[Video]

[maglevflash]

[The camera focuses on a trio of cats, just barely getting out of their kitten stage. Each of them wearing a bandana with a suspiciously familiar symbol on it. They’re not exactly sitting still for the camera. The darker one keeps trying to slink away, and the ginger cat is attacking an exposed socked foot belonging to the person holding the camera. The white one is the only cat who is contentedly sitting neatly next to an inconspicuous box, snoozing.]

O-ow! Cream, stop that, that’s my toe!

[Gogo’s voice is exasperated but fondly amused at her dumb children.]

Coffee, get back over here.

Don’t let him get a taste for you, Gogo.

[Shadow comes around from behind the camera, dropping down to a crouch to put down both the escape artist Coffee and the bag of treats and other pet supplies from the other room. He then sits on his haunches.]

Think they’re ready to meet the newbies?

They can handle anything. They’re mine, after all.

[That foot rolls Cream over onto his back as he gnaws at her toes; gently nudging him towards his brothers. Shadow begins removing one kitten after another, three in total and sets them on the ground. He is prepared for the hissing, he expects it. Just a matter of how easily they can socialize with each other.

Sugar doesn’t react, content to keep napping, but Cream arches his back and Coffee freezes, both eyeing up the new kittens warily. There’s a snort from behind camera.]

I can’t believe you talked me into this.

You really want surprise cat fights? I don’t.

[He starts rummaging through the plastic sack and tosses out a little fluffy mouse toy, then a little bell ball so everyone can have something to play with. Then out comes a little ziploc bag.]

Catnip?

[The most clueless look crosses the lion’s face as he turns his attention to the screen.]

What’s this stuff for?

It’s something that makes cats really happy.

[Shad accepts this answer and then opens the package, sprinkling some around the kittens. None of them seem terribly interested in it, so he goes to sniff it for himself. His eyes light up as he sniffs it and he dumps some into his paw to lick it off. A low rumbling exhale that sounds like a purr escapes him and he just bites the entire package, flopping onto his side to rip the entire thing open.

Gogo had started to move to try and stop him from eating it, but can only stare (and film) as Shadow mauls the bag to get at the catnip. The camera lowers a little (but not all the way because blackmail material), and she steps in to kneel next to him.]

Shadow? You okay?

Rrrgh.

[The bag is momentarily forgotten when Gogo gets close; he gets off the ground and closes the distance between them, his face getting up close and personal with the camera before he knocks Gogo right over out of view.

The camera clatters to the ground dizzyingly as it’s dropped. Gogo’s swearing the last thing heard before the video abruptly ends.]




((Red is Gogo, and purple is Shadow. Responses will be answered after Gogo deals with an overly cuddlefriendly cat.))

Comments

[microbrobotics]

lolololol

screencapping for posterity

[maglevflash]

uggggh

you wanna tell your brother that I'm going to need some catpertise here?

[microbrobotics]

yeah sure totally, he can help you out

[maglevflash]

good, because the youngest ones already vanished
and Shadow is literally no help rn

[orions_shadow]

they right here

[maglevflash]

[She took her eyes off you for like two seconds.]

Where?

[orions_shadow]

right here


[There appears to be a couple of kitten sized lumps moving under his shirt. they're in his hoodie.

One is purring obnoxiously loud.]

[maglevflash]

when did you

[Why is she texting you when you're right there??]

[orions_shadow]

[Because...actually who knows.

Either way two of three cats are accounted for.]

[maglevflash]

[Sighs HEAVILY and goes to find the other one.]

[orions_shadow]

Gogo.

[One of the cats is in his sleeve, poking out. He lifts it up to show her, as it now appears as if he has a kitten for a hand.]

Cat cannon.

[The kitten mews.]

[maglevflash]

[Oh no.

Oh no.

You are a CHILD and it's really cute, stop that.]

Just don't destroy anything with it, Shadow.
That's valuable ammo.

[orions_shadow]

[He is totally a child. The only reason he has more than a peach fuzz mane is because of his human attributes. It's basically a vestigial of his former self. He is consequently, more young minded than one would hope.]

Too late.

Lookit yer face, your hearts melting.

[Perceptive at times though.]

[maglevflash]

[She scrunches her face in fake sternness at that, crossing her arms at him.]

Nope, I refuse. You can't sway me with that.

[orions_shadow]

You're underestimating me.

[He takes the kitten gently by the scruff and sets her in his arms and sits back against the couch. All he has to do is grin like an idiot. She'll crack.]

[maglevflash]

[She sets her weights on one leg and watches him pointedly. It's a matter of pride now.]

I don't think I'm the one underestimating, here.

[orions_shadow]

[This requires a chance in tactics, obviously. He widens his eyes, drops an ear back and turns his eyes up to look at her. The sad face. Nobody can resist that.]

[maglevflash]

[SHIT]

That's it, I've got work to do. I'm leaving cat care in your capable hands.

[orions_shadow]

I win.

Watch, children...[He addresses the kittens.] This is a full enemy retreat.

[maglevflash]

[She shoves his head as she passes by the couch, shaking hers in exasperation. No more catnip for Shadow. Ever.]

[orions_shadow]

[Unless he finds it...]

[maglevflash]

[May god save her from that eventuality.]