[His eyebrows twitch in amusement. Of the two of them, Marco has always actually been the more talkative, while he loves listening more than talking, Robin does tend to make him work for it even as a human. So this doesn't seem too strange to him, but that sound makes him want to laugh. He's not sure if she was trying to say she was unimpressed, or that he actually managed to impress her after all. He leans forward and impishly kisses her nose again; cat be damned, he's a pirate, he does what he wants.]

[He's quickly back to playing with her with his fingers however, and holds the fingers up higher to try to get her to roll on her back and he grabs the quill out of his bag to play with her more.] Mah, it's all right. I think Luffy's handling it well... but I'm not sure. Ace was shook up about telling him... [Pauses. He can tell Robin, right? He promised himself not to lie to her so he should at least try to be honest...] but ah Ace and I have been fighting a lot this month. [Holds up three fingers.] Three times. I've never fought with Ace this much... and believe me, we fight a lot.

I think it's okay now. Just a lot of stress, eh? [Twiddles the feather around, threatening to brush her nose and whiskers with it.] And don't think you've escaped gardening duties just because you're a cat now. You will still have to find a way to tell me how to preserve everything before winter sets in, and come sit with me and make me do it. I'm a pirate, I'm much too prone to be lazy about such things, eh?