"Careful... Careful," Yondu emphasizes, holding up his hands when the flerken chooses to wander over to her and do its damndest to be adorable. Yondu sees you, villain!

"That ain't a cat. It's a Flerkin. Now, I reckon not all o' these are your standard Terran felines. I don't know much about those anyway. But that'n? Surely ain't. Look real close at its tongue when its lickin' itself an' you might start seein' what I mean."

He's managed to lean back in his chair a little during this entire warning spiel.