"Oh, so you're a circus performer! I didn't know they wore witches rob-" JiJi didn't even get to finish when he was up and picked up without even given the chance to make the choice, to which the cat tried to squirm out of the grasp of this Wesley. Even if they weren't doing any harm, at the moment this little black cat was not sure about much of anything in this strange new place.
"Please unhand me!" was protested rather loudly. He wasn't using his claws yet, but if they didn't let go, he would. The only one who was allowed to freely touch a witches cat was the very witch themselves that the familiar was a companion to; otherwise permission had to be granted.