All he needed to hear was your pained whimper to come running. As he chased after the sound of your fearful and frantic steps.

“CatNap?”

He said your name aloud, looking around for you, before looking up and seeing your tail hanging out of the vent.

“CatNap, come down. You’re hurt..”

he said in a gentle voice, not getting a reply, he spoke again. “Please Love. I’ll let you play with my hair..” he tried to sweeten the deal, as he knew how much fun you had playing with his hair.

He was surprised when he heard you ask for a promise, “I promise Kitty.”

When you dropped down he froze, seeing your bloodied wound in full.

“He did that, didn’t he?” DogDay asked, talking about the prototype. When you tried to deny it he spoke without thinking,

“DON’T lie to me CatNap-“ he stopped himself when he saw you get scared.

“CatNap, does he..”