Text // Free to a good home!

[netherese]

Type: Text/Video
Sender ID: netherese (Gale Dekarios)
To: All
Subject:Free to a good home!
Warnings: None.

Greetings! Gale of Waterdeep, at your service. Many of you may recall that some months back, there was rat trouble in port and aboard many of the ships, and a number of bold riftfarers were kind enough to adopt some highly-trained Warrior Cats to help combat the issue. Some of my crewmates were among them, but have unfortunately left us in recent months, and so I find myself with more cats than I know what to do with.

While I certainly have the space, I am coming and going too frequently to give all of these animals the attention they are due, and truth be told, I don't think that Tara is keen to share me for much longer. If anyone has any interest in adopting either Frostbite or Pumpkinpatch, I assure you they are both quite affectionate and will make excellent companions, in addition to earning their keep by keeping pests at bay. Frostbite is especially fond of feathered toys, while Pumpkinpatch prefers those that jingle.

[Sometime later, a second message from Gale's username will appear, only this time it's a video message with an extreme close-up of a long-haired calico. When she speaks, her voice is equal parts motherly and refined, as well as miffed.]

I would like to clarify that I do not appreciate being depicted as the jealous sort! It is only that these cats seem to think themselves terribly important, and fail to recognize that I am not one of them, but a wizard in my own right! I am a dedicated student of the Weave, and do not have time to be mothering these eager young cubs when I've my own research to attend to. Hmph.

Comments

[netherese]

[How very good of him to focus on the business end of things first! Admirable, indeed.]

You really do have your hands quite full!
I can hardly begrudge you not wanting to take on more, but in that same vein, as kind as your offer is, I can hardly accept.

Fortunately, cats are rather autonomous, but I do worry about their emotional well-being. They are well-fed and cared for, but both Daria and I are quite busy with our own affairs, and they've lost their chosen people. I am certain each of them will be happy to have someone new to bond with, rather than having to share.

[gruffier]

[ Clive is all busy! There's no party in the back, sadly. ]

Good to know they're still well taken care of despite your added workload. And I'm... sorry about your previous companions. We've still yet to discover to what reason people stay or leave this place, yet the added burden is not yours to bear alone.

There is a café of sorts that specializes in cats. I'm sure if all else fails they would be happy to taken them in.

[netherese]

Ah, I appreciate your offering your condolences. They will be well-missed, but I am certain at least two of them will be able to find one another again. I take some comfort in that.

[Xenk is rather famous where they come from, and he and Astarion had been quite clear about where they could be found back in Faerun. Surely that had to amount to something.]

This is the first I've heard of such a café, however! That sounds delightful. Do you mean to say the cats mill about while people enjoy their meals?

[gruffier]

Glad to hear that. I hope that one day you will be able to rejoin them, as well.

[ He's encountered both ends of people wanting to stay or leave... and Clive wonders which one Gale was exactly.

But at the mention of the cafe his fingers twitch before continuing to write. ]

I happened to stumble upon it when looking for a gift. It's [ he pauses as the words come through the other end of the device. almost as if he was at a loss of how to describe it ] unlike any place I have been to before. But yes. That seems to be the point of it all.

[netherese]

My thanks. I certainly hope so as well, though I also hope to use some of the time I've been granted here to find solutions to some ongoing problems before I join them once more.

[If he can find some answer here that wasn't available to him in Faerun, it would be a terrible shame to miss out on that opportunity.]

This cat café sounds truly fascinating! I will absolutely have to pay it a visit in the near future. What a brilliant business idea.

[gruffier]

[ Clive doesn't want to pry in his personal busy, although he is a little curious. ]

Well whatever those needs are, if you need help finding a solution there are many people who can assist- myself included.

[ ........... Why does he also feel the need to warn Gale. But he seems to excited by it all. ]

It is. [ Another pause in his replies. Fingers tapping against the screen as if to try to find the right words to describe this... before he finally just comes out and says it ]

They do speak like cats there, though.

[netherese]

You're very kind. Rest assured, I will likely be making good on that particular offer once I have a better idea of exactly how I would like to proceed.

[Kindness, he's found, is quite common here, despite the fact that they are quite literally among pirates. Far more congenial than those he might have had the misfortune to come across back in Faerun.

... wait just a moment.]

Speak like cats? As in they've developed their own language in hopes of imitating them?