He has found himself smiling unaccountably much this evening. He finds himself smiling again now, softly amused at his own expense. It is true: he did say it, and it does seem ridiculous to have said it now, with the purring cat so cheerfully seeking his hand.
"I said I was not sure whether I had allergies," he corrects her, after a moment's thought to be sure he has remembered rightly. "That, I would stand by; although I cannot imagine he presents too many problems in that regard." He is no expert, but he seems to recall that hairless cats are unlikely to trigger allergies. It would make sense, in any case - and it is not the foremost thought in his mind, either, and he will not linger for very long on it. His eyes slide sidelong to hers, and there is something in his look that speaks of both shyness and something akin to mischief. "What impression do I leave quite so much of?"
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Date: 2022-01-29 03:38 am (UTC)"I said I was not sure whether I had allergies," he corrects her, after a moment's thought to be sure he has remembered rightly. "That, I would stand by; although I cannot imagine he presents too many problems in that regard." He is no expert, but he seems to recall that hairless cats are unlikely to trigger allergies. It would make sense, in any case - and it is not the foremost thought in his mind, either, and he will not linger for very long on it. His eyes slide sidelong to hers, and there is something in his look that speaks of both shyness and something akin to mischief. "What impression do I leave quite so much of?"