[Kibble. That solves that mystery. Provided he's not messing with her, he's actually a cat. If it could talk, a stray would dramatically call itself a warrior, wouldn't it?

If Shoka still had her face, she'd be gawking at him right now, almost like she just realized she's been talking to a celebrity—but she doesn't, so there's just a long moment of stillness from her before she speaks again, gentler this time:]

... Well, that's just sad, so... Tell you what. Stay here for a sec and I'll come back with some other actual flavors for you to try.