[ Okay first of all OWNER?? Not really Macaque's business but that is noted, that is SO fucking noted. He's Choco's friend slash pack member? so ergo by the transitive property of protectiveness Macaque's hackles are raised by that, but he covers for it perfectly. ]

[ He chuckles though. (Maybe the sound will do Choco some good but that's not the reason, though it is part of why he doesn't stifle the impulse.) ]

I can live with weird.

It's probably partly the shadows. Like calls to like. But I'm not made of shadows unless I use my magic, as you appear to be if I'm not mistaken.