The comparison makes her smile, even as she centers herself on the mission. She did have a pair as short lived as it was - because even as a kid Mariko took everything deathly serious and she needed a pair of real goggles right away.

Her attention moves to the German Shepard and remembering the warm welcome Togusa gave it, she extends a hand for it to sniff.

"Can I count on you too?"

Now that the panic is receding, it feels like the world behind the door has developed. It looks like something out of a noir movie or maybe a horror film - a huge mansion and a high wall.