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High-functioning Marshmallow
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 Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 2:38 pm
Mao and Catrina had idly been chatting together, waiting for the festival to begin – well, chatting between those two could only mean Mao was trying to prove to Catrina how she couldn't possibly be a cat and Catrina trying to search his pockets for a dead mouse or two, because he sure smelled like he had something like that on him! When, randomly, they both turned and looked in the pot's direction. A mutual thought crossed both of their minds – Was that..? – and then, with one last shared look in good bye, they both scurried off. One headed behind the large pot, amusement in their gait, as Catrina crouched beside Mei and smiled widely at her. “Meyaw~?” She scooted closer to the girl and sent a quick glance around them, lowering her voice as she went on, “What are we hunting, mau?” Because that was the only reason she could think of for someone to suddenly hide like that! She remembered meeting Mei once before, but the girl hadn't struck her as a very good pal, if only because she hadn't treated her as a proper kitty.. But, now she saw that that was probably because Mei was a kitty herself! Ah, of course, cats didn't pet other cats! She felt stupid for not noticing before – just look at her~! She was totally kitten material~ Although, she was bigger than Catrina.. Maybe she was the kitten here?
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Mao, on the other hand, had completely missed Mei's presence again, like he had in the last festival they both ended up together in. But, at least this time it wasn't completely due to Mei's astounding hiding ability or Mao just not caring enough to look – it was more so because Mao had caught sight of Noelle. He didn't know the girl very well.. or he didn't really care enough to remember if he did, he just knew the basics on her. For one, she was blind, which made her an automatic failure in all things life-related and an easy target. Secondly.. “What is that?” He drawled as he came to the table the blond had set her potted daisy at. He raised an eyebrow at the crinkled up thing and then looked back to the blind girl in disgust, although she couldn't see it. “Is this your flower? It looks like it should never have survived being a seedling.” He paused and looked at Noelle, “I suppose you two match, in that case.” Ah, Mao, he was so good at socializing!
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Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 8:28 pm
n o e l l e ~ ♥xxxxx Noelle turned around upon hearing a bold voice from behind. The assumed male spat out some rude comments towards her, insulting her daisy and herself. The blonde frowned. "Yeah, th-this is my flower." They matched? What did that mean? What did Noelle have anything in common with a flower? She didn't understand the insult to herself, but no one would be mean to her flower! Quick, Noelle, think of something mean to say back! Well, she's not really a mean person, so... just hurt his feelings enough to make him go away. "Well, you smell bad." She waved her hand in front of her face and stuck out her tongue. Smelled like an asian herb store, he did. Not that she'd ever had much experience with them. She had gone in one in chinatown once... then ran out wishing she never went in. Being blind, her other senses,, mostly her hearing and sense of smell, grew stronger.
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High-functioning Marshmallow
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 3:26 am
..He smelled bad? Ah, it must have been the dog, tiger, and cat milk bath he had taken that morning to.. well, he wasn't sure what it would do. He had simply reached for the wrong container of shampoo that morning – but, he thought for sure he had washed it out! And, if not soap covering it, then the recipes he was trying in his study should have been more than enough to overpower it.. He knew that all those herbs couldn't smell bad to anyone! They always made him feel right at home when he smelled them and no one before this girl had even made a comment.. “I don't think that could be true. But, I suppose you're blind.. and judging by your face, possibly part bloodhound as well.” Like he cared what someone with a better nose smelled on him! Or what someone in general said about him, for that matter. He did have to take into account that, though she didn't know whether she was pretty or not.. She also didn't know what the hell a bloodhound would look like, so, he said, “..That means you're ugly. And so is your daisy. You both are hideous–” He was about to include that neither of them should be born and were both destined to die alone and unloved, but someone cut in before he could.
“Indeed! You are a horrible failure at everything! Ah, for such a flaw to be in my sight~!” ...Yeeaah, it was Gaston. He had came walking by to tell Mao his vegetable was in the contest, when he saw what they were saying. He only wished Reinbech was here to agree with him and continue in mocking the blind girl!
“Ah, I do not believe that would be completely correct, sir, as..” Another intruder! My, wasn't this area popular~? ..Or it could just be that there wasn't many other places to converse at in the festival that year. Romane had walked by during her round of the area and overheard, intending to come in and defend the civilian.. But, as soon as she saw that it was Noelle and not Ethan, she frowned. “..I apologize, they are correct. You are viable only through the aid of others, I do not see how you would be capable–”
“I do.” ..Yes, it was another intruder. ..Well, people were like flies when it came to random gatherings like that! Benedictus had been enjoying the company of the surrounding flowers when he heard the discussion taking place, making him turn and slowly locate the group. When he reached there, he apologetically broke into the officer's soon-to-be lecture with his cane sticking straight up in the air to get their attention. ..Probably not a smart move as he wasn't sure where he should lower it that wouldn't hit someone. He was actually surprised he didn't hit anyone when he raised it in the first place, to be honest.. Oh, well.
