Brendan panted breathlessly as he tried to follow quickly after the cat. "Wait... you... STOP! .... Ah... Dammit, cat!" He stopped to lean against the handrail about halfway to the top of the stairs and looked up to see Jaden passing by him on his way down. "Oh!... Hey Jaden." he said between exhausted puffs of breath. "There's lasagne... microwave... you take... Gotta get this cat." he panted and continued warily to the top landing.