"Well, yeah—I-I mean, no—I mean..."
She blinked, then shook her head, ears pressed back to her skull in the way they only did when she was angry, or embarrassed. "I just...people don't usually want to...hang around me. Y'know, when it's...when it's just me...
She gave him a baffled, sheepish look, and tried for a smile. "That—yeah. That sounds good." Quite without her noticing, all three of her tails had started to wag cautiously.