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The conversation from work had really ruffled Ellie's figurative feathers. It generally made her mood particularly sour as she walked home, still wearing her garage suit.

Was there even a way for the senshi to counter such a blatant attack by the media against senshi and such an endorsement for the Negaverse serving as the good guys?

It wasn't like Ellie was the sort to post stuff on the internet, it was too nerdy. She wasn't a journalist, so there was no way to get her word out there other than through her own connections, which wouldn't do much at all. Even if she shared her opinions, it would probably land her in a looney bin.

With her hands shoved in her pockets, she kicked a random plastic bottle that was left on the sidewalk, like a child who was getting ready to have a temper tantrum.

The day had nearly gone from "bottle kicking bad" to "cat kicking bad" when a stupid cat seemed to pop out of nowhere and glare her down in a fluffy mess. However, Ellie did have enough control of her feet to hault any potential kicking. She might not have been a fan of cats, but she wasn't the sort to kick them. That was a bit much, even for her.

However, as the cat seemed to remain before her, the blonde managed to catch a couple details.

Black cat with curly fur... ribbon... silver star on the forehead...

Ellie wasn't the kindest of people when it came to cats, but she soon enough was crouching down before this particular one.

"...cat.... I know ya understand me... is there any reason fer a Mauvian t'be hangin' out 'round here?" Her eyes were glancing about cautiously, since many times a cat's presence meant there could be danger about.

Once this particular issue was settled, she had other matters to deal with.

"I was looking for someone!"

That meant there was no immediate danger nearby. The tomboy seemed to settle a bit, but soon enough she was shooting the cat a rather unimpressed look. It almost seemed like she was glaring at the little creature.

She didn't wait to get permission (like she was certain he'd want) and instead reached over to his new spot in the grass, scooping a hand under his belly and lifting him up. He was a small cat, so it was easy enough to do.

When he was airborne, she soon enough maneuvered him with the one hand so she could use her other hand to force one of his paws up for her to inspect.

She narrowed her golden eyes before commenting "....Silver paws...." Her eyes went from the paw pads to the cat's green eyes.

"...I need t'borrow ya fer a bit..."

Were she a more caring cat-person, she might have held the animal up against her body, cradling him to put him at ease.

This was not the case.

She held him out so he was basically an airborne flying puffball of a cat. If he squirmed too much, he'd probably fall.

Other cats might not have had a problem with such, but as her memory was serving her, there was a good chance this cat would not be so fond of the rather sudden drop.

Ellie was soon enough tromping through the grass which the small cat had just been cleaning his paws on. "It ain't important right now..." she said in response to the Mauvian's inquiry. Eventually, she clarified "I'm lookin' fer somethin' at the moment..." as she continued to roam.

Eventually, she managed to catch sight of a bright lime green color amidst the richer greens of the grass. With a grin, she then jogged towards the stray object.

"...Just what I was lookin' for!" She leaned down and picked up the slightly slimy object and held it up at the black cat's eye level.

"...Ball.... meet Thetis!" There was something about the way the tomboy grinned that made it obvious she was expecting something to happen.

"I knew it!" the blonde practically crowed before tossing the ball up in her hand a couple times. She caught it one, two, and upon the third catch, she then threw the ball as far away as she could.

Despite her foul mood earlier, this seemed to bring a bit of a smile to her face. "Seriously... ya took yer sweet time showin' up, ya runt!" With a laugh, she attempted to pick up the cat again.

However, this time her target was scrambling about in the panick she had induced in the first place.

"...I think I know who ya were lookin' for... Cat.... jus' get yer a** over here and I can show ya!"

The black cat drew closer, and soon enough the tall tomboy scooped him up in a manner similar to before. However, this time she was willing to do him the modest favor of planting him on her shoulder like some sort of shoulderpad.

"...Yeah... sh*t got messed up... situation ain't ideal... but... well... you'll see soon enough... seriously... where th'f*ck have ya been, Thetis?" Now that she had a passenger, the blonde couldn't afford to dilly dally.

However, before she started to walk, she idly introduced herself.

"...By th'way... I go by Ellie... I'll let ya know later what other names I go by... just... not out 'ere..." A casual glance to the vicinity around them was enough to signal she had some suspicions about the everyday person overhearing her words.

With that, she began to walk back towards her house again, now with a new passenger in tow.

Her response was vague, but blunt. "I'm an ally..."

She paused in words, but continued on further, eventually relocating the sidewalk and continuing along the path down towards a residential area. It was somewhat convenient she lived so close to the park at times. And it seemed quite handy now.

"...And let's jus' say I have a problem rememberin' too much... it's how I knew yer name... that ya had silver paws... and that ya f*ckin' hate balls..." She smirked at the last one.

"I jus' had t'make sure it was you... that's all..."

"...pretty sure... seein' as she's been kinda livin' with me fer a couple months.... maybe longer now...?" The blonde had to glance up to the sky and ruffle the back of her fluffy hair. "....well... either way... I live 'round here... so yeah... pretty sure."

She continued down the semi-cracked sidewalk, passing by several homes which could be considered relatively nice with a bit of minor repair. Most had lawns, but eventually they approached a home that opted out of the common-place grass and instead had gravel and rocks covering the span of the front.

And that was where Ellie turned to walk up the driveway.

"...so yeah... head's up, Cat.... I have a pet dog... and he ain't nearly as intelligent as ya Mauvians.... so yeah... just be careful and don't claw my shoulder t'death please..."

Up the driveway and then towards a door towards the side, and soon enough the blonde was pulling out a key to unlock the door. Once she got the key in and twisted to unlock, Ellie paused in place to mention one more thing.

"...there's also another Mauvian... so maybe she can catch ya up t'speed on sh*t or somethin'..."

With that, she entered the garage, slipping past the unpainted car stowed away inside and the superbly cleaned motorcycle parked there. She made her way to another door, popped it open, and right there was the friendly face of and blue merle Aussie, whining excitedly that his human came home!

AND SHE HAD ANOTHER KITTY!!!

The dog easily hopped up a bit in an effort to greet the cat, but the blonde put out a knee.

"'Ey! Come on... get down!"