VIDEO; Stop trying to eat your brother.

[itistolaugh]

[Harley smiles and waves at the camera. The room is clearly not her own, for anyone that knows her. Too many books and not enough glitter. In fact, it seems rather Jonathan Crane-esque. That's because it is Jonathan Crane's home, where she's been crashing since the floods in Heropa. She has to speak a little louder than normal to be heard over the strange animal noises in the background.]

Hey, I'm back! And now I've got my sweetie pie big smelly babies with me, yes I do! Say hi, babies!

[She turns the camera to where the "babies" — two fully grown spotted hyenas — are intensely focused on something off-camera, with their tails up and teeth bared. One of them turns briefly to whoop at mommy, and then joins his brother to giggle and chitter toward the top of a bookcase.]

Aren't they just the biggest sillies? They can definitely bite your legs off though, so ask before you pet if you see 'em around. And speaking of biting things, uh...

[The view moves up and focuses on a dark lump on top of the bookcase. The lump is a cat, terrified out of his tiny mind.]

That's Wizkers Khalifa. He's a total sweetheart but really skittish, so I think he should be somewhere quiet where he's the only pet, or at least where nobody is trying to eat him. He's been my buddy for two years, so it's really important that I know he's in a good home, and I want to come over and see him from time to time.

Oh, there's Johnny. Hi, J— Nope, there he goes.

[The camera swings for a glimpse of Crane swiftly leaving the room, before moving back to poor Wiz.]

He's embarrassed of me. Anyway, let me know if you want to meet the cat. Sooner the better.

Comments

[wearmyface]

Is this common?

[itistolaugh]

Oh, for sure! First time for me, but people come and go all the time. Sometimes they come back with new powers, or new memories, or big sweetie babies yessooare! No, don't chew that.

[She's a bit distracted by her precious murder-muffins.]

[wearmyface]

On top of coming back from the dead?

[itistolaugh]

Yep, that happens too. You dead?

[wearmyface]

Yes. It wasn't pleasant

If none want the smaller creature i will take it.

[itistolaugh]

Have you-- [One of the hyenas shoves his way onto her lap and snuffles the camera] Lou, oh my gosh, hold on.

[She switches to text. At least that spares everyone the whooping.]

you ever had a cat before?

[wearmyface]

I've had a pet before, but it wasn't organic.

[......in a manner of speaking.]

[itistolaugh]

so not a cat
did you have a pet rock??? are you from the 70s?
idk if wiz is really a starter cat you know? he's high maintenance

[wearmyface]

It was a turbofox; something native to Cybertron. It looked vaguely like the other creatures you have.

If someone's better for it, that's fine.

[itistolaugh]

hm well
the other person who doesnt already have pets has never had a pet at all
so at least you have more experience
how about i bring him over for a couple of days like a test drive and go from there?

If the other player wants the cat, I don't mind. /goes to add on plurk, too.

[wearmyface]

[..Uh. Well. Not intended, but. He's not going to say no.]

I don't mind.

[And the text is followed by a private one, containing his address in Heropa.

How hard can caring for an organic pet be????]

[itistolaugh]

WAIT one more question
you know cats poop right? thats part of the organic experience. lots of poop.

[wearmyface]

[There's a long pause before Vos responds, simply because he had to go look up the meaning of 'poop'.

He's never been more disgusted in his life.]

No.

I change my mind.

[itistolaugh]

way to wuss out like a big weeny