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He'd been busy grooming his paw when he noticed the cute little number wandering around aimlessly below them. Bob and his new best friend had decided to take their leave from Chuck E Cheese's after the pizza had been devoured, choosing now to lounge around carefree - one of his finer talents, naturally - while they gave their pizza time to digest.

Deciding he'd cleaned off enough cheese grease from his claws, one ginger-furred elbow moved to prod the large cat sitting beside him, both large felines taking their break atop the grocery store's fabric awning. He gave a short nod in the direction of the newcomer, a wry grin spreading across his face as he turned back to address the little lost cutie.

"Hey there, princess. What isn't working out? Do you need a couple of big strong fellas to save the day for you?"

He looked up when he heard voices and spotted the two rather large tomcats staring down at him.

"I'm not a princess ... or a sweetness..." The two toms probably thought he was a girl, the bow around his neck always helped with that, but he wanted to make sure they knew. It was better they found out now rather than later.

"I'm trying to find someone and I don't think you two can help. I'll just, keep going and I'm sure I'll find them eventually."

Bob's ears perked and Tib's plumed tail twitched in an interested manner. Catcalling a girl was all good fun but this pretty little thing was a fella and that would be absolutely stellar to play with. He knew that his ginger friend was on the same wave-length, especially when Bob started making his way down to where Sweetness stood.

Tiberius waited until Bob was all the way on the ground before slowly starting down himself; neither of them wanted to frighten their new friend, after all. "That's exactly right, Bob." He didn't make it all the way down, instead stopping on some boxes and dropping down so his front legs dangled down and his hips made two giant fluffy peaks from behind which the silky fur of his tail-tip could be seen slowly swishing.

"Nobody finds people like we do. So whaddya say Swe--mmm, what should we call you, friend?" Tib's head leaned over too, large fluffy ears perked intently.

"Well sue me if that isn't the most adorable name."

He took a seat next to the smaller feline, his fluffy tail bumping against the softer, smoother fur of the other cat's tail. From appearance alone, Sumi was clearly a house cat - pampered, spoiled and most of all innocent, thanks to whatever meticulous senshi reared him. Bob could appreciate the time and effort it probably took the small creature to look as pretty as he did, but it was far more enjoyable to know that the Order Guardian had no inkling to know better than to hang around two incorrigible toms.

"Why would you want to run off, friend?" His voice raised its tone, hinting towards being hurt by the idea. One paw moved out to gently brush the other cat's. "We're just getting to know each other."

Where was Arsinoe when he needed him? As the two much large tomcats sat down near him he was very tempted to just bolt. Despite how nice they were pretending to be he didn't get the feeling of them were actually very nice. He was getting the feeling they just wanted to pick on him and were probably up to something he didn't want any part of.

"You're probably the sort of toms my mother would say I shouldn't talk to. And that's good advice."

He really wished he wasn't so small. "So if you really want to be nice ... you'll let me go back to trying to get home.."

Tiberius swept his ears back, annoyed. Sumi was pretty, but it seemed that neither he nor Bob were going to be able to convince the little bit of fluff that they didn't mean anything terrible. Pity...would've enjoyed playing with him more... "Ah...I see."

Bob rose up and rejoined the fluffy collective, words sharp and biting as his fangs would have been. Tibs joined in on the little claw-baring power display and yawned to show off his teeth as well. "Pity, isn't it, Bob? He's making the worst choice."

"Maybe," He flicked his tail and stared down at Sumi with an expression as nasty as the orange tom's, "Maybe we ought to teach him some manners, hmm?"

He did his best to stifle his laughter until Sumi was out of sight and only then did he let out a long howl of laughter that filled the air. One paw moved up to clutch his chest as his head bent down, a tear forming in the corner of his eye as he continued to laugh.

Finally, as the laughter subsided into chuckles and then into silence, he glanced up at his companion. "That was great. You're terrific, Tibby. Wanna go celebrate with some leftovers from Tony's?"

One paw motioned towards the nearby Italian eatery as he began making his way towards the alleyway beside the restaurant. If they were lucky, there'd be some fresh scraps in the trash thanks to the lunch rush. A perfect way to end the afternoon, as far as Bob was concerned.