One minute he was stating that he didn't really believe that cats were capable of love and the next he was insisting that his cat loved his friend more. The contradiction hadn't slipped by her, but she wasn't sure of the meaning behind it. A part of her suspected that he feared that others might not be willing to love him and therefore rebuffed the idea so that he wouldn't be disappointed. It was an extremely sad thought and she hoped that she was wrong on this one. "Cats are not human, so their emotions are not expressed the exact same as a human's, but they can love as cats do and she clearly cares for you a great deal." She met his eyes and smiled. "Who did she purr for again?"

Cassie nodded. "I can certainly understand wanting to do stuff. I feel like I'm just twiddling my thumbs these days," she confessed with an uncomfortable sigh. Shaking her head, she forced those thoughts aside and smiled. "This is really incredible, Howard. I'm impressed."