[Shenandoah]

Sandy blushed in embarrassment before nodding. She had thought about playing up strengths as well as covering weaknesses. It was only the right thing to do. But at the same time she recognized that she had failed to communicate that to him.

"Sure," she said in response to the suggestion of lunch. She looked to Stomp. "I hope you understood some of what I was saying. Play up the strengths while ensuring the weaknesses got covered," she murmured in his ear while stroking his creme nose. "So, what do you want for lunch?" she continued as Kuro purred from Nazo's administrations.

The Purrloin slid out from under his hand and proceeded to jump up at him to climb on his shoulder. The higher elevation at that moment seemed more appealing. Sharp claws hooked fabric though she was very careful not to actually scratch him and risk being thrown down in shock and surprise. Once balanced, she wrapped her tail around his neck like a furry collar and inspected the surrounding area with the air of a queen.