Lute laughs in a soft, huffing sound. It is. Though he says nothing else: interesting is a good word for Annie. Even if just as a stand-in for "not boring" or "contradictory."

He doesn't indicate it, but the disdainful ear wiggle also amuses him for the sheer emotiveness.

I didn't know having a friend meant being kept out of trouble. This time, he sounds amused. Having someone to help get into and out of trouble, on the other paw... He dips down into a graceful bow on time with the music, holding one paw up and turning it just so, offering it sideways.

Friends help each other out, or so he believes.