Sighing, Alvin realized that the woman had followed him, which was... unexpected. She was keeping up too, which was impressive as Alvin had the impression she was of a higher class than he was. Hard to tell, but sometimes he just got the feeling. He made his way into the park without paying much attention, too focused on finding the kitten once more.

The woman found it first, cowering under a bush. Easy enough, he supposed. Maybe. Of course until she came out with the most random question. Meat? Did he have meat on him? He quirked an eyebrow at her, looking between her and the kitten. "Afraid not." He shrugged. What a weird question to ask. "I'm not great with cats, what else do they like?" Splash was pretty independent, she came and went as she pleased (clearly she had gone to Hogwarts without him knowing), and didn't need a ton of affection. It had been an interesting choice, honestly Alvin had hoped his mother would take to the cat, but perhaps she was too much of a reminder that Sloane was gone. It was good Splash had gone to Hogwarts to be with Calla and Miss Thompsett, she would be of much more comfort to them than she was at the Bixby house.

It was then Alvin realized where he'd found himself. The park had been wildly off limits for his sanity since Sloane's death and now that he was here again, he froze slightly, the events of that day washing over him as he looked out over the lake.