[Ah, but he's such a cute kitty... It's only the fact he's talking, and therefore clearly sapient, that keeps her from reaching out and giving him a little scratch behind the ears.]

Oh... I'm not sure. I'm afraid I'm not familiar with that word.

['Steampunk'. Hmm. She looks around speculatively.]

This room looks like an orrery, but I've never heard of anything quite like it.