yes, in fact, he was busy with something when the other decided to gather his attention. however, he allows his attention to be diverted from the parchment in his hands to look up at the speaker. (they were important, but with how little the council considered his opinion, what was the point?)
he blinks a few times, registering the surveyed question. ’… a kitten.’ although he technically already had a few cats roaming his library, whether they were familiars with irregularities to their appearance or normal street cats did not matter.
↳ ❂ ↰ Cats were far superior to food, of course, but not everyone thought so and his guardian was closed off about his personal tastes. Still, by an overwhelming majority, the survey said to get the man a kitten. There was, however, one problem. “Damn, I don’t have enough money to buy a kitten.” If Kaeto had access to his ability, that wouldn’t be an issue, and he wasn’t allowed to make stuff in his room and bring it outside. “Maybe I should tutor more? Or find some other sort of job?” Making money was so difficult.