[For a moment, Kazooie doesn't really know what to say.
Then, wordlessly, she tilts her head forward, letting her beak nudge Pao-Lin's side gently - affectionately. She may not have words for this - for any of her convoluted tangle of feelings - but she can do something.
A few quiet seconds pass this way, with Kazooie almost motionless, her eyes half-closed.
Finally:]
... We're still buddies, Pao-Lin. That's not gonna change.
[Action]
Then, wordlessly, she tilts her head forward, letting her beak nudge Pao-Lin's side gently - affectionately. She may not have words for this - for any of her convoluted tangle of feelings - but she can do something.
A few quiet seconds pass this way, with Kazooie almost motionless, her eyes half-closed.
Finally:]
... We're still buddies, Pao-Lin. That's not gonna change.