[ Makoto's emotional susceptibility to young, impressionable children and felines alike is a mortal weakness. While her presence alone doesn't curb his anxiety in the matter, he is a good deal more relieved when she assents, squatting down so that they're momentarily at resting eye-level. She's really tiny, too?! What the heck. ]

Oh, I'm Makoto! Thank you for accepting my request.

[ Nonchalantly rising to his full height, he pats her head with decided warmth, like he wouldn't be disinclined to hold her hand walking inside if she reached out to snatch it mid-air. ]

Since you're an expert and this is my first time heading in, maybe you can show me the best path to take?