Amelie shakes her paws, returning them to hands, and then presses her ears flat until they vanish.

There's a long pause before Tadashi sighs, closes his eyes, and massages them with his palms.

"'Nya'? Really, Amelie? I thought I raised you better than pandering to the lowest common denominator like that."

There's a brief pause as Amelie takes in his words, a smile on her face, and then the two of them start arguing about nekomimi. While that's happening, Grace walks over to Apple, pulling her up into a standing position and hustling her over to the kitchen.

"They'll keep this up for a while. The pair of you are obviously telling the truth, so as far as Tadashi is concerned it's no longer a problem..."

Grace sighs a little before meeting Apple's eyes.

"But I need a little more background."

She raises a hand before Apple can reply.

"So while my Tadashi and Amelie have their father-daughter bonding time, I want to have tea with my daughter-in-law."