You know what? She's so happy to see him that she'll just let that slide for now! She's not even getting flustered over it for once. Instead she just happily clings to him when he picks her up, content to bask in his presence. It really had been strange not having him there, considering she did see him during the last few missions..

"Aww.. I'm glad you at least came to say hi. I really missed you." And now he hadn't even gotten to see her adorable kitty! Her adorable.. huge.. lion kitty... Look, he's still cute all the same, okay. "It's not the same without you there on the mission."