[ If the bizarre looking cats are incomprehensible to Maruki, then the girl who bounds in after them is doubly so. He finds himself lost for words for a long moment, entirely unlike him, and then a laugh jolts out of him without his consent. ]

Sorry! Sorry, I'm– goodness, you have a lot of energy, don't you?

[ He holds out a hand to shake, and hopefully to steady her a bit. ]

It's nice to meet you, Abby-san. My name is Dr. Maruki. Ah, how do you think we're alike, exactly...?