As much as he absolutely hates to admit it, Kate might have a point there. Absent-mindedly he starts to lick his paws, using them to clean his face the way he's seen cats do occasionally as he thinks over the problem she's presented him with. It's definitely a knotty one. And this silly kitten brain, the brain that thinks cream is the best thing ever and does things like try and purr when it sees Kate is getting tired. Against his will, he yawns hugely.
This is just plain stupid. He's a grown man, he's Ben Hawkins, he's Mister Ben Hawkins, he's not...he's not a kitten that just wants cream and petting, he lives in a world he's had to fight against his whole life and even now and here, there are responsibilities he can't begin to imagine, and...
And somehow the bar underneath him is comfortable enough that he finds himself stretching out on it to think a little better, head accidentally nudging up against Kate's arm and maybe the rest of his body accidentally following until he's lying against her, eyes heavy.
"Mrrk," he says finally. It's quiet and a little defeated.
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And shuts it again.
As much as he absolutely hates to admit it, Kate might have a point there. Absent-mindedly he starts to lick his paws, using them to clean his face the way he's seen cats do occasionally as he thinks over the problem she's presented him with. It's definitely a knotty one. And this silly kitten brain, the brain that thinks cream is the best thing ever and does things like try and purr when it sees Kate is getting tired. Against his will, he yawns hugely.
This is just plain stupid. He's a grown man, he's Ben Hawkins, he's Mister Ben Hawkins, he's not...he's not a kitten that just wants cream and petting, he lives in a world he's had to fight against his whole life and even now and here, there are responsibilities he can't begin to imagine, and...
And somehow the bar underneath him is comfortable enough that he finds himself stretching out on it to think a little better, head accidentally nudging up against Kate's arm and maybe the rest of his body accidentally following until he's lying against her, eyes heavy.
"Mrrk," he says finally. It's quiet and a little defeated.