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The male's ears flicked back in surprise at the woman's question. Can I help you? Murdock blew out a breath, prepared to be rejected. "No - I was just sayin' hello, since you were passing by," he retorted, not sure whether or not she was being rude to him. He supposed he could understand a woman not taking kindly to be hailed by a strange male, but still - he wasn't hurting anyone, was he?

"So, hello," he said, feeling a bit grumpy, now. He turned his attention back to grooming himself, determined to ignore the woman from there on out unless she sought him out.