Steven can't even help it - as soon as a cat appears he'll gasp and greet them with a friendly "hello" before trying to give them a pet. Then they just talk to him, however, which is sort of surprising.

"Oh! You're a talking cat! Sorry." He considers the actual question. "I think you can go back to work whenever you want."

The law probably can't force you to be given breaks from hundreds of universes away.