The cat did? ( it catches him by surprise for a moment, but considering it— ) Huh...

( suppose it was a white cat that komaeda had been playing with, not a black one. even so, rika is right; there's definitely something strange about a cat guarding a case to the point where it's willing to go on the attack in the first place. a cat that, from what (little) norton's seen of it, bolts at the slightest hint of someone taking one step too close. with those thoughts distracting him, while he does notice the slight shift and rika's subsequent hesitance, gaze flickering to meet hers momentarily, he chalks it up to the burning of the disinfectant, mumbling an apology as he reaches for the gauze. )

Sorry—it's better it stings now than gets infected later though. And yeah, it's definitely weird.