[ "How lucky for you then, that they've been forced to make time" - Nod can't help but have the thought, though he's hardly going to say that. He tries not to give Ted too much of a side-eye. Even if it so turned out that the clearly overworked did actually deserve it, it'd still be unnecessarily rude right now after all... Nod subtly redirects his look to his own feet, which in turn remind him of something.

He resumes a normal speaking volume. ]

Ah - do you know what happened to my shoes on the way here? I imagine they wouldn't fit now that I think I have paws... [ Nod grimaces at said pawfeet, eyeing the way his new claws have pierced the toes of his stockings. ] ...but, still. I liked those shoes.