I don't mind! Honestly, there's not a lot I can do to help anyone here, so if I can do something, it makes me pretty happy... oh!

[ She does stop short at the sight of the lump on his bed, which quickly becomes laughter when she sees the leopard. There she is! In the flesh! Ritsuka's not about to crowd forward--familiar or not, a leopard is still a giant predator and she's not a very large girl--but she does lean in to look, delighted. She's never been this close to an animal like this! Zoos definitely don't count. ]

Hello, sorry to intrude! I hope you don't mind.

[ She says that to the leopard, at least, because between her and Noah, one of them has teeth and claws that are immediately physically dangerous. ]