[Predating universities? So before even the Han Dynasty, if he recalls properly...] What time do you come from, out of curiosity? Tama and I are from Japan, but a different era than most others here, it seems.

Pets? [He looks alarmed, enough to not notice the haniwa weeblewobble. He's been missing his cat, but maybe it not being here was a good idea actually] We- we're fine, but there been any incidents?

Ah... Suizenji Minato. We know enough other from before we arrived here... I'm just visiting. [He's still unsure about the relations between the factions, besides the simmering tension between Shuten and Tamamo, but other lost souls have usually understood about pre-existing friendships. So far, anyway.]