Yeah Futaba was... going to take that figuratively until she has a reason to otherwies, because the idea of it being literal is way too uh... weird. And she's seen a lot of weird in her life. Especially the last few months. Emeralda looks about her own age, and Elly and Fei only looked a year or two older.

"Neighbors can be... all over. Some are nice, some aren't, some just ignore you. Just like people in general, I guess," she adds thoughtfully. She's had... mixed experiences. Mostly in the 'not nice' or 'just ignore' categories, but still. Not that the ignore ones were bad - they stayed in their lane and you stayed in yours - not to mention she was kinda one herself normally.