That's fair [ Kate says and not in that way that people say it (and she says it) where it really means "fine, suit yourself" but like she does actually agree that that is a perfectly valid approach. It's easier to sound nice (to be nice, because it's not like she's faking it) when you're playing with a puppy, one who is sat in her lap and quickly learning the game where she puts her hand on his paw and then tries to pull it away before he can get his paw on top of her hand. She looks up after a second and smiles. ]

I'd love to. I had a dog, at home. Or technically Clint had a dog. Or really technically technically, some tracksuit draculas had a dog, but they were kicking him around so Clint brought him home and named him Lucky, and then he came with me when I went to California. [ She makes a 'long story short' gesture, twirling a circle in the air with her hand. ] I miss him.

[ But enough about that. She flips Diablo's ears over his eyes. ]

It took me a while to get used to the idea of casual. And then my first one night stand I ended up basically living with for the better part of a year. But space sucks, so. Might as well have some fun.