She was a little taken aback by the sudden appearance of the furball in her lap and Mori fretted for a moment that he'd done the wrong thing. What if she were allergic? Or afraid? Or-- She started to pet it and Mori let out a sigh as his worries dissipated into thin air. Maybe she just wasn't used to cats and that was why she'd been so surprised. The kitten seemed content at least, rubbing its face against her hand lovingly.

He smiled a bit and patted the calico's head as it continued to scramble around, finally settling on falling into his lap to curl up. He dropped his gaze to follow it for a moment and then looked back to Anise. She didn't seem to want to talk about whatever was bothering her, so Mori would leave well enough alone for now. Instead, he figured it might be okay to play along with her game and he nodded. It wasn't exactly a lie after all. He was interested in her. She was a nice girl and a friend of theirs. Wasn't it natural to be interested in friends?