[Capsule loves his master, and Hazel loves animals. she doesn't think they can tell she's dead, even by scent, and that lack of judgement is really heartening even on a small scale. as Kaneda speaks she tousles the dog's ears affectionately; it helps that tension slip even further into the recesses of her mind.]

You must be fucking desperate as hell if you need my opinion.

[buuut she detaches herself from the doggy love and follows him all the same, even being so polite as to withhold the eyeroll she wants to give when he calls her out on the increasingly skeptical expression.]

But hey, it's your house. You want me to bring the whole place down, guess I can't say no.