[ ... headcount, right! he could do that, if he wasn't so busy laughing at the picture steven sent. look, beldum in a cuddle pile with kittens... it's adorable.

through his chuckling: ]

You're— heh, you're kitten me.

[ shut up adrien.

but okay after that amazing picture has settled down, he continues more level, though there's obviously still a smile in the edges of his words. ]

I'll get the rest of them back, then, even if... Beldum kinda looks like it's having fun. [ pfffft. ] Can it hear me? I want to say thanks.

[ as he gestures for metagross to follow him to the cat café, the wonder still kind of in his eyes.

cool, always cool. ]