[ She laughs faintly. ] I guess so. I can't really understand them myself, though. But they at least seem to listen when I tell them to do something...other than to go home and stop following me.

[ They listen enough to not follow her into Casita or when she goes to class, so there's that. ]

Yeah, okay. [ Reaching down, she picks up one of the cats rubbing up against her legs. ] Here, let's try one first.

[ The cat stares at Bruno quizzically, its tail flicking from side to side. ]