“Ah, Marley-chan… I unfortunately do have to draw the line at interspecies relationships*, though I do appreciate the thought. However, I was somehow under the impression that you wanted to murder me…? Perhaps I was mistaken.”

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*this, apparently, does not include supernatural or mythological creatures that are human /enough/, such as tengu, kitsune, oni, angels, demons, witches, Kaitous that occasionally transform into giant lions, merfolk, werewolves, etc. The detective would like to restate that he is generally very open-minded about many things, contrary to popular belief.