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iStoleYurVamps
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 Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 10:25 pm
Pollux had no idea what to make of it. Apparently, senshi and negaversers alike had been turned into cats. Rumors that some civilians had as well. Sitting at his mercenary office desk, his face was in the palms of his hands. It was a mess. Castor had already told him not to worry, that he’d be with Daphne and to be sure to stay out of sight. A royal stuck in the form of a cat was an easy target indeed. But Castor wasn’t so much Pollux’s concern as other senshi. While he’d never outright admit it, it was disturbing news.
No powers, no way to change back, it was a big mess. Pollux had gotten wind that Arachne and Foramen were alright, But other senshi, Hypnos, Scylla, Flora, not a clue. Had they been effected? Were they alright? He knew it was stupid to worry, but yet, he did. He already had one cat staying at his apartment, and that was just because she’d been cute and looked damn near pathetic. Worried as he was, he was still trying to work. Hypnos had been supposed to show up a hour ago… which only made his worry worsen.
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Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 10:30 pm
It was really quite hard to get place on time when you were stuck in the body of a kitten. Every step was harder, every walk was longer. How many steps did it take to fill her normal shoes? She didn't dare try and think about it but it was most definitely a lot. What was worse was she was late for a very important date. She was suppose to meet up with Pollux an hour ago but her legs wouldn't carry her nearly as fast as she needed them to and she kind of got lost between the warehouses once. It's not her fault, she'd admit, they all look the same from this angle!
She'd finally found it, but she wasn't sure if Pollux would even be there anymore and she hadn't the slightest clue how to get in. She couldn't use her key due to the fact she no longer had opposable thumbs and that she couldn't even reach the door handle. She did what she could do in her current state and that was paw at the door. From inside, a small scratching could be heard coming from outside. Whatever could it be!
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iStoleYurVamps
iStoleYurVamps
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Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 10:37 pm
AT first, he figured it was just wind or some wild animal. A random thing. But the sound persisted, and after about a minute, Pollux was getting annoyed. Whatever was making that sound was grinding on his nerves and throwing off his focus. Not conductive to his work. Grunting in frustration, he got up to look trough the peephole...
Nothing. No one. Frowning he figured it wasn't worth it, the noise stopped and- No.
It had just paused. Again he frowned. He still couldn't see what it was. Damn it. A sigh and the lock clicked and the doorknob turned. He expected nothing so he was a bit surprised to see a kitten. A kitten with a star on their forehead. "A gaurdian cat I take it?" He motioned for them to come in, not realizing just who it really was.
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Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2011 10:43 pm
Hypnos was excited when she heard someone moving inside, her tail fluffing up and her ears perking but they didn't remain that when when the door didn't open. Maybe they thought she'd left? She decided to paw at the door some more and her work had been rewarded! Pollux had opened the door and then he invited her inside! He didn't seem to recognized her but first she decided it would be better to get in from the cold.
It wasn't until after she was inside that she looked up at him and shook her head.
"Pollux, it's me! Hypnos! I'm terribly sorry I'm late." She squeaked at him.
His worst fear, or close to it currently, seemed to have come true. A chibi senshi was now even weaker than he probably could have ever imagined in the body of a tiny kitten. Whatever had done this must have been some sort of evil mastermind.
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iStoleYurVamps
iStoleYurVamps
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Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 12:46 pm
The tiny kitten earned herself a wary glance. What business did a guardian cat, or kitten rather, have with him or the mercenaries for that matter? But, it paid to be polite supposedly, so he’d have to be courteous so long as she was here; he-
Wait, HYPNOS?
“…..” Saying nothing he picked her up as he shut the door. She was about as big as his hand, if a bit poofier. Taking her to the desk he set her down onto of a few files. No point in working now. To think this cat fiasco had gotten chibi as well- This was more a mess then he’d originally thought, this was a disaster. “Are you alright?” It was a simple enough question and judging by how she looked, she was fine. “Do you have a place to stay? Do your parents know?” He wasn’t sure about the last one… but the idea her parents might think she was dead or missing. And… he doubted they would like that more than idea of their daughter as a tiny kitten.
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Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 9:54 pm
Hypnos knew Pollux and was quite comfortable with Pollux so she made no protest when the other senshi lifted her up off the relatively cold floor and into his arms. She felt so small in comparison to his tall body but at least he was warm! Her paws kneed into him quickly and when he went to put her on the desk she didn't want to leave him but she was too slow to make any attempt to cling.
The files weren't nearly as warm as his body, but the paper was oddly appetizing to her. She batted at one sheet that hung out of it playfully, doing the kitten's idea of paperwork, before her attention drew back up to Pollux. The question he asked was a tough one. There were many answers she could reply and they'd all be true. She was alive, and she was safe for the moment but she had gotten herself into a lot of trouble along the way. There was no saying just what later today or even tomorrow would bring.
