Wh- no, I ain't tryin' to tell you to "feel more shit". Just tellin' you what cute's like!
Trust me, I would be the last person in the world to say somethin' like that to ya.

[His hand goes to their shoulder as he says as much, just a firm-but-gentle little reassurance.]

But, uh... you like dogs, then.
Wanna see some cats next? Or hamsters?
They got them fat li'l lizards here, too. Geckoes. Weird, sticky-fingered li'l fuckers.