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McKinney groans, leaning heavier against his chair. "You're so stubborn, you know that?" Pierce commented, though he was clearly not one to talk. "How could you possibly know it's going to be a bad idea if you haven't even gone yet? I never had a bad time at parties," he adds with a wave of his hand. "Everyone's there to have a good time and let loose, you're not going to be bothered." A pat on his own chest. "I am a part professional, you can trust me."

A raised eyebrow towards the cougar's overwhelmed nerves, he took the other's touch to his abdomen as a motion of anxiety. Bumping the smaller cat lightly against the back of his shoulder with his arm, McKinney doesn't give up trying to coax the cat out. "Besides, you know they're waxing the hallway floors this evening, right? Not exactly going to be real quiet in the library for much longer."