"I am well," she presently decided. "I also have a place to stay but my parents do not know." It would be hard for them to know when neither were in the same location of the other, weren't in the same city as her and probably wouldn't be checking in any time soon.
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iStoleYurVamps
iStoleYurVamps
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Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 7:44 pm
Concern was easy to identify all over Pollux's face. Senshi or no, Hypnos was someone he felt he had a bit of a moral duty to look out for her. Compound the fact she was now just a tiny kitten- well, he wasn't looking very happy with it. Her family was probably afraid that she'd been kidnapped or killed. "I'm sorry Hypnos." Absentmindedly his hand moved and scratched behind her ears. A few seconds later, he stopped, realizing he was scratching Hypnos. Kitten or not... ugh so confusing about what what appropriate or not.
"Have you thought of a cover story? They will worry no matter what, but it might help to give them hope?" He was unsure if it might help but he doubted it would be easy for her family. She was still a child after all, and most parents... they loved their children deeply. "If it makes you feel better about the situation, my brother also was turned into a cat. A prince of cats. Dignified is it not?"
Paperwork was given a look of contempt. It could wait for this. He was trying to resist petting and scratching her but- "You are also an adorable kitten Hypnos."
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Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2011 5:15 pm
"It's o–" was all she got out before Pollux began to absentmindedly scratch her behind the ears and before a loud, thundering purr arose from the kitten. Normally it would be awkward if someone had scratched Hypnos behind the ear but it all seemed so different when she was a kitten. It didn't feel awkward, although to see a hand coming right at you was often a bit scary at times. It was unusual and hard to explain but nonetheless it was a pleasant feeling for the "newborn" kitten.
"Everything is okay," she squeaked. "They won't worry anymore than they would normally." It was true, as far as it concerned either parents, Ainsley was being taken care of by her older sister and didn't really ever check up. A short phone call here if Ainsley was lucky, a package or postage there. She didn't have to worry about her sister because, although it would be strange to find Hypnos as a kitten regardless, Bell was also a senshi and could relate.
"Really? He's a cat too?" There was definitely an amount of shock in her voice.
She hadn't ever expected Castor to fall under the same spell that she had and her fur fluffed up immediately. If anything, it was at least reassuring to know that she wasn't alone without a prince even as a kitten! She could only imagine what he looked like as a cat though, finding a hard time making any sort of mental images with the information she had in her head.
"Do you know what happened?"
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iStoleYurVamps
iStoleYurVamps
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Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 2:48 pm
There was simply something about her being a cat that made it easy to hold and pet her. The allure of being a cute kitten perhaps? Probably. Cats easily got him to drop his defenses. He couldn't help but chuckle slightly at her purring. "I suppose that is good. The less people that freak out over this the better." Why did kitty Hypnos have to be so fluffy? Oh damn it all. Maybe she would like some water? Or milk? He had no clue.
Nodding, Pollux figured her could see if they had anything cat- well. He could give her a small scoop of ice cream. It was still cream wasn't it? Stopping the scratching, he went to the back room, returning a bit later with a small bowl and an equally small scoop of ice cream. Setting it on the desk he smiled. "Yes, he's gone and gotten himself into a mess again." He pet her back. Kittens were so disarming. "As for what I know, apparently senshi and negas alike have been effected. And no one knows why."
Leaning back in the chair, Pollux debated how this was going to go. "Either we find a way to change you all back... or you're stuck as a cat. Which, hardly seems appealing."
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Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 3:02 pm
It was hard to sit still when Pollux left the room. A little too hard, by the time he had come back she had rolled all over the paperwork, only to jump back up when she heard him coming, and smelled the ice cream. If it was possible, her fur would have absolutely fluffed up until she was just like a ball. She could could smell it, the milk! There was definitely milk in there.
Immediately upon the bowl meeting the desk, Hypnos attacked the ice cream like a normal senshi would a youma. Her paws went straight for it as if she was trying to pick it up as a human would. It didn't work out though, and after batting at the ice cream pathetically for a couple moments she set her paws down and tried to use her tongue like she would an ice cream cone. It worked a lot better, and it was a lot cleaner.
"It's good," she purred, taking a moment to spend with the ice cream while Pollux spoke.
If she could never go back to being a girl again, would it be that bad? Sure she would permanently lose most of her stature but she'd still be able to talk and do most of the things she loved. Not only that but Painite loved her as a kitten. It was such a big goal for the child to be friends with Painite, and probably everyone else. If she was a kitten then she wouldn't have to fight with people just because she was a senshi.
