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 Posted: Thu May 12, 2016 11:26 am
Ginger paws found themselves sauntering down one of the many sidewalks that Destiny City had to offer. While he and Rob had been in the city for a little over a week, his human had yet to arrange for the TV human to come out and install whatever it was he needed to install to get the television up and running.
It was a travesty, really. Almost animal cruelty, leaving a poor cat to fend for himself with an empty fridge and a non-working television set. Had Rob the tools, Bob might have even attempted to fix the darn thing himself, but neither he nor his human had the means to adjust the electronic wonder.
So, with much angst and great despair, Bob now wandered the streets - maybe if he got lucky, there'd be some sort of electronics store nearby where he could manipulate and catch the last few minutes of Maury.
kuropeco I put R down but if you wanted it to turn into a B, it wouldn't B hard - just lemme know which way you want to roll!
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Posted: Thu May 12, 2016 4:29 pm
It felt...
Normal.
Which, ironically, was rather strange. It should have felt peculiar to be wearing a different identity, to be a part of something much larger than himself, to be given magic and told to use it for the good of mankind. It should have felt completely foreign, and yet...
...and yet it didn't. Not at all.
Booted feet tapped the pavement as Hermes made his way down the walkway. A light breeze had kicked up, but the temperature was rather higher lately, the spring chills ebbing into the warmth of early summer. It was darker out, fading twilight meaning that the sun was mostly beneath the horizon and the shadows were stretching longer as darkness crept over Destiny City.
Still, Hermes in his white uniform stood out. And so did the rather enormous orange cat that crossed his path a second after he'd rounded a corner, blue eyes landing on the beast, expression a mixture of calm curiosity and mild distaste.
He made to sidestep the creature, shifting on the sidewalk.
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Posted: Thu May 12, 2016 7:15 pm
The senshi was upon him faster than Bob could even realize that one was walking down the street. Man, was he really that much out of the game? What happened to being able to sense one of these dressed up brats from a mile away, knowing when there was danger around every corner and--
The senshi snubbed him.
That overdressed bigwig walked right by him, didn't even give him the time of day. Which, any other point of his stay in Destiny City, he might not have minded but Bob was having withdrawals from his trashy television and that happened to make Bob slightly tense to every other little detail going on.
Then again...running into a fella with powers might not be such a terrible thing. Chaos or Order, this dude was someone he could at least talk to.
"Hey, Fancypants." He called after the senshi, paws now directing themselves in the Sailor scout's direction, "Aren't you even gonna say excuse me? Or are we cats not good enough for your kind anymore?"
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Posted: Thu May 12, 2016 8:32 pm
The cat was - well, he supposed it was a cat, it certainly looked like a cat. Or the cat that had eaten another cat. Whatever the case, Hermes was not animal person any more than he was a scientific one, much preferring to keep to the arts for his pleasures.
He'd taken all of two steps around the orange thing (which bore a remarkable resemblance to some sort of wildlife creature) - when he heard the voice. Hermes' steps slowed until he'd come to a stop, pale blond hair edging against the back of his neck.
For a moment, he just stood there, not facing back; but then he pivoted slowly, expression muted, as he turned around, eyes falling on the cat.
"I beg your pardon?"
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Posted: Thu May 12, 2016 8:53 pm
"Naw, you don't have to beg, consider your pardon granted."
A few steps forward and he had caught up with Blondie, who didn't seem particularly happy at being addressed by anyone else, regardless if they walked on two or four paws. In fact, he looked downright snooty, the ambience of Order tingling his nose like a bad odor. Go figure that he'd run into an Order twit first but hey - even Blondie here had to watch TV at some point, right?
Nudging against the man's leg (and if luck would have it, maybe he'd impart some fur along with it), he gave a short pause, then an order. "Walk with me, kid. Act like you're talking on one of those Bluetooth things, else folks will think you're extra nutty, talking to a cat on top of dressing like that."
Without pause, he began a leisurely stroll, beckoning the other to keep up with him.
