AC: :ε the curious kitten begins her search for a home

[argoncharybdis]

Xε you know mun
:ε ~you are too easily enabled
:ε ~it is actually purrty funny!
:ε ~but i cant wait to see what happens!

:ε i just hope that wherever you take me has an ocean
:ε ~so i can release my little kittens!
:ε ~it would be purrfect!

:ε ~anyway
:ε ~you better get going!
:ε ~you have to work on that application now
:ε ~hurry! hurry! before i purrform the most deadly culling anyone has ever seen!

Comments

[geometry]

-(+hank you)
-(Bu+ rea11y)
-(You are much more accomp1ished +han I am in +he ar+)
-(As wi+h a1mos+ a11 o+hers)

[He actually looks happy for a moment there. ...And then it's gone when Nepeta asks about their friends.]

-(Um)(yes)
-(In +his p1ane of e×is+ence I know of Eridan)(Maryam)(Pyrope)(and Karka+)
-(And you)(of course)

[And then he realizes something himself.]

-(You)
-(You men+ioned some+hing abou+ your mundane +aking you +o a game)
-(Do you know any+hing abou+ said game)
-(Does i+ +ake p1ace in a)
-(+ower)

[argoncharybdis]

:ε i sure do hope i run into them soon!
:ε i miss them all terribly


[She nodded cheerfully to his last question, obviously thinking nothing of it.]

:ε yes it does!
:ε i only know a little bit about it but it sounds amazing!
:ε the tower has a whole bunch of floors and everything is different on each floor
:ε i was so excited about when she told me about it
:ε do you know anything about that place?


[Join Tower of Animus they said. It would be fun they said!]

[geometry]

-(No i+)
-(Nepe+a)
-(I)
-(1ook)
-(You need +o go back +o your mun)(a1righ+)
-(+e11 +hem +ha+ +hey need +o +ake you ou+ of +here)(righ+ now)
-(I+s nowhere)(by any s+re+ch of +he imagina+ion)(you wan+ +o be)

[He looks serious, and quite scared. Mostly scared.]

[argoncharybdis]

:ε it cant be that bad can it?
:ε equius?
:ε are you at this tower too?
:ε my mun said that we would have fun
:ε that we would meet a lot of nice people there
:ε is she lying?

[geometry]

-(She)(we11)

[Oh god, this is hard. He doesn't want to be the one to tell her, and the expression on her face makes it that much worse. But it's kind of his job to tell her, isn't it? Help her be prepared?]

-(Yes)(I +oo am in +his +ower)
-(A1ong wi+h +hose I men+ioned ear1ier)(sans Pyrope)(and inc1uding Jade S+rider and David 1a1onde)
-(You)(you wi11 mee+ peop1e)
-(And some of +hem may be nice)
-(Bu+ as a who1e)(no)
-(I+ wi11 no+ be fun)

[argoncharybdis]

:ε why wouldnt it be fun?
:ε is it a purrilous place?
:ε because i can take on any glubbin bad guy!

[geometry]

[He blanches at her sudden ferocity, but pushes on anyway.]

-(Peri1ous wou1d be a good word for i+)
-(Yes)

[argoncharybdis]

Xε the mighty kitten empurress will not be furrightened away
Xε she will face her foes will courage!

[geometry]

-(We11)(yes)(of course)
-(I+ was no+ mean+ as any sor+ of insu1+ agains+ your abi1i+ies)(of which +here are very many)
-(Bu+)(um)
-(I s+i11 wan+ +o keep you ou+ of harms way)

[argoncharybdis]

:ε you worry too much equius
:ε im pawsitive everything will be just fine!
:ε besides what can go wrong while my moirail is there?

[geometry]

-(Jus+)
-(Don+ 1e+ your guard down)

[argoncharybdis]

:ε dont you worry equius
:ε anyone glubbing enough to go against me will be in trouble!

[geometry]

-(Heh)
-(Okay)

[Of course, his variant of 'heh' sounds more like a sigh than it does a laugh, but it's a valiant effort.]

[Yeah, no, he can't stay worried with Nepeta around.]