Yeah, I know. A pity, really. You used to be pretty fun.

[She's teasing him, her tone light, because her role as cousin seems to have entitled her to give a wide circle of her relatives a hard time whenever possible. Still, she bumps her head against the back of his knee, both fond and playful.

The way he suddenly goes all serious and suspicious again, however, has her huffing ouot a sigh and twitching a tail in mild irritation.]

Calm down, it's not that big a deal. Not everyone looks to their relatives for companionship all the time and there are a few who've gotten serious with... others.

[There, that's about as diplomatic on the matter as she's likely to get.]