He managed a snort. "Please. Nate's got a mini-mabari and I've a cat. We can't take care of more animals so it'd be wasted on us. You may have to get creative rather than copy me."

While still not sure if it's proper or not to joke around, at least he feels a little better. "But let's go to the hot springs first, before contemplation of revenge, if you don't mind."