Rocket would never admit just how much he fucking loved it when she scratched under his chin like that. He be willing to do almost anything to see his Ginger smile like that and scratch under his chin.
At her comment about not having new tail yet, Rocket's ears drooped a little. He hate that was something that she had to bring up, but at the same time it was part of the reason he did it. Rocket was not a good man and he needed to remind everyone of that, including himself.
Grabbing the bad of paper, he began to write. I just wanted to make this place nice for you. I wanted you to know that coming here meant a lot to me.
When she made the comment about doing her, Rocket's ears immediately perked up again and he suddenly jumped off of the counter to rush and shove bags filled with groceries into the fridge and then move the blanket filled with mechanical bits and pieces off to the side. He finally grabbed his pad to scribble another note. Who needs dinner? I'm hungry for something else tonight.