[ The years have taught him that the correct thing to say would be I'm fine because no one wants to hear about the little girl who had to say goodbye to her cat, or the stray that had kittens, or the fact that even though it makes his nose run and his eyes burn, he spent an extra half hour with the older cats that were less likely to get homes because they deserve love too. Humans and other trolls may have been exceedingly confusing and liable to hurt him at the slightest provocation, but animals never did anything but love and hope to be loved in turn. He got them, which is why he could take one for the team and spend a few hours of his day making sure everything was okay for even the unwanted.
He manages not to prattle, somehow, instead giving a nod and rubbing the back of his hand under his nose. ]
Fine, I - uh, there were just, a lot of cats in today.
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He manages not to prattle, somehow, instead giving a nod and rubbing the back of his hand under his nose. ]
Fine, I - uh, there were just, a lot of cats in today.