"You... had mentioned some prior experiences not getting along with them..." One eyebrow rises, and he shifts to settle deeper in his chair, his expression a mix of amusement and curiosity. "But you didn't really give me any details. Perhaps you should start that story from the beginning?"

A fluffy grey shape slinks from cover under a chair, to a desk, to under Horvath's own chair, greenish eyes wide and staring at the stranger in their home.