My favorite thing is when I say something and am proven dead wrong a week later. I know there's an easy solution to this and it's to stop trying to predict immediate plot points, but I can't help it. It's my forbidden fruit.
OK, like.... to be fair to myself it's still possible that she was still drugged because I can't think of any reason why she would have had to fake that. As a distraction so they could escape, maybe?? But she seemed a bit annoyed that everyone left. The more interesting thing is how she was able to escape so casually. No one was worried about her at all, they knew she would have no trouble getting out... But I could be embarrassingly wrong again, the details will be ironed out eventually.
The name "Anton" really doesn't fit him... it'll take a while to get used to. Going forward, I'm curious to know if Kaibara will let him become an employee despite the fact that Tonari's now gone or if they'll make him redeem himself first.
Side note: I love that Ooima insists on continuity for the stupidest things. The bird microphone was just a joke so that Bon could act like a celebrity being swarmed by journalists in a time period where microphones weren't invented yet and it's still here....
FnAe is a Very Serious Drama.
I don't think Tonari ever went by "Tonari Dalton," but this is nice confirmation that she's remembered by the place where she lived with her friends instead of by her father. Part of Tonari's character development in the previous era was going from hating Jananda and wanting to leave to taking over and protecting the people there the way she wasn't protected.
Kani's dream has been fulfilled :) His search for an owner was really a search for someone to care for him. He and the doll are like siblings now... wait no. He and Fushi are like siblings now. I hope Fushi turns into a cabbage crab and scuttles around with their new little brother.
