I meow back, it would be mean not to.

What's weird is that there was one time I was looking at my infant nephew and he scrunched up his face. I thought to myself, "quick I gotta reassure him that we are friends" and slow blinked at him. I only realised that his tiny stature and overwhelming cuteness made me treat him like a cat instead of a child when apparently that was the wrong response because he let out a howl. "Ah that's right, Mouse, you smile at children and slow blink at cats" 🤣🤣