Molly comes to a stop - OH. It's a GIANT TALKING KITTY. She gets a little starry-eyed and amazingly manages to restrain herself from squeeing and trying to scoop him up to cuddle him.

It's an admirable amount of restraint.

"Oh, um. Sorry. I just had to find my-" she's always a little stymied by making this description. Sister isn't right, but she's pretty sure Nico would flip out if Molly called her mom, so... "-my friend, Nico. It's super important. Have you seen her?"