"Yeah yeah..." Scolding wasn't so big a concern for Rabbit - not when it happened so frequently within the house these last one hundred some years - but he wouldn't be attempting to purposely exacerbate the punishment either.

Shifting to sit on the ground beside the box of nestling ducklings, Rabbit hunched in close to keep a protective, watchful eye over the fluffy, delicate creatures. "If ya s-say so." It was true that the automaton didn't quite care to understand the intimate details of the woman's position in his family, but he knew he kept Bunny busy and that it was terribly important.