[His smile becomes a little more definite as he brushes a hand over the top of her head, knocking the last of the leaves. Now if only she would brush some of the tangles out, she'd be perfect.] I would too. And, my respiteblock is always open to you, for whenever you need me.

[Equius would never allow her to do poorly in anything. Even with the workload he intends to have, he'd make time to help her before he did any studying of his own.]

[huff] Being nice does not automatically make him a good influence, Nepeta. He's loud and obnoxious and his manners are atrocious, not to mention his foul language. I just do not want you picking up any of his habits.