They do look very similar and were it not for the ears and tail, she could be mistaken as his sister - twin or otherwise. Hotaru does notice the appendages, thinking back to the boy Makoto had told her about. Could this be the same Ritsuka, or merely someone else? There wasn't a guarantee that he'd remember this place, either.

She bowed in return, followed by a wave of her hand to where the now unseen creature hovered. "It's nice to meet you, Yuiko."

There is no hint of a lie in her voice. Maybe the creature just liked shiny things, the way some birds do. Hotaru linked her hands behind her back, rocking on her feet.

"I think there was a video game that might have been called that on my world recently. Though I haven't seen one in real life." The Sailor V game was a lot more popular with her friends. Even outside the Senshi.