[there's a likely, non-zero chance that the cat looked at the both of them and determined that two disasters working together were better than one. his eyes catch sight of Pod, as he raises an eyebrow (hard to see with the miles of fringe covering his face like unruly weeds) and attempts to analyze it back.

it's a floating machine?

that's different.]

Yeah. Apparently it's been terrorizing the people in town. A few fisherman families are having trouble because of it, and if they lose their jobs, they won't be able to feed their families.

[but, he might have an idea.]

That thing you have with you. It almost looks like fishing lure.

[LOUIS, NO...]