Summer objected, “They do not /lurk/ any more than your otter lurks. I strongly suspect there’s a cat pile somewhere in the sunlight. But I’m not getting up to find it. Ask Jarvis.”
“I never said the otter doesn’t lurk,” Tony replied, “but there’s only one of him, so he can’t lurk as much.” A beat. “Well, okay, maybe he can. Never know with him. No lurking for Sassy, though. She’s kinda hopeless.”
“Dog toes are noisy, that’s the problem. Non-retractable. Plus I think she’s afraid she’ll get stepped on if she doesn’t make herself known. Bit like someone else I know.” Unsubtly, she poked him in the side.