A big puppy. He really is. [ He chuckles at that. It's fond. Warm, in a way he can't really manage otherwise. ] He'd fuss over us, you know, when any of us were hurt. It was sweet.

[ He gives it some thought. ]

Let him be if he's just minding his own business? In that case, it's probably him. If he's bothering you or causing trouble, that's more of me.

[ It sounds so weird. Language isn't really built for communicating the experience of being two separate people at once ]