"It's totally up to your family." Phoenix says in response the the pleading girl. "Their decision...and you'd have to promise to endure bathtime. 'Course, I'd need to get off this ship first."

It's all true, he wouldn't give an animal to a kid without parental approval, but he's not so sure why the guy is so happy to introduce him to their current kitten. What did the kid say again? Teleporting kitten. That was it.

You don't get as well-travelled as the angel without knowing there are far, far worse things than teleporting kittens around. "Sure. Whatever." He'll probably encounter the child again, but doesn't figure the guy is bestie material.