Nepeta winced and she held up her hands to try and pacify him--old habits died hard.

"Equius purrease be careful. Your teeth..." Nepeta couldn't see that he had already begun to hurt himself, but she knew it was something that happened often with him.

"Yes. Vriska." She almost added more, tried to explain, but she wasn't sure if saying why she felt this way towards Vriska would help or exacerbate the situation. Honestly, she leaned towards the latter.