Actually I can't take all the credit-

( as mayuko approached her, she couldn't help but stop in the middle of her act to give the woman before her, all of her attention.

with a soft smile, she looked down at her pet rat who seemed to beam at the compliment. he truly had a mind of his own. )

When he hatched out of his egg, he seemed rather eager to learn. I was drumming my pencil and he took it, playing with it himself. So I figured, hey he seems active-

The rest is history.