Cat wound himself around Helen's legs some more before padding over and leaping onto Coraline's lap as she sat down. Waiting for him to run around in a circle before curling up comfortably on her lap.

"Fusspuss," Coraline muttered, scratching Cat's ears before pouring Helen a cup. "That's okay, I really like having tea with you. My dad... my real dad always said when I got older he'd take me to the Ritz with mum and we'd have tea. This is sort of like that except with less fancy cakes."