"Why does that seem odd?" he asked, looping the end of the leash around his wrist and setting Leonard up on his shoulder. Leonard seemed happy enough to be there rather than down with interceptor, though if it was possible for a cat to pout he just might be.

"It lets him get some good exercise, but he doesn't wander and get himself in trouble. They're common where I'm form. Some towns even have leash laws about pets."

So you're the weird one here, James. Nyah.