After a moment Patrice shuts his eyes, sinking down a little further into his new pillow. The small yips and meows of the small animals are almost soothing, and feeling some tumble over his legs is less disruptive than he would have imagined. When the kitten climbing its way over Des reaches him, he opens his eyes and picks it up to place it on his chest.

"If you lose an ear as a dog will you lose it as a person, too?" he wonders aloud to his roommate.