He rubbed the back of his neck, "Yes...don't know when it happened, but I just realized it as we've been talking." He smiled, "Family's quite important in Italian culture, and even in Kanto, to an extent. I had many adopted 'Uncles' growing up, in addition to my real ones. Sadly, not many adopted brothers. So yes, I do."

The small smile changed to a grin, "and 'Gattino' is the word for 'kitten', my dear Ivan. Hmm, perhaps we should strive to teach each other our languages. My Russian isn't that great..."