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2016 7:14 am
"A figure of speech," said Hermes automatically, though he was regarding the cat with a mixture of curiosity and wariness. Nothing was particularly surprising anymore, but it seemed positively ludicrous that an animal should have a voice outside of their usual incomprehensible meowing and barking.
He carefully and deliberately took a step back as the cat bumped his leg, a flicker of annoyance appearing in Hermes' eyes; it passed quickly, replaced by a sense of calm and a raised eyebrow. The audacity of the cat was...well, unexpected, he supposed.
"You certainly have it all figured out, don't you?" said Hermes, as he fell into step beside the creature. "What, exactly, may I ask, are you?"
He wasn't going to negate the kid comment; there seemed to be no purpose in arguing that he was a grown man, and somehow Hermes thought it rather pointless, something equivalent to arguing about why it rained or why the sky was blue.
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2016 7:28 am
"A real friendly one, aren't you."
The words came out more of a statement than a question, the Guardian smirking as he uttered it. Leave it to Blondie to end up acting just as pompous as he was dressed. Then again, it didn't matter the city - all of these sailor scouts were the same old song and dance. Some took the job seriously, others turned it into a joke. No matter how they behaved, it always inevitably ended up in one big giant mess of things. But that was neither here nor there. No, he needed to get back to the original purpose of flagging down Blondie.
"If you want to get technical, I'm a cat. Felis catus. Meow meow, hiss hiss, all of that good stuff." One paw dodged a wad of chewing gum that had found its home in the middle of the sidewalk square, his tail mindful to pick itself up and miss the sticky substance as well. "But I'm pretty sure that smart noggin' of yours already figured that one out."
It wouldn't be for several yards more that Bob spoke again, the ginger tom choosing his words as wisely as he cared to. Glancing up, he gave the young man an almost quizzical expression. "Are you telling me that you don't even have a Guardian? Did you just...find a pen laying around or something?"
[color=white]x[/color]kuropeco
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Posted: Sat May 14, 2016 7:48 am
"I don't believe in offering friendship upon first glance," said Hermes airily, a strand of pale hair falling across his face. "It seems rather pointless. There are people who are worth extending that hand to, and there are people that are not."
The fact that he hardly knew anyone outside of his orchestra was beside the point. Hermes cast a sideways look at the creature again, arching a golden brow. "Yes, I'd quite figured that out myself, funny enough," he said, with the faintest touch of dryness to his voice. "The tail rather gave it away."
The silence stretched between them, though Hermes made no indication to change that. He wasn't quite sure why the creature had decided to latch itself onto him in the first place, wary of its motivations, and he kept quiet, waiting for the other shoe to drop.
The arched brow remained arched. "I was given the pen, and saw a cat, but it didn't really speak to me," said Hermes. The truth of the matter was that it had, actually, but he hadn't really thought much of it, believing the voice to be a whisper in his own mind at the time, rather than the cat actually speaking.
That, and there had been too much going on for him to sit down and think of things.
"I was more concerned about becoming Hermes than felis catus making an appearance," he added.
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Posted: Sat May 14, 2016 5:43 pm
At the mention of his tail, the furry appendage flicked itself, still waving gently about as they walked and only occasionally bumping against the human's fancy looking britches. Even if only a few orange strands made it onto the fabric, it would be worth it.
"Hermes, huh?" Green eyes moved up to try to catch the attention of the human's baby blues as the tiny Mauvian brain continued to quickly calculate his approach. "No wonder the cat didn't talk to you - probably got too scared when he realized who you were and ran off."
Finding it hard to suppress a smirk, the feline chose to turn his head away instead, focusing on the rather dull looking sign in a window several yards ahead of them. Dull colors, dull font, dull attempt at pulling in customers.
"It's probably gonna be hard for you to find one to upgrade you. Shame, really, considering your status among the senshi back during the Silver Millennium."
