[ There are more graceful things to start a conversation with than a yelp, but Futaba was never known for her grace. Though maybe, in her defense, she hadn't really expected that someone would sneak up ( "sneak up" ) on her. This showdown was for her and the Slime, clearly, and no one was going to walk into a hallway.

Fortunately, she recovers. Blinks a little at the girl that seems to be around her age, taking the moment to gather her courage ( if it was Inari or Ryuji or basically not a stranger, she would have tutted right now. But alas, she doesn't have that kind of luxury at the moment ). ]

... Just because it has a mascot-worthy face it doesn't mean that it's harmless. [ Which means it needs to be ERADICATED, probably. ] It's the cute ones that'll getcha.