Ah, shit. She was obviously extremely embarrassed, which made Cliff feel pretty shitty about… well. Just existing in a way that made someone feel like they had to scramble to be super nice around him. Course, this cat could just be a nice person to begin with. But Cliff just wasn’t used to being helpless :(.
He stepped back, letting her do what she wanted to for the sake of not making it more awkward. He knew he’d struggle to some degree in picking up the pumpkin again, so. Instead, he opted to laugh lightly, head shaking, ”You’re totally good. Not all that at the top of my game right now.” He explained for himself. As if it wasn’t obvious!