>>99507125THe premise is that nermal is supposed to be "The cutest kitten in the world". The eyelashes and voice are meant to accentuate that.
The reality though is that despite his purported cuteness, Nermal still has that very costly middleman, his personality. He's a vain, passive-aggressive, narcissistic little shit with an overblown sense of importance. He thinks he's hot snot on a silver plate. He puts down things he feels he's better than, particularly Garfield.
Of course Garfield is the only character Nermal really talks too, so no one else has any idea what a rotten little shit Nermal is.
Nermal's not particularly swift, as he never learns to just avoid Garfield and never interact with him. Because Garfield will inevitably fuck his shit up by mailing him to Abu Dhabi or flat out clobbering him halfway into next year once Nermal smarts off to nim