Fourth Song ★ Dictated/Action

[catsong]

...what do you do about baby hiccups? Shui's been doing it for over an hour, now...

[Catboy hasn't been around much lately, both due to sudden kitten and the fact that he was mortified at his earlier nipped-up behavior.

Today, however, he's finally venturing out among the residents again, looking for a cure for his little one. The kitten was named after Konoe's father, and had Konoe's colors - only inverted. Brown ears and a tail, tipped in white.

...and the tail was not crooked, which was a relief.]

Comments

[cantacquityou]

Hiccups for over an hour? That's rather unusual... I take it you've offered the traditional methods of quelling hiccups?

[catsong]

I've tried, but Shui's just a kitten and I don't want to hurt him...

[cantacquityou]

...





...A kitten.

[catsong]

Ah... I mean a baby.

[cantacquityou]

...Right.


Well, then, I certainly wouldn't think that a drink of water would hurt your...baby.

[catsong]

In the bottle, then?

[cantacquityou]

I don't see why not.



Were you actually given a kitten?

[catsong]

Yes, but not the four-legged kind. My people call ourselves cats.

[cantacquityou]

...and why is that?

[catsong]

We're ribika... we.. um... I guess I could say we look like you Hu Mans, only we have cat features? Our goddess is a cat, and her husband looks like one of you.

[cantacquityou]

[He blinks. Isn't that a half-step away from some sort of Divine Bestiality?]


Count me curious...

[catsong]

[Pretty much.]

It seems surprising to a lot of people... um... it's weird for me to see so many Hu Mans, too.

[cantacquityou]

As opposed to where you come from?

[catsong]

Yes... there are none where I come from.

[cantacquityou]

...I take it there are no actual 'cats,' either...?


...Of the four-legged kind, I mean.

[catsong]

No... just in old scriptures and such, because of our goddess.

[cantacquityou]

...I take it you're just as surprised to see as many of them here as you are humans.

[catsong]

Yes. It's like being in a story.

[cantacquityou]

I don't mean to be rude, but...may I see this, 'kitten'?

[catsong]

I don't know... I-I mean, I don't know you.

[That was too rude.]

...maybe in the kitchen?

[That was a nice, neutral place.]

[cantacquityou]

[He chuckled... he definitely was not opposed to being cautious.]


Of course.

[catsong]

[Konoe had learned the hard way to be careful in Paradisa... and with a little one, he had a bit of tiger mom going on.]

Alright... we'll be there.

[cantacquityou]

[When you arrive, you'll see a silver-haired man in a red suit and white cravat, seated with his tiny daughter with equally silver hair, silver eyes, and...a tiny, white cravat.]

[catsong]

[Konoe arrives with Shui in his arms, the tiny kitten still hiccuping a little and making small, unhappy mewls. Konoe has had a hard time keeping him fed... Shui hadn't even opened his eyes yet.]

Ah... hello.

[If this was the man he was supposed to meet, Konoe felt a little bit more at ease - the man had his own child to care for. The clothing style is a bit odd, but Hu Mans were odd in general.]

[cantacquityou]

[He blinked. Dead goodness, he wasn't kidding.]


...Good afternoon, sir.