Days 26-27

[absentconstellation]

WHO: The Cat and some peasants
WHAT: A bit of chatter
WHEN: Days 26 and 27
WHERE: The airfield
WARNINGS: N/A

The Cat continues to the airfield despite Taissa and Chloe's departure, and spends the days meticulously looking over (and rubbing his scent onto) the whole area. Anyone he encounters during this process he observes with wide purple eyes. Whether to speak or not is always a decision that takes some thought, and it's best to determine how a human will respond first before making them question their own sanity.

Comments

[cuteandquarky]

Given some time and the lack of things like running away or meowing, Jade's dog instincts are able to calm down and let her human brain take over a little. The growling slowly tapers off... but she still looks comically suspicious of the cat.

"...Are you a wild kitty, or are you someone's pet?" She's not really expecting an answer, but she's gotten into the habit of thinking out loud.

[absentconstellation]

What an odd girl. He can smell just the slightest whiff of Beast People on her, but not enough to be certain of its meaning. Either way she isn't something that he's seen before. Is she mortal?

"I am no one's pet," he answers after a moment's thought. He can't be any more disconcerting to her than she is to him.

[cuteandquarky]

Did that cat just... talk?

Cats can talk here?

...Oh god, does that mean that she had just been growling at a sentient creature? Mortifying.

"Um." Jade plucks at the ends of her sleeves, clearly embarrassed. "I did not know you could talk! I'm so sorry, Mr. Cat. Or Mr. Whatever-your-name-is. I did not mean to imply that you had to be somebody's pet. Or growl at you."

[absentconstellation]

"I was not offended," he reassures her, sounding as calm as he looks. He usually is someone's pet, though the relationship isn't ever what it sounds like.

He tilts his head curiously.

"Have you never heard the talk of other creatures?" Even if most animals ignore what's said by different species, they're all aware that they do talk.