Week 2, Thursday; Akira

[sylfied]

[ It sure is a strange evening, but it's not occurring to her that something's very, very wrong just yet-- because that sure is a familiar black cat with a bow cleaning herself on the sand and making muttered remarks on how disgusting this is. ]

Celine...?

[ well, if anyone could make it here, it would be Emma's magical cat, so this doesn't seem too impossible.

Sorry, Akira. ]

Comments

[jokered]

It doesn't change what you said, though.

[...]

For a second, it really was Celine, right? [a pause.] It happened to me too earlier.

...With Morgana.

[sylfied]

... You saw your cat?

[jokered]

It was only for a second, but... yeah.

[sylfied]

... So are people seeing things, or are people just seeing cats?

[jokered]

They're seeing other things too. We're just lucky cats, I guess.

[sylfied]

I'm not really sure I'd call it lucky.

[jokered]

It was... wordplay, kind of.

[sylfied]

...

Cats.

[ she gets it. ]

[jokered]

Lucky Cats, specifically.

[not just cats, fie.]

[sylfied]

That's a thing? I've heard about some cats being unlucky, but...

[ Explain, Akira-sensei. ]

[jokered]

Lucky Cats. They're a symbol of fortune where I come from—businesses put them near the entrance of their shops. They're supposed to "beckon" money and good fortune, or something like that.

You see them all the time, they're really famous.

[sylfied]

...

I want one.

[ very slight sparkles. ]

[jokered]

[cute.]

I'd give you one if I could. [but, you know. that's kind of tough here.]

[sylfied]

It's okay. Maybe I'll try to find one when I go home.

[jokered]

I'll hope you can find one. Though I'd say a talking cat is better company.

[sylfied]

That was still a joke.

[jokered]

I'm still not convinced.

[sylfied]

And do you believe in dragons, too?

[jokered]

No, but I don't think the original assertion is impossible.

[sylfied]

... Why?

[jokered]

Hm.

[...]

Maybe because I've already seen something like that myself.

[sylfied]

You--

You've met a talking cat?

[jokered]

He swears he's not a cat, so I guess I have to say I have not met a talking cat.

[sylfied]

...

[ she gives up. ] Celine at least doesn't deny it.

[jokered]

Maybe she could give Morgana some lessons, then.

[well, there you have it.]