"Oddly enough, most therianthropes go with lupine bases, not feline ones," Verity said. "It drives my mom crazy trying to figure out why."

Because in cryptozoology, the answer could be anything between 'lupine DNA is inherently more stable' to 'feline cryptids were just better at hiding.'

"Oh!" she said, stopping to clutch his arm and point. "Look! that one is practically normal!"

She wasn't entirely sure it fit with Liam's utilitarian aesthetic, but it gave her hope.