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 Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 5:39 pm
Not a lot of prey roamed around during the night. Even before the sun dissapeared birds roosted safely away within nests, branches, and rafters. The pond and fountain fish dipped into the lower waters to sway around slowly until the light returned. Sometimes mice roamed, but in the late months of the year even they seemed to tuck themselves in. There was however one species that flocked to the night, or rather the lights shimmering through the cool night.
They weren't always as pretty as their daytime brethern. What the butterflies had in flashy colors the moths traded for a hardiness. But despite the bigger bodies the wings remained paper thin and delicate.
It was perhaps dangerous to be traveling so high, padding out across banisters and balconies to get nearer and nearer to the frenzied bugs as they tried desperatedly to get at a flickering and crackling light. But her eyes were locked on a particularly large and fat one, and Dahlia was no beginner when it came to the hunt.
Ears lay back, streamlining her figure, her tail stretched out behind her as a careful and deliberate source of balance. One by one her paws drew her further out until the ground below her began to teeter softly and she began to crouch on her haunches.
Dual colored eyes watched for the perfect oppurtunity to strike.
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Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 8:38 pm
She was hungry. Her tiny cat belly was rumbling something fierce…and she hadn’t really been aware that cat stomach’s could rumble. But, hers was certainly rumbling like it was nobody’s business.
Albireo gave a sigh and then her eyes fixated on movement up in the air, darting around a light. Oh. Oh yum.
Yuck…but yum at the same time. She felt her mouth open and her sandpaper like tongue licked around it. Those moths looked rather tasty…too tasty, to be honest.
The Super Senshi turned cat darted up as high as she could, pouncing before she could really realize just what she was doing. Before she realized that she was going to land right on top of another feline, one that she knew quite well, and liked quite a bit too.
It wasn’t until she found herself half buried in the corrupted guardian’s fur did she manage to spout out the cat’s name. “Oh! Dahlia! I’m sorry!”
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Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 9:26 pm
There it was! Her moment to strike. One strong paw and enough of a jump and she'd be able to catch the tiny bug without splitting it's wide wings. A grin of delight was on her maw until suddenly she felt the impact and her course was offset.
Claws ripped through delicate wings, sending the moth spiraling down towards the ground along with both the cats, an unhappy hiss and yowl escaping Dahlia in surprise and frusteration.
As they hit the ground the corrupted guardian scrambled up and backwards as quickly as she could, a line of hair standing up in warning as teeth barred themselves.
The mentioning of her name however drew her eyes into tiny inquisitive slits. Was this another Mauvian who apparently knew her from long ago? One she'd forgotten like the tabby kitten? Her markings were strange.. lovely and unique but totally unfamiliar.
Her aggression faded a little with the apology, but not much, finally snipping unhappily. "You're ruining my hunt. Who are you?"
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Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 9:50 pm
Albireo shrank back slightly, her stub of a tail wagging, much like a dogs. “Dahlia. It’s me, Sailor Albireo…I’m a cat for some reason!”
Well, the cat was out of the bag with this one, and she walked over, nuzzling Dahlia with obvious affection. “I'm very sorry about your hunt...but it’s so good to finally see a friendly face…I keep running into people I’d very much prefer to avoid…so seeing you is a treat—do you know why I’m a cat, Dahlia? I don’t understand how this happened.”
She did indeed have a lot of questions…and it did seem like a good idea to ask a real guardian cat if she knew the answers. That was a good idea, right? Yeah. Of course it was.
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Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 10:05 pm
Sailor... Albireo...? The.. the swan senshi in the ballet fuku!? Her head cocked with a moment of long confusion, the surprise enough that her hair began to settle on it's own. The pieces were trying to rush together, for the most part unsuccessfully.
But it hardly mattered as the other cat began to nuzzle her, her own hiss having faded and been replaced with a low purr of comfort. It was definately still annoying that her hunt had been interupted.. that she'd looked like a fool in front of someone on top of that. But her familiarity and pleasant feelings for the 'cat' along with the soft sound of worry in Albireo was making it easy to ignore those thoughts. And she offered a rubbing nuzzle of her own in return, before bumping a cool nose against the other cat's cheek. "I'm surprised to see you like this but... it's a pleasant surprise I suppose. Always good to find a familiar face."
"Especially in a world so unfamiliar and new."
Taking a few steps to inspect the other cat, her eyes narrowing for a moment curiously on the mauvian-like star on her forehead, before finally offering an apologetic shake of her head. "I.. am not entirely certain as to why you are a cat. But.. I have a hunch.... a possible idea. Do you remember exactly when this happened?"
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Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 6:54 am
Albireo gave a little meow and sat back on the ground, looking at Dahlia. “When this happened?” She thought about it…it had been this way for a few days, right? Yeah…
“Well, I was talking to this civilian…he’s kind of stupid, but…I saw him, and I went to say something, then all of a sudden he was so tall! And I was a cat. A cat and I was so confused, Dahlia…and I just want to rub against things and purr…is that normal?”
