[ They're about to insist he pet it because they are a stubborn one-track-minded child when they get an idea into their head, but something else he says catches their attention.

...Okay, they can. Do this. They think. They don't know if he knows sign language, and it's too far off the ground to write, so...

They trace the letter 'm' in the air, several times, with a hand. Then they tilt their head the other way, gesturing to him once more.

They're trying to ask what a motorcycle is but they have no idea if this is getting across.]