It kind of irked her to see the boys putting distance from her. Just because she was the only girl didn't make her any different from them. She would at least forgive Lucas. He was still a little boy, probably feeling a bit uncomfortable around girls, let alone ones far older than him he wasn't familiar with.
However, when the boy ran off (again) with his dog Boney, she took advantage of the situation to move closer to Duster.
"H-hey," he stuttered, flinching when Kumatora cuddled him.
"Aw, come on! You can't be telling me you're scared of lil' me?"