[That gets a huff out of the Manticore, his tail whipping around a little more as Rosso pets it. Carefully, it would be very un-sexy of him to accidentally slap that stinger into his leg and paralyze his boyfriend for the rest of the evening.]

That's what I'm here for, yeah? I gotta keep you on your toes.

[He leans over a little, lightly bonking his furry head against the side of Rosso's.]

Damn straight. You go anywhere and it'll be me who's kickin your ass.