The tom let out an airy chuckle, noticing how quickly the molly's demeanor changed around him. Chief was used to it - he could come off as more abrasive to others at times. "No, I mean it. Sincerely. That was a pretty good catch." His tone held no sarcasm, only notes of a genuinely proud bystander. But then a smirk crawled it's way onto his face, and his eyes flashed. "...For a house cat." Lifting his chin, the tom leveled his gaze at Cinnamon. "What brings the likes of you out here anyways? I'm genuinely curious." And he was. For the most part, house cats didn't stray too far from the security of their upwalkers.

Chief was awaiting a response when his ears swiveled around, catching what sounded like a howl. To most, it might make their blood run cold, but to Chief it was the call of adventure. Turning from his conversation, tossing it aside like a rotten piece of prey, he padded forward a bit, cocking his head to one side to get a better handle on what the source was. "Sure, sweetheart. Why don't you lead the way?" This was amusing. Let's see this scaredy-cat play follow-the-leader. He watched Ida with flickering yellow eyes before turning to where he'd heard the sound. "I think I heard it coming from up there," the tom pointed with his tail towards a rather dark line of trees up ahead past yet another worn down building.

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Noticing that Ida had seemed to drop the adventure and focus on another approaching tom - Bane, from what he could hear of this strangers' name - Chief simply shifted his attention, not caring in the slightest that she no longer seemed interested in pursuing the sound. He didn't really react to Cinnamon explaining about her upwalkers' demise - it wasn't the most gruesome story he'd heard.

"You didn't hear that howl?" he inquired, shock raising to his features as he glanced at Cinnamon. Were all house cats this dense? "I was going to go see what it was. Maybe it's another mouse and you can attempt to catch it again." His tone was playful as he danced ahead of Cinnamon, looking back over his shoulder and smirking at her. He hadn't had this much fun since the last group of loners him and Flute had come across. This was new and exciting, and now there was some mysterious sound? Chief had always know there was more out there than spending every night with his upwalkers, and this is what it was.