"You bit my tail, and tried to grab me with your paws. On more than one occasion." There was a playfulness about her answer. The scratches weren't anything she worried about. The scars would fade with her next shift. And be gone all together when she shifted back. "It was along the lines of dogs annoying cats with friendship." There was a teasing note in her voice.
"Nah. Unless I'm trying to give you something and you're refusing. Then it might come out. But I promise I wont ever make you eat vegetables unless you want to." Maryanne shifted her hold on him and punched the button to make the people mover start up, this time she let him rest. They were close enough to home.