"Mew?"
"You poor kitty! You must be freezing!"
"You've got more sense than that silly Doomsday, don't you, Yardbird? You are far and away the most intelligent kitty."
"Mew!"
Only the knowledge that it'd make him seem petty prevents Rich from calling a hit on that Laika girl. The fact that she's Arden's cousin and Candy's niece isn't much of a deterrent - they need never know he was responsible.
"You're very solid. Gestating fine kittens for us, are you?"
"Prrr."
"Winter's getting me down, old woman. Let's go out on the town!"