[Oh, right. The animals are meant to be for those in the hospital, not for the nerds volunteers. He glances up at the man, realizes he's bandaged-- so he's a patient-- and immediately leans back to offer him a look at little Pablito here.]

They said he's called a "leosylph?" Seems to be some kind of popular pet around here.

[He slowly gets to his feet, cradling the squirming little ball of adorable up against his chest.]

And I'm supposed to be bringing him 'round to visit you, actually.