diff --git a/neko/update/utils b/neko/update/utils
index 2141942d6..230e51537 100644
--- a/neko/update/utils
+++ b/neko/update/utils
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ say() {
   color
 }
 
+sadsay() {
+  color 5  # magenta
+  printf '( T-T) < %s\n' "$1"
+  color
+}
+
 run() {
   color 3  # yellow
   printf '[running] $ %s\n' "$1"
diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index 285bcd44f..6e52c2649 100755
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ case "${resp}" in
     ./neko/update/docker.sh 'podman' "$@"
     ;;
   [Yy]|[Yy][Ee][Ss])
-    printf "Watch out! ${resp} is not a valid answer.\n" >&2
+    sadsay "Watch out! ${resp} is not a valid answer." >&2
     exit 1
     ;;
   *)