It almost seemed to her that being a cat made her stupid. Her somewhat short attention span was shortened, if that was possible. She was always chasing after shiny things, and getting turned around when she would chase after a bird or something dumb like that. Though…it was kind of fun to have four legs…even if it was difficult to use all four of them at first.
“And, this all happened the other night, I forgot to mention that, it’s only been a few days or so…”
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Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 12:15 pm
Albireo was just the tinest bit smaller than her, and probably only because of Dahlia's particularly fluffy physique. Regardless the way she was hovering at the moment was probably as motherly as the oft selfish cat ever got, her long tail draping around the back of the poor stubby tailed cat as she listened.
"It's common enough, instincts are there to keep you safe but sometimes.. well" She laughed a little at the question. Sometimes it WAS infact hard to fight the urge to purr at something. Or to bat at something dangling or swaying just the right way.
Despite the vagueness of date Dahlia was more than willing to guess and draw connections between the disasterous event a few days before.. and the senshi's strange situation. And really if she was wrong... well who cared? It wouldn't be the first time she shipped blame off to someone unwarrentedly. But with this senshi in particular, one who seemed to walk the line so finely.. she was even more tempted to speak her mind. "In that case it is very likely that this is the fault of the cats on your side. They were tinkering around with something not long ago... Leave it to the white moon for their failures to do more than just fail but also curse their own people in the process."
There was a soft huff of distaste and roll of her eyes, all but forgetting to mention that it was vaguely possible she had something to do with the whole thing. But then.. SHE hadn't built the stupid machine. So she wasn't willing to take on the fault.
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Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 5:37 pm
Albireo just snuggled closer, enjoying the warmth the other cat provided. “You know…it’s not fair that I didn’t get a tail as pretty as yours. It would have made being turned into a cat much more enjoyable if I had a tail I think…”
Though…maybe being a cat shouldn’t be that enjoyable in the first place. What if she got fleas while she was a cat! The girl was slightly horrified by this thought and just let out a terribly sad mewl.
An ear perked up, however as Dahlia spoke about how it was the guardian cat’s on the side of the White Moon that had done this. “But…why would they want to turn us into cats? Did they think that would just…melt the hearts of everyone in the negaverse…? Were they trying to cute them to death or something, Dahlia?”
She thought to how Painite had acted, then began to purr at the thought. Well, maybe it was working a little bit…just a little bit, though.
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 3:01 pm
There was a soft puffing of her chest as she mused thoughtfully over Albireo's tail comment, but before she had a chance to actually laugh a little about it a very pitiful sound escaped her friend. Leaning forward she nosed the other girl gently amidst her fluffy cheek fur, almost like a kiss. Kisses made everything better after all.
"Cute them to death?" She couldn't help but laugh at that though... it really wasn't the stupidest idea she'd ever heard. What if ********* and them had been lying about what their machine did? Could they have been naive enough to think that creating my cats on their side would be enough to gain themselves an advantage? Ear flicking thoughtfully she shook her head.
"No.. I don't really think it was done on purpose. I think it was a mistake. But who knows really. Maybe it was some devious plan."
Licking Albireo's cheek affectionately, she thought aloud, lush tail finally unwrapping and beginning to sway. "Are you staying safe as a cat? Away from busy roads? Warm and dry?"
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Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 1:16 pm
Albireo nuzzled the other cat and sighed slightly. “Well, I don’t care who did it, or if it was a mistake or on purpose, I just want to be normal again.” She listened to Dahlia’s concerns and gave a small mewl. “I’m trying to, I really am. I think I’m doing a pretty good job at it…but I need to find somewhere to stay…I was thinking off going to a friend’s house and just…living there until this wears off…but I just don’t know…”
She yawned then and closed her eyes. Being a cat just was…draining. “How do you do it all the time? Doesn’t it get old? Walking around on four legs and…and being outside all the time? I think it would get old…” She nuzzled against Dahlia and began to purr softly. This cat was just, wonderful. Dahlia was one of her best friends...at least while she was a senshi. Dahlia seemed like the only one who really ever cared about her...
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 11:48 am
Dahlia was beginning to wonder all the more if Albireo's silly suggestion didn't have some backing, because the girl did seem to get more and more adorable. Her sweetness really did fit well with her cute little body now, even if the girl didn't feel inclined to keep it.
Nudging a little in an attempt to get the 'senshi' to walk along with her she mused softly. "It's not like I often have it any other way. I can only walk on two legs very seldomly, so I am much more accustom to this."
"And goodness I'm not outside all the time! I'm the kind of girl that dislike's mud and loves fireplaces and brushings."
Shaking her head in amusement, Dahlia gave a soft and toothy grin. "I have near a dozen places all around town that are happy to let me in for awhile. Places with fluffy pillows and catnip. And food and treats that you don't have to catch yourself."
"I'm sure I could find one that wouldn't mind a tag along. Until we figure everything out." This wouldn't be a forever thing would it? Well.. even if it was they'd find a way to make due.
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