Awww, he was so awkward. Duo smirked and closed the distance between them, reaching out to take the other young man's hand and set Ginger in it. "Don't have too much experience with animals, huh?" he asked, teasing Near, but not nastily. "S'okay," he said, scratching the kitten's forehead between his ears and smiling as Ginger tilted his head into it, "he's the first pet I ever had."