Staas grinned so hard at the mention of meeting Ori. He knew Ira was kidding about not letting it happen, so he took absolutely no offense. "As long as she doesn't use my vinyl collection as weapons during the zombie apocalypse, we're going to get along great."
He set his tea down on the coffee table and scooted himself closer to Ira on the couch, reaching out to pet Lady on the head. "Hey, kitty. Pretty kitty," he cooed in a high-pitched voice. "Sorry about Theo. But it's not over yet. Huh? No. He'll be back tomorrow. Aw, kitty."
He looked up at Ira, eyes bright. "You want to watch a movie or something? No zombies if you don't want."