It isn't a waste of time when it gets people to do what you want. He's had practice.

Shirogane watches as he gets the last kitten out, stops briefly to listen for anymore noises before straightening up. "That seems to be the last of them."

And hopefully I'll actually make it back home before something else comes up.

He turns...and notices Duke is kind of...covered in kittens. "...What are you going to do with those?"