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"No doilies?" Wesley asked, trying to sound upset. "And here I was thinking they'd look so nice with our decor."

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"We could still have the cats -- they just wouldn't be an auxiliary source of food," Wesley said.

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"Do you want cats?" Spike asked. He tried to remember if Dru had ever had a pet that had lasted longer than a day or two.

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"Not necessarily," Wesley said, although the thought had crossed his mind on more than one occasion. "Probably not. It wouldn't really be responsible, would it."

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Spike blinked and entirely failed to understand Wesley's logic. "Why wouldn't it be responsible? They require more than giving them food and water?"

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"Well, what if we were away for a few days unexpectedly?" Wesley asked. "Things like that do happen in our line of work."

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"We could get use of those feeder things that holds lots of dry food. That'd last more than a few days. My buddy Clem had one for his kittens." Spike shrugged. He could imagine Wesley sitting on the couch, his long fingers stroking the fur of a cat sitting on his lap, and he felt vaguely jealous.

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"Maybe some day," Wesley said. "Actually, with the way cats are, one may adopt us when we least expect it."