Alyxander kept himself from chuckling a bit at the neko girl. Not to make fun of her, as it might seem, but more that he thought it was cute. It reminded him of how he used to talk when he was younger, before his parents taught him to read and write. He learned as he grew, though often in secret, pretending not to be so literate around his former mistress and master. No good would have come from it. He did chuckle at the explanation he got of skating; even after all of the years he'd been a slave, always stuck in his room, he at least knew things from before about the outside world. "I know what skating is. I have seen other people skate. I believe, where I was quite young, I had once tried; though yes, I fell over and over again. But how can you learn without messing up a time or two?" He gave a happy smile, sitting back in his seat a bit. His gaze returned back to Kate. "You'd think I had been but a child when I was taken, if everyone thinks I know nothing of this." It was just a little joke, he was playing around. They were just being nice, they had assumed he wouldn't know. His attention turned back to those whom had spoke to him, and he gave a very courteous smile. "But thank you, for explaining that. I do appreciate the effort to help me fit in. Trust me, I shall need as much help as I can get in other matters."