She did mean an animal bat, but she knew he meant the weapon bat. Dolce still has no excuse for this next pun. "Shouldn't you be wearing stripes then?" An extremely esoteric meta pun that no one but Pico would get, and even Pico would cringe at? Yes, perfect. All during the battle, because there is no time better ever.

Dolce takes his hands readily, actually surprised that he could see ghosts. Even more by: "How did you stop? Pico only seems to be about six, but she's actually 1200. It's rude to ask a lady's age, even of ghosts though." Irrelevant until she finds the little hellion poltergeist, but usually talking about her is a good way to lure Pico out of hiding.