[Connor raises his eyebrows, a little blindsided by the random information but carefully storing it away all the same.]

It would be nice to have Sumo here, wouldn't it? It would be some company for you, perhaps a little exercise when you talk him for walks.

[Those seem like important things, to Connor.]

I wouldn't mind a pet, but Ethan needs the house kept very clean- as you probably recall. Though I have been considering if something like a reptile would be suitable.