Daniel grinned as the dog came at him wagging his tail, jumping around occasionally, and pointing itself at his plate. “I used to have a dog named Danny.” Daniel laughed a little and started pulling out one of the pork pieces for him, but the dog apparently couldn’t hold itself down as it jumped at the pork piece in front of him. Dan wasn’t prepared and dropped his plate on the floor nearby and the food spilled out on to him and the floor, the piece of meat Dan was holding was snatched up into Shugo’s mouth.  “I wanted to eat the rest of that you little jerk.” Daniel mumbled angrily under his breath as he began wrestling with the dog, for a minute it looked like it might get violent but it never got that far, to the keen eye it was clear that they were just playing rough with each other. 

	As he continued playing with Shugo Dan began to remember his own time with Danny in detail, and every second he spent with Shugo pulled at those memories. The scene settled with the Shugo licking at the sauce that spilled on Dan’s clothes, a grin still painted itself on Dan’s face the entire time.  “My older brother said Danny ran away, but sometimes I wonder if he really did.” Dan picked up Shugo in his arms as the dog continued to wag his tail. “Yeah I’m here for the tournament too, I imagine everyone here is.” Daniel continued listening to Itaki and responded with equal enthusiasm. “For sure, I’ve never even been on a boat, let alone an island, so this is all new territory for me. What about you, do you travel around a lot on boat?”