"I tend to have a very deep respect for something with paws the size of my face," Rose replied tartly before she could stop herself. She blushed a bit when she realized how she'd replied. People tended not to realize that she had a bit of steel in her backbone. She was usually a bit shyer around people she didn't know.

Taylor looked over the group that came into the room, taking a quick head count. Was he supposed to have eleven or twelve...? He couldn't remember, but he was in the general ballpark, so any stragglers would probably filter in in a few moments, so he began his part of the tour. As he explained his job, he couldn't help but keep noticing the redhead in the back of the group, though he had no idea what was so fascinating about her.