"Well, yeah, that's it. Studies on top of studies until you're ready for the big leagues. That's just how things are." She would prefer if things weren't like that along with any Japanese high school student ever but they just were. But it was just another obstacle to prove that you're ready for that dream job.

"Hobby? Well, I wouldn't put it like that. When you were a little badger baby did you picture yourself holding a clipboard and taking care of humans in a human zoo." Again with the zoo thing. She wasn't letting it go. "I'm sure you wanted to be...a dancer or something."