“See, that is.” He paused and chuckled, “Actually, I don't at all. But, I am listening and I do think you all are being unnecessarily harsh. There's too little time to waste our breath on such things as criticism or hate or anger – we should be feeling the love! Rejoicing! Hugging!” He spread his arms and smiled in only a way that someone on drugs could. ..The only issue was that he wasn't on any sort of drug. Yep, this was just Benedictus being.. Benedictus. “We should all join in a group hug and forget all of this.” Now, he just waited for everyone to come around and hug him~! ..Which wasn't going to happen because, A) none of the people there were willing to hug a possibly high man and B) none of those people, outside of Noelle, was left. The moment Benedictus had started to talk, they all decided to leave the blind people alone to be blind and do blind board games or.. whatever blind people did for entertainment. Gaston and Mao didn't have a clue.
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 10:07 am
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High-functioning Marshmallow
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 4:34 pm
...That was a weird reaction. Catrina gave a look of interest as Mei seemed to lose all the color in her face for a moment. Any good cat should be able to hear Catrina coming from a few feet away! ..Maybe Mei really was a kitten? Just a big kitten..? Well, Catrina had always figured she was pretty small for the old cat that she was, she supposed it was possible that Mei was actually younger than her. Ah, there we are! Mei's expression had turned back to normal and all the blood came back~! Catrina smiled in an encouraging fashion to let the kitten know that, really, the last thing on Catrina's mind was to harm a fellow feline! She loved cats too much to do such a thing! Puppies, on the other hand.. “Meyaw?!” She hissed out in surprise before slapping a paw over her mouth to muffle any lingering sound on her throat. Dog?! They were hiding from a dog?! She didn't smell a dog or even see one! Where could he be?! She twisted her head this way and that to try and spot said canine, sniffing the air as though she could honestly pick up on the scent of one if she tried hard enough. But, knowing this was a Murrow, anything was possible. She didn't come up with anything, though, so she could only return her eyes to Mei in confusion. “..Where did you see the dog, mau? I can't find it!” If they were hiding, she had to know where it was! She could already feel the hair on her neck stand on end at just the thought of some ninja dog sneaking around~!!
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:55 pm
n o e l l e ~ ♥xxxxx Noelle frowned. People should stop being so mean to her! It was not nice to make fun of a blind person. She sulked her head. She supposed she was used to it. She was running out of comebacks to retort back. Yeah, she only really had one comeback ready for a certain time. Gaaah, more people? This was only getting worse and worse for Noelle. She was usually a crybaby but in this case she tried to remain strong. Was... that the mayor telling her she was a useless pile of-
Hugs! Noelle quickly hugged the man who had come to defend her... if it could be called defending anyway... He... he did ask for a hug, right? "M-make them go away." Noelle said quietly, into his shoulder or however tall she was compared to Benedictus. He seemed a little out of it, who resorted to hugging and loving each other as a first option? Noelle didn't even stop to think this man could be high, or a rapist or something. What were those, anyways? All she knew was she was being made fun of and this man made it stop.
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 1:52 pm
Oh! She had bought it! Mei resisted the urge to sigh once more, it would make her seem suspicious. Even though now Catrina was technically an accomplice, she couldn't trust her to not blow their cover just yet... Yeah, she sounded stupid, taking this so seriously, but avoiding Mao was a possible life or death situation! Well, not really. But she had been doing a good job hiding so far, and she didn't want to ruin her good streak. Still, it wouldn't do much good if the girl didn't know who they were hiding from... So she glanced over the side of the pot and pointed to Mao. "Uhm, that person there. He's, err, really a dog in disguise. He likes to trick cats by looking like a normal person... (or something...)" she explained to Catrina seriously. This was really going against all she usually went by (She was lying! Lying! To a child! For no apparent reason!) but she could deal with the guilt later. She just hoped that Catrina was gullible.
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:46 pm
..Well, this was starting to get awkward.. Benedictus's lips were slowly screwing into a frown as he continued to hold his arms spread out and waited for someone to come and embrace him as he had asked. But.. he didn't hear anyone coming to him.. Ah, this was going to become tiresome if no one hugged him! What did people have against hugs, hm?! He thought they were comforting and a wonderful way to show love, but here he was, with a bunch of shy – oh.. Oh, that must be it. They were all shy. He smiled softly again and started to speak, “There's no need to be shhhh...” Just like that, his sentence drifted off into nothing as a thin pair of arms wrapped around his waste and squeezed him.
