The strange not-quite-cat sitting in Sango's lap was cute, but Blaine still didn't endeavor to touch it. For the most part, he was trying to avoid getting yellow hairs in his braids, and secondly he didn't want to get bitten. No matter how much the cat seemed to like him, they all bit him eventually.

"There's nothing wrong. I just want to braid it." A ponytail would be fine for the party, since it wasn't anything fancy. There wasn't enough resources for fancy, even if Vanadi tried his best, but Blaine just wanted to sit for a while and fuss over someone. She was too young to be his younger sister, but that wasn't the point. He sat behind her and pulled her hair free of the tie and combed through it.