[ His head cants to the opposite when the lizard is named "a freeloader." He muses over the idea that it doesn't do anything at all, but it doesn't seem to be a lie. ]

Guess that means something is not great about that left leg, hm?

[ A pause. ] Pardon me. [ Soma attempts to lean in close to reach out so that he could lightly poke Natori's cheek -- once, twice. It's missing the lizard, but he's just curious. ]

Hello. Kazuki Soma here. Are you able to communicate at all? [ He supposes he could have asked the person themselves, but as mentioned, he was just curious. ]