Daxter stopped in his wandering and purred as soon as Garnet's fingers touched his ears. He thumped his foot on the ground, and generally acted more like a content animal than a raving idiot. Not that he was an idiot, and man did this girl ever know how to treat a man! But Tess was still better. Still... While Tess is away, the Daxters will play! He grinned.

"My name's Daxter, Hero and all around handyman, at your service, babe!" A pause and he added, "Ehe, I mean Garnet!" Well, he could pretend to be an overall nice guy as long as it suited his purposes.

And she was the only pretty girl in sight. She didn't seem the kind to put up with being called babe, so... Better safe than without a girl who was willing to scratch his ears, right? His journal clattered to the ground as his mouth went slack. You know, he could get used to this, right?