His brows raised as he worked through the surprise there – well, not like he didn't think anyone would give him a hug, but.. he didn't remember a young girl being in the group! He had heard a woman, two men, and.. oh. Were they picking on some little girl? Ah, such horrible people..! ..No, no, he couldn't judge, they probably had their reasons! For now, he had to hug the girl back. “..I think..” He said after a second or two of reveling in the youth's good energy, which was basically snuggling her like one would a puppy, “..they left..” But did that mean letting go of the girl~? Nope. It meant hugging her some more and being happy to be alive to experience the social connection~
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Catrina was on full-out panic mode! She didn't know that there were dogs that could do that! What if.. What if her brother was one?! She didn't know! Oh, Felidae, she had no idea! She fretfully poked her head around the pot as Mei directed her attention to the offending man, her eyes going between narrowing and widening as she tried to figure out what was the best reaction for this. Should she be angry at the man for deceiving everyone or go hide with Mei somewhere before he tried to attack them? Ah, but Catrina wasn't a coward! She just needed to get more forces.. Forces of fellow cats and attack the dog's hide out.. ..But, not now. She had to hide out for now because no way could she take on a big dog like that! She crinkled her nose as she studied Mao, the man talking with the mayor idly, likely trying to insult him with Gaston not understanding or comprehending any of the phrases said. “He's ugly.” She pointed out to Mei maliciously as she sunk back behind the pot and looked at the kitten, “..Are we the only one's who know?” She had to ask! Maybe Mei had already started to form an army without Catrina knowing? Hopefully..
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High-functioning Marshmallow
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 12:49 pm
Really, how gullible was this girl? Not only had Catrina accepted what Mei had said, but she seemed to really believe it! Mei felt a small pang of guilt. What if she started something bad? She didn't mean for the girl to actually take what she said as true, she just didn't want her to blow her cover. She should just tell her the truth. Maybe then she'd still have a chance. She just needed to tell Catrina the truth before the lying got more out of hand... And then they could return to what they were doing, right? "Uh, no. No one else knows. It's a secret. That's why I'm hiding." Dammit, Mei. You couldn't even summon the courage to be honest to a kid. No wonder you were hiding! How shameless. You're lucky your mother can't see you right now.
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:17 pm
No one else KNEW?! Ah! Catrina was close to biting her nails, but she had worked so hard on keeping them strong and pointy that she couldn't do such a thing! No, no, she would have to just sit there and pretend not to be afraid for the kitten's sake! She was the only adult cat that knew right then which made her Mei's sole protector! She looked to Mei and snuggled closer to her because, for one, she knew that made her feel better and, two, she.. knew that made her feel better. Well, all in all, it should comfort both of them in this horrible situation. “Mau, merow miyav.” She said consolingly to the other with a pat to her knee, rubbing her forehead into Mei's arm. Now, Mei probably didn't speak cat or.. whatever language Catrina was speaking in, but if she did she would know that Catrina was informing her that they would soon start an army to combat the evil dog empire. Knowing Catrina, this was probably more possible than one would believe. She was pretty friendly with every stray cat in the town, big cats included.. And now she had Mei! “..Mjau, we need to get you a uniform~” She told her with a frown up at her attire. She couldn't be a proper cat and not show it with pride!
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High-functioning Marshmallow
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 4:39 pm
Mei tried not to show her confusion on her face when Catrina started meowing -- she knew it would probably turn around to bite her. Catrina seemed to think they were in the same group (she had said 'we' several times) and she didn't want to sabotage all of her work so hard because she was easily confused. She didn't realize she was trying to say something, in cat, so she was less successful in maintaining a poker face when Catrina switched to English. "...A... uh... uniform?" Mei questioned weakly, looking at the little girl blankly. "Uhm, like... a mascot uniform...? Why was that her first thought? God knows. "But, uhm, you'll... keep quiet about it, right?" Since Catrina started meowing and talking about uniforms, she was nervous. And her legs were getting tired from crouching, but there was no way she was going to sit on the floor.
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Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 5:17 pm
Catrina nodded in response to Mei, though there wasn't any need to repeat what she had to say.. Oh, well, Catrina didn't mind unnecessarily long talk – she lived with Neil. Enough said. “..Mascot, mjau?” ..What did that have to do with anything? Catrina gave her a confused look as she tried to figure out just what Mei was trying to get at. This wasn't the time to think about advertisement by use of a cute, oversized person in a catsuit! This was war and war meant uniforms! Mei was just going to be the first of many in their army! Yes! Catrina could see it now! Military command was her destiny! “Yes, merow – our mission is a secret to anyone outside of us.” By us, she meant every hiding cat in Nirvani. She did find it weird that Catrina was the only cat trapped in a human body in all of the island.. A hidden dog suppressing them into hiding was the most logical explanation! Ah, she bet that Crimson was a part of it as well! Vets were always up to no good. “Mau miyav merow mau, mau!” Catrina gave her a look of complete seriousness as she said that firmly, pausing to make sure the woman had that down. “I expect it done by tomorrow sundown! Miyav!” She announced as she stood up and ran from their hiding spot back into town to get everything started! She trusted Mei to follow her orders to the dot by the time she saw her next.
~Exit Catrina!~ (( Harvest Festival is officially closed! Anything that someone wants to continue/finish up can be done at Town Square. ))
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High-functioning Marshmallow
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