They— [ he's never had to worry about something like this before. thankfully, it only takes him a second to come up with some bullshit. ] Father was always—
[ then, pinpricks. ] Ah! [ just like that, alois is standing on his toes upon a single sofa cushion, both hands secured around the kittens middle with his legs dangling. he's looking wide-eyed first at dorian, then to miwako, and back. ] He— I made him angry!