[He certainly feels like a normal kitty, and he scrunches his face up at the pokes like one, pulling away from the poking. The bell on his collar chimes, the sound scolding]

I talk like any other talks, with tongue and mouth. [Take it literally why don't you Mogget] As for what I am...I was once many a thing, but now I am simply what you see. A spirit is something I never was, however.