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Azul never believed in fortune-telling. It never told the truth; only hard work could show it.
But when he saw you being all excited with the small red and white packet in your hand... He couldn't say no.
He listened attentively as you talked about how this toy used to be popular with children in your world; apparently it was now a novelty. It was... Interesting. And this could show him his 'fortune'? Well, he had to try it out - even if he didn't believe in it.
He took the bag from your hands, looking at the outside. "Fortune Teller... Miracle Fish. Mhm." He nodded slightly, before pulling the small red fish out of the packet.
Doing as instructed, he placed the fish on the palm of his hand. It immediately started to move, and the two of you watched intensely.
"So... It turned over. What does this mean?"
You read the small text on the packet (that you had snatched from him after he took the fish out) before you stifled a snicker. You turned and showed him the words.
"False? What do you mean I'm false?" Azul looked irritated to almost a comical amount. "I am not- what does it even-"
You shrugged, just telling him that the fish said what it wanted to say.
Azul let out a soft huff, shaking his head. "I'm not believing this. What about you? What does it do when it's on your palm?"
You took the fish from his hand, holding it in the palm of your hand. It moved, albeit slower this time; it curled up entirely.
"...Passionate?" Azul read out loud, a soft frown on his face. "Well, I suppose I can see where that comes from..."
You laughed, telling him that the fish never lies.
"Whatever you say. Now, give me that. I want to figure out exactly what's going on with this."
And a few days later, he had actually figured it out.
It hadn't been hard for him; he thought it was either heat or moisture. As the fish didn't react to any type of heat-related thing, that was out. However, the water did make it move faster.
And after testing some more and remembering old bits of information, he deduced that it was some sort of chemical reaction that was going on that caused the fish to move in the way it did.
Even as you told him it was no fun if he figured it out, he shook his head.
"Now I know that science - not a miracle - powers this fish. And it was interesting to research as well. Thank you for showing me this, kantokusei-san."