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A muted smack! and a muffled oof! followed Aurora's questions as Murdock gave a little jerk of surprise. He backed out of the hole and gave his pelt a firm shake before sweeping his eyes over his company. His gaze was somewhat critical as he observed that it was a girl that'd snuck up on him, and that, although she was grown, there was a very young cast to her bright blue eyes.

He decided to forego the flirting.

"I'm cleaning out tthis cache," he replied, "and that smell is rotten meat. Ain'cha ever smelled rotten meat before?" His question, though not terribly polite, was voiced in simple curiosity instead of spite. He had no quarrel with this girl, despite her youth.