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[hexappeal]

Hello there, young padawans. [Her voice is flat, almost to the point of disinterest.] I've been skulking about for a few days and I'll cut straight to the point: I'm pretty sure that I'm ready to leave now. [More emotion starts to present itself; frustration with the slightest trace of anger.] I get the whole "stuck" thing, but that's always such crap. Someone's usually behind that and they'll usually fold if approached the right way -- which in my case may very well be with a fist.

[She lets a little huff of air out, almost a laugh.] But I'm getting ahead of myself. So, how about this! I'll even be a good sport about it (if you could see me, I am smiling and not going to press any sort of interdimensional charges on you, I promise). I'm a busy woman with a cat to feed and a teenage cousin to roll my eyes at back home. Send me to my San Francisco and I'll forget this ever happened.

Comments

[hexappeal]

Sounds like a cat unique to this place.

[Because she doesn't want to think he's keeping a tiger or lion or puma or panther (or so forth) as a pet without realizing it.]

She's an outside cat, then?

[happytobleed]

She's a young saber-toothed cat. We had an infestation of them a while ago and I think someone killed her mother.

[ Oh, he's very aware of what she is, but no one's bothered to tell him that it's a bad idea to keep paleolithic animals as pets. ]

We set up a shed for her for the snow, but I wouldn't invite her into the house. She's small now, but I imagine she'll break everything once she's bigger.

[hexappeal]

Oh.

[You can't very well make that statement when no one's ever kept one as a pet (to her knowledge)! Trial and error and all that. Unfortunately he might be the latter more than the former...]

Yeah, you wouldn't want her in the habit of thinking she can live inside in that case. Not unless you have a big house and a great deal of patience for training, anyway.

[happytobleed]

Not that I can't fix whatever she breaks, but my housemates have made it clear that she's an outdoor cat only.

[ That is to say that anything about the cat that sounds sensible was not his decision. ]

There are also still some dire wolves in the woods. I don't recommend making friends with them, though.

[hexappeal]

Where's their sense of adventure? [Zatanna, that's not. Uh.]

I'm more a big predatory cat kinda gal. And rabbits and doves. I appreciate the head's up, either way.

[happytobleed]

Just don't go too far into the woods if you can't defend yourself.

[ He'll trust her to know if she can or not. Most of the people here have the common sense to think it out. ]

[hexappeal]

So that's a seal of approval if I can?

[And she'll turn right around and be difficult about it. Sorry, it's ingrained in her to be an ass at times.]

[happytobleed]

I see no reason why you shouldn't, though I should also warn you that the further you go, the more likely you are to run into even more... unnatural obstacles. There was an escape attempt and eventually there were mounted guns and giant mechanical bears.

[ She should at least go in knowing the risks. ]

[hexappeal]

That sounds an awful lot like there's something beyond there worth seeing, if not a way out...

[It also sounds an awful lot like gears are turning and she's considering going further and further... hrm.]

[happytobleed]

Most likely, but I don't recommend trying anything without a plan and a lot of fire power.

[ A pause. ]

If you do come up with a good plan, I would be happy to help.

[hexappeal]

Does that make you the fire power?

[happytobleed]

I'm happy to be part of it, but something tells me I won't be enough.

[hexappeal]

Then it's time to band together, wouldn't you say?

[happytobleed]

When you have a plan of attack, you're welcome to contact me. My name is Castiel.

I'll do the same if I come across a viable plan from another source.

[hexappeal]

There's a lot of things to assess before I can come up with any semblance to a plan, it would seem.

I'm Zatanna. Keep me on your contact list. [Wow, you can practically hear the wink.]