“…Would you like to pet it, Miss…” he’s waiting for her to give him a name to work with. She has a nice, tough smell to her, and he’s doing his best to take it in. It might come in handy.
“Ah-”
She let out a tiny squeak. That was the first time since Rise that someone pegged her as female right off the bat. Now how about that? Right, name.
“Oh, um, Bardot. Rebecca Bardot. A-And um… Yes I would, i-if that’s alright with you?”