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Posted: Fri May 27, 2016 8:13 pm
He wasn't sure how he felt about getting cat hair on his uniform, but Hermes took no notice of it except for a faint flicker of his eyes down and then up again just as fast. He continued walking, a light breeze sifting through the air, brushing stray strands of blond across his forehead.
"It's of no matter to me whether a cat is afraid of me," said Hermes unconcernedly. "Cats are just cats, and you're no different, even if you do speak aloud."
But something the creature said had stuck to him. He slowed his steps, then stopped and turned to look at the cat, brows drawing together.
"What do you mean, my 'status among the senshi back during the Silver Millennium?' What status?"
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Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 2:06 pm
He noted the senshi's halt, but the orange Guardian continued his casual trot, one paw moving after the other as he did his very best to hide his smug giddiness at catching the snob's attention.
"Oh, I guess it makes sense that no one has explained it to you yet..."
He drew his words along slowly, almost as slowly as his gait as his tail sailed in one direction, then the other. He had a feeling his little fish had been hooked, but it would take a master fisherman to reel this particular guppy in.
"I mean, think about it, kid. Hermes. Hermes. What does the name alone entail? You seem like a smart guy, I'm sure you've read your history books..."
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 10:02 am
His blue eyes stared down at the rangy beast, a look of mingled curiosity and suspicion on Hermes' face. As much as he wanted to simply walk away from the creature, there was at least some merit to what it was saying...sort of.
Maybe. He'd never heard of anything otherwise - but then again, he had hardly heard of anything at all with his new powered identity as it was.
"I'm well versed in mythology, yes," said Hermes, in a tone of voice that suggested this was an obvious thing. "But you make little sense. What sort of influence would I have upon this world? I've only just woken up, regardless of whatever name I have."
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 8:13 am
"Sure, you woke up now, but what about in your past life?"
A furry eyebrow rose, a gleam in his green eye as he tossed a glance back at Blondie, who was definitely nibbling at the bait he'd set out. Hell, this was getting to be even more amusing than the Maury episode he was probably missing out on.
Turning around, he skimmed his surroundings before taking a leap onto a neighboring garbage receptacle. The green lid made an echoing thud as the heavy cat landed on top of it and the container tipped to the side for a brief moment before stilling. Sitting atop the lid, he was now at least on level with the senshi's chest instead of trying to crane his neck upwards to stare at the pompous little hooligan.
"You didn't think the cosmos just woke up one day and decided that you were Hermes, right? This is your heritage, kid. Your destiny - repeated."
One paw rose and he licked it absentmindedly, his gaze nonchalantly moving between the senshi and his own fur. "But you already knew all of that, I'm sure."
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 8:47 pm
Hermes did not understand the cat's implication, his brows furrowing.
"My past life? Is there such a thing? I was not told of a past life - " Not that he had been told anything, because there really had been no one to actually explain things to him. He tucked a stray lock of blond hair behind one ear and gave the cat a narrow-eyed look.
He made no move to actually stop the trash container from falling over, even though it didn't. Hermes would have just let it fall; cats always landed on their feet, anyway, and he didn't want to touch the receptacle and so no need to. Besides, he was too busy trying to figure out what the creature was saying.
"My - destiny - what a ridiculous thing," said Hermes, frowning. "There is no destiny. That's absurd."
But the expression on his face didn't quite indicate that he believed that.
"Tell me more of this past life you speak of," Hermes instructed.
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Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 6:00 pm
His licking stopped, green eyes narrowing as he studied a single, perfectly manicured claw. He turned his paw over, continuing his inspection with scrutiny while remaining silent in response to the senshi's questioning.
Finally, he coughed, clearing his throat.
"You snub me and expect me to give you answers, little senshi?"
His paw dropped, claws digging into the green plastic of the lid. Curls of shredded plastic began to grow under his ginger paws with every stroke, only to be casually brushed off the side of the bin.
"I'll tell you what you want to hear..." He finally said, drawing the words out. "But only after you give me what I want."
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