[Kayo hears the praise, but doesn't outwardly respond to it. She sprays the Rattata with the fluffed head and gently fixes its forehead. Gremlin gets a pat on the head for doing a good job.

Eventually she does look back up to Dimitri. He's still so basally frightening to a part of her she can't turn off, even if he's shown himself to be gentle, and that makes her face mask like in its stillness when she looks at him.]

Do you see anyone else?