Dark eyes widened, blinking owlishly at her; he hadn't expected her to ask that. "Well, the ottsel didn't seem all that bad. He reminds me of Denka and Hina, though. At least I don't have to bribe him with catnip," his voice was shaky, hesitant at first, testing the waters. "And Yuugi feels like a little brother, or maybe he's more of the big brother I wanted but never had... even if he is shorter than I am."
He felt a little silly talking to her about that, but at the same time, it was comfortable. Death had a way of putting things into perspective.
"Am I going to end up with a massive bill after this is over?"