"D-don't be stupid! I have a lot of important work I plan on doing!" Rita protests, but Lambert's comment brings her attention briefly back to her cat. Francis, who seems to be in the middle of trying to pick up one of the shiny trinkets with his teeth, freezes a moment, lets go, and then turns around, feigning disinterest.

Now that he mentions it, though... would she be able to talk to Francis again?

Without giving even a little reaction to her cat's attempted theft, she continues. "Unlike somebody here, who'll probably just use them to screw around most of the time."