[The only reason Giorno even notices that Steve is concerned is the foot scrunching, a gesture expansive enough to grab his attention, especially when his attention is on said feet anyway. He doesn't quite catch on to the inherent danger in it, though, glancing up at Steve's expression with an expression almost as owlish as the void's.]
. . . A cat?
[His tone suggests that he thinks this might be a trick question. Steve looks extremely alarmed. Hasn't he ever seen a cat before? This is cat behavior. Totally normal.]
[The creature extends a paw toward Steve's finger of peace. However, what occurs next isn't a gentle bap. It rests its paw against the extended claw, then digs its own claws very slightly into the pads. Not enough to hurt, but certainly enough to make a point. Then it retracts its appendages and oozes down off of Giorno's shoulder to inspect the new person at a closer distance. Sniff.]
His name is Alder. He's from the bugs. I stole him. [A remarkably frank admission. He's previously framed his ownership of this cat as humanitarian, because obviously harm would come to him if Giorno hadn't taken him, but he doesn't really believe that. He was just desperate to take care of something.]
[In any case, that probably explains at least some of Alder's poor manners. Any other issues are explainable by the fact that he is a cat.]
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. . . A cat?
[His tone suggests that he thinks this might be a trick question. Steve looks extremely alarmed. Hasn't he ever seen a cat before? This is cat behavior. Totally normal.]
[The creature extends a paw toward Steve's finger of peace. However, what occurs next isn't a gentle bap. It rests its paw against the extended claw, then digs its own claws very slightly into the pads. Not enough to hurt, but certainly enough to make a point. Then it retracts its appendages and oozes down off of Giorno's shoulder to inspect the new person at a closer distance. Sniff.]
His name is Alder. He's from the bugs. I stole him. [A remarkably frank admission. He's previously framed his ownership of this cat as humanitarian, because obviously harm would come to him if Giorno hadn't taken him, but he doesn't really believe that. He was just desperate to take care of something.]
[In any case, that probably explains at least some of Alder's poor manners. Any other issues are explainable by the fact that he is a cat.]