"Valentin whined, throwing himself over your lap with his usual dramatics. He absolutely hated it when you ignored him, and even his fake tears had done nothing to save him from the silent treatment this time."

"I already told you, I didn't mean to kill your neighbor! Can't you just get a new one?"

"He didn't understand why it was upsetting you. There were thousands of humans in this city, so what if he just so happened to pick your neighbor to suck dry? It definitely wasn't "on purpose". Maybe."