[ shoot, she's sharper than he initially thought. of course that wouldn't fly for a second.

surreptitiously unlocking the case, he keeps his eyes stubbornly trained on the goods, uneasily shifting his weight back and forth from foot to foot in a desperate bid to keep the feline swishing between his legs from venturing out into the open. hopefully its tail isn't swishing out in plain sight, he can't risk staring down at his feet right now. ]

Oh, no, that wasn't — ... a cat, you said? No, not at all. I've been feeling really off lately, ahem — [ COUGH, COUGH, COUGH. his voice goes blotchy as he lays his hands flat on the counter. ]

Are you sure there isn't anything you want? I'd personally recommend the chocolate bars here. If you buy two, you get the third one free.