[That actually gets Fuyuhiko to stop for a moment. He chuckles, taking a hand out of his pocket and mussing Mabel's hair/feathers with it.]

I know you are. [Aaaaaand back to walking. They still aren't going anywhere shady at all. Just walking through the shopping district.] But even so, that's not how I operate. Bringing honest people like you into my work just doesn't sit well with me. And that's that.

[So no more talking about this, dammit! Why do you think he brought up the bells in the first place? He was trying to change the subject!!]

That's kinda how it works with the animal monsters though. Surely there's other stuff you like or dislike now that you're part bird, right? Other changes affecting your mind instead of your body.