Up one side of him, down the other -- he has the stink of the kitten on him, still, inasmuch as that's a real thing. You, you silly thing, it says. I want you, and your friends, and your enemies, and people you've never met --

It sighs contentedly. Come along, it says. I know just where to put you while you wait.

After all, it wouldn't do for the kitten to have him again before it's time for Jay to play his part. Where it takes him now, no one will find him...or at least, no one who isn't meant to.