It was certainly Sebastian's day for surprises. This was Ranul Keru? The male holding up a pet cage and... what? Sebastian had garish memories of his dear grandmother talking just like that to her grizzled old cat. He always thought she was nuts for doing that, but he'd been much younger then. He'd since learned that lots of people talked to their pets. He wouldn't know, as he'd never had a pet of his own.
"I... uh... Lieutenant Sebastian Caine, Chief of Security. May I take your bag, sir? You seem to... erm... have your hands full," he said, as tactfully as he could, reaching for the strap of Ranul's satchel.