"Yes," Kevin answers helpfully. He needs to be diplomatic towards princesses and also occasionally his bosses, but best friends are not included in this. "However, more importantly, the last time I said it might be good to go and pet puppies, Gilbert said nobody in the house had time for a dog and I shouldn't get ideas, and now he isn't here to tell me 'no'."

The swordsman can't be bothered to sit up when Shiro is feeling so heavy. He does roll to sprawl on his side, looking very like a cat with a sword as he peers up at Shiro. There isn't any judgement in his gaze, at least. He's just...stating how things are. And how things are really needs a pile of puppies.

"I did consider bringing some puppies to you here, so you wouldn't have to get out of bed," he adds kindly. "However, then we would be stuck with puppies, and puppies are forever. I'm afraid the sensible thing would be to go and volunteer our time to take them out for walkies. Fortunately, it's chilly out, so you can wear a jacket instead of bothering to find a shirt."