though Hiyori finds himself satisfied enough with his present company. Even so, he's surprised by how enthusiastic Komaeda seems to be about this idea. He was childish in so many ways, and yet, he rarely seemed to let himself act like one in those ways that a person his age should. It's good for him, he thinks, and it would be nice if he were able to build up more of these simple and pleasant experiences for himself.

Stingrays? Oh, those were another one... ]

You don't need to worry about that, Komaeda-kun. They have their barbs removed, so there's no need to worry.

[ They're fairly docile creatures in truth, especially those in captivity who were so used to human contact, and he should so hope that no one should be agitating them enough to cause an accident of that nature to start with.

Hm. That might be fun for him, watching as they poked their faces out from under the water once they realized a person had food. It was like a dog begging at the table. ]

Oh, you can feed them, too. They're actually quite charming, you know.