_{[He considers the existential differences between cats and cat monsters, hand pausing mid-pet.]}

I suppose it depends if they're still cats at heart. Do they chase mice? Sit on people's laps? Insist on climbing onto tables when it's dinner time? That sounds like a cat to me.

_{[Alphys fussing with her tail meets with a low chuckle.]}

The cats are going to love you. I hope that tail of yours isn't sensitive--it looks like an oversized toy from this angle. But I hadn't realized your kind had television technology in your world.

_{[To be honest, she's not wrong about there being a few too many cats to keep an eye on, though, and he answers with wry humor.]}

You and human kind both. This many's a handful.