"If you were to ask Nepeta, I really need to attempt it more often. However, she attempted it a touch too often for my tastes," he grumbled. "She was always too affectionate and friendly for her own good, so long as she wasn't angered, which was a rarity."

He sighed briefly, shaking his head. "Our cultures are simply very different. I've grown accustomed to it with time, but old habits die difficult deaths."