[He secures his hold around the spooked cub, not quite squeezing him but holding him tight enough that he can feel the slightness of pressure of him being pressed into his parka. And... then he proceeds to pause en route to where he'd been being kept and reroute himself, headed to the front counter instead. He proceeds to then claim, plainly to the grumpy keeper who insists Karamatsu is a Noisy Tabby, that he is taking him home, how much does he owe.]
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[He secures his hold around the spooked cub, not quite squeezing him but holding him tight enough that he can feel the slightness of pressure of him being pressed into his parka. And... then he proceeds to pause en route to where he'd been being kept and reroute himself, headed to the front counter instead. He proceeds to then claim, plainly to the grumpy keeper who insists Karamatsu is a Noisy Tabby, that he is taking him home, how much does he owe.]