"Eh?" Gideon was baffled but he did pet the top of her head slowly. Christ. He had no experience with little kids, he had no idea what he was doing. "You're a cute cat then, ain't you?" He smiled awkwardly, bleary eyed and half dead but trying. He looked around at her stuff and then picked up one of the Postman Pat books, opening it up for her to look at.

"Nice pictures, huh?" That was easier than playing cat and ... whatever he was. Cat petter?