Maru barely registered the surprise as he took the things from the other woman to hold them. He should have been doing that in the first place but Madoka had made it seem like he shouldn't. Not that he blamed her at all. He just felt bad he hadn't been helping her to start with. They were items for them to eat after all.

He did register being called 'cute' though. Maru was starting to think she enjoyed using that word.

"Hm...?" His attention was on Madoka first, and then her friend, his Eve's words making him finally realise the other was surprised by him. "... Sorry. I'm Maru. I'm not really a cat. Mostly... sometimes... I think it would be better if I was a cat." Then he could sleep and eat snacks and never be judged for it.