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Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 8:16 pm
Prompt 2: The downside to an army of little bunnies is that they burrow. There are holes peppering Destiny City, and with the fresh fallen snow it can be impossible to tell where they are hiding. The holes range from small holes to several feet deep, so can be a minor inconvenience to a potential hazard. On the bright side, sometimes you wind up covered in bunnies looking for warmth from their sudden guest. On the other hand, there are a rising number of trips to the hospital for twists and sprains.Darius had wandered out, looking for Drew who had gone out earlier that day, and not come back. Now he stood in the middle of the sidewalk, surrounded by holes. He was nosing one now, muttering to himself, "Daddy, where are you? Where did these holes come from? Daddy, I need your help."
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Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2020 5:33 am
Aiden was on his way home from some last minute Christmas shopping when he heard the faint little cries. He could have sworn he heard a child's voice, calling for his father--calling for help--so he meandered over, shifting the weight of the bag he was holding as he peered around.
The voice was coming from what looked like--was that a cat? A talking cat? Whose mouth definitely just moved, and words definitely came out of it?
"...What...do you need help with?" he asked, feeling rather stupid--because if the cat didn't ask, so be it--it was a cat. And nobody else seemed around, so maybe he didn't have to worry about being embarrassed after all.
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Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2020 7:34 am
Darius looked up, and saw the adult human with the package. He shuffled his four paws together uncomfortably, clicking the gold bands that were around them. "I'm looking for my Daddy. My Daddy looks like you. But with black hair and darker skin. Also, more powerful. He went out earlier today and did not come back. And now these things appeared around me and made all these hole. They aren't nat-u-ral." He suddenly paused and tensed. Icey white Rabbits started nosing their ways out of their holes around him. More than a hundred it seemed, too many for the ten small holes around them.
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Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2020 5:04 pm
He hesitated for a moment and then knelt down, holding his hand out for the cat. "...Let me pick you up for a minute. I don't think the rabbits will hurt you, but you're pretty small and I don't want you to get lost in them. Uh. I'm not used to cats talking. Does this have something to do with those, you know. The whole 'powered' things going on?" He looked around, trying to find someone who fit the basic description but it didn't seem like anyone else was around.
"...Or are you seriously just a talking cat?"
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Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2020 12:11 pm
Darius frowned, as only a kitten could. As much as it was distasteful to climb in the hands of some strange human, he felt like he had to trust him at the moment. The ice cold rabbits were starting to pile up upon and steal his body heat - literally steal it. He climbed on the man's hands, just as the man called a "talking cat" again. How distasteful. "I am NOT a talking cat!" He cried out, digging his tiny claws in a little. "I am a Mauvian, also known a Guardian Cat, by simpler beings. And yes, I have something to do with "Powereds" as you call them. I am supposed to the Senshi of Order faction, to save what is left of Goodness in the Universe from Chaos. I can also give what help I can to Knights. Not that your kind would understand." He snorted and there was a brief pause, and then a little *toot* and finally a minor bad smell, and a smug look on Darius' face.
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Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 6:16 am
"Ow, ow--come on, I'm helping you," Aiden said, trying to avoid the little claws--and the little stink of the cat.
"I don't know these things, cut me some slack. Don't get mad at me, it's not like someone can just find that information." He adjusted the cat--Mauvian--in his arms.
"Look, I was just trying to help. Where was the last place you saw your...Daddy...?"
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Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 10:52 am
Darius frowned again, the man was trying to help him. He relaxed his claws. "Well, ok, he said he was headed towards the DC Bridge. We better hurry." He added as as thousands of rabbit started to burrow out of brand new holes seeking to steal their warmth. "These things actually steal your warmth! Also, do you mind? I prefer to ride on shoulders..."
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Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 3:36 pm
"Uh...no. I don't mind," he said, and moved so that the cat could sit on his shoulders. "Just try not to move so much, I don't want you to fall."
It took him only a second to get himself organized and, when he did, he began to head towards the bridge. He wasn't afraid of the rabbits but he didn't want any unnecessary trouble. They were cute, but if the cat--Mauvian--said that they could steal heat, he didn't really want to give what little he had left. It was cold enough already.
"Why did he leave you behind, did he forget about you?" he asked, keen on making small talk--but he was also a little worried that the poor thing had just been abandoned or forgotten.
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Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 4:58 pm
Dar frowned at this, but he didn't move. "I haven't been Awake long. I guess he still thinks of me as a normal house kitten sometimes." He paused. "I guess, he is also trying to protect me, by leaving at home in the care of his family. See..." He didn't want to talk about this to some stranger but here he went. "Daddy isn't my real daddy, he's Human. He found me before I was Awakened. He found me being........" He couldn't say it. "He had to fight bad Humans off. Normal Humans that is. He took me to a vet and the vet wanted to put me down. Daddy wouldn't have it. He got some special help and nursed me back to health. He is as protective of me as I am of him."
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Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 6:18 pm
It was still strange, no matter how Aiden tried to rationalize it. He wondered how many cats in his lifetime had he met that weren't cats at all, but might instead have been this strange, chatty little creature.
"Are there a lot of Mauvians?" he asked, unable to contain his curiosity; he walked with a brisk pace, trying to find the human responsible for this little ball of fur that cared so much for him.
He might not have understood the genetics of it all, but he understood caring about someone and wanting to know they were safe, wanting to protect them.
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Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2021 11:29 am
What an interesting question. "I'm not really sure. I just Awakened, and I'm not high in the "pecking order" as you Humans call it, being a child and all. At one time there might have been. Jeez, look out!" There were suddenly holes all over the ground, where ice rabbits were popping in and out of the ground like no tomorrow!
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Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2021 8:51 am
"It's fine, it's fine," Aiden soothed, stepping around the holes with relative ease. He seemed to have good balance and just took long steps. He managed to keep a steady hold on the cat, never jostling him or endangering him in the slightest, even when he had to take a little bit of a leap to make sure he avoided an obstacle.
"I've got you, I'm not going to let you fall. We're going to get you back to your dad and he can get you home safe. I don't know what's up with these rabbits, but they don't seem like they want to hurt anyone. Does your dad have a phone or something, do you know the number? I can call him and we can meet up, if you know it..."
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Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2021 7:20 pm
Dare sighed. "Which one? He has two. Oh wait, it's impossible for you to contact one. Here..." He rattled off the other number. "By the way..." He hesitated. "Thank you." He was quiet again. "My name is Darius Ammun, but I go by many shortened forms of it. You?"
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Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 8:52 am
Aiden paused and then flashed a little smile, figuring that he couldn't be mad, at least not when the little cat was being polite.
"I'm Aiden," he said, as he typed in the phone number. A cool draft rattled him, so he just drew the kitten closer and made sure he was protected within his coat.
"It'll be okay," he promised. "I'll get you to him soon. You just take it easy and try to stay warm."
It wasn't how he had expected to spend his evening, but he supposed it at least kept things interesting.
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