"Would it be so bad if I never turned back?" She questioned, her big eyes looking at Pollux sincerely.
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iStoleYurVamps
iStoleYurVamps
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Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 5:38 pm
Was there- yes. Kitten fur all over his files. Well wasn't that just dandy? he's have to make sure no other member of the mercenaries was allergic to cats. Then again, maybe Hypnos was hypoallergenic? Who could say. "Careful," he chuckled, "You'll make a mess if you keep pawing at it." And get sticky fur. Then he'd have to clean you off and she was anything like cats she'd hate getting wet. Plus it would be a bit odd.
Her question got mixed looks to say the least. there was an upside, but there was also a downside. "Well, you'd grow up as a cat, never able to attend school, you'd never be able to talk to your friends unless they were senshi or knights, the negaverse would still try to kill you in all likelihood. They won't suffer a senshi, even if they're trapped as a cat." It was more negative than positive to him. "People can be cruel to cats, some even hating them, and while it's the same with people, cats can't speak up, they can't always be safe." He was sounding a bit depressing really. "Plus...I think people would miss seeing the Hypnos they know." He certain did. As cute as a kitten she made, this wasn't the little girl who had somehow wormed her way into his heart and joined as a tiny but effective secretary.
"If you were meant to be a kitten, the cosmos would have made you such."
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 11:08 am
Pollux's taste of reality was certainly a harsh one. The kitten's eyes fell down and slowly her body lowered itself onto the table, resting her head over her paws. She'd never be able to talk to her friends again? What would she do without Sam? Would Sam miss her? He'd have to walk to school all alone without her there. She'd never be able to talk to Istas again? Never talk to Ridley again? She'd never be able to finish learning to swim with Lissy again. Peter would be her only company if they changed back to normal, and although he was great company, what would Peter do? His family would be so worried.
"Uuuu..." she murmured, contemplating his words.
The nail in the ground of Pollux's speech was definitely that: If you were meant to be a kitten, then cosmos would have made you such. That was definitely true. She wasn't a kitten, she was normally a human child. Well, to be more specific she was a senshi, the blood of the deceased Hypnotic race. Regardless, she was certainly no kitten. Her head slowly raised, looking at Pollux.
"You're right," she said. She'd just have to work hard to get Painite to see that they weren't enemies. They didn't have to be! She refused to just walk away and agree that they'd never be able to be friends just because she was a senshi.
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iStoleYurVamps
iStoleYurVamps
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 11:36 pm
Sorry Hypnos, that was just how Pollux saw things. Scratching down he spine he gave a smile. "Don't look so sad. I am sure sooner or later things will get better and you will be back as your old self in no time." Hopefully. Cats were not very good saviors of human lives. Plus he didn't like the idea of his brother being a goddamn cat. He had enough problem. Eternal cat half brother? No thanks. Not in this life time.
Lifting up a file he checked the contents. A request to capture wild cats. Haha. Irony you worked so well sometimes. To bad this was one offer he could, and would refuse. They probably all belonged to some crazy cat lady anyway.
"Do you have a place to stay?" He didn't think taking her by to his place was appropriate, but she could stay here. "This place is always open for you you know. Kitten or not." He wasn't able to offer much help. "As far as turning you back, I'll see what I can do." As in, hunt down any real cats to tell him the latest.
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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:24 am
Hypnos will be back to normal in no time? There really was no promise that she would ever go back to normal, was there? The child made particular note to believe in Pollux though and so she didn't worry about it all too much. It was the great thing about children, they rebound so easily and Hypnos wasn't really any different. It wasn't the short troubles you had to worry about but what builds up over a long term.
Curiously the kitten watched the older senshi pick up a file and look at it. She wanted to know what it was and she edged closer and closer toward him until she had been distracted with his question.
"Oh," slipped first and the kitten sat down near the corner of the table. "I do have a place to stay!" She fondly remembered Xavier when he figured out the kitten at the door had been her and even when Tempo had grabbed her and carried her off with gusto. It seemed like an odd idea but the child in the kitten's body had enjoyed the attention the real cat had given her.
She actually found herself missing the real cat and the kitten edged forward from the table. Perhaps it was time she went back home? It was apparent at this point that it was indeed the intent of the kitten as she tried to climb down from the table but find herself unable to do so successfully. Unlike a real cat, Hypnos had the fear of falling.
"C-could you help me down?" She practically mewed, waiting for Pollux to help her down. "I should be returning home." They were already worried enough as it was, and she didn't want to worry them further with her disappearance. She mewed softly, waiting for Pollux to open the door before trotting out. She turned back, sat on her rear and waved her paw before she took off .
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