Video | Lion and a Cat?

[sunsetking]

Type: Video
Sender ID: sunsetking (Leona Kingscholar)
To: Public
Subject: Lost pet?
Warnings: N/A

[The feed opens, revealing Leona looking a bit disgruntled (maybe even defeated) while there's a strange two-tailed cat? sitting on his shoulder. The little creature seems comfortable on its perch even as Leona seems conflicted about it.

But he sighs.]

Anyone missing a pet or anything?

[That's it. That's the video.]


[ooc; Given permission by bloodthirstydawn to use Kirara for this post!]

Comments

[catsgothistongue]

[Pointedly not really acknowledging the cat much. Sorry Kirara.]

A yōkai.

[Stated simply, like that's the most obvious thing everyone'd know about.]

[sunsetking]

That doesn’t exactly tell me much either.

[Use words everyone can understand.

He reaches up to pet Kirara when the little demon ‘mrrrows’ again.]

[catsgothistongue]

[Tone a lot flatter now.]

Spirit, demon, yadda yadda.

[That good enough words for you to understand, cat boy?]

[sunsetking]

[Should he go find you and make that phobia worst?]

Thanks. What exactly is a nekomata then?

[Be more specific with your types of demons, herbivore.

Kirara just looks curious.]

[catsgothistongue]

[Your funeral.]

There's different kinds from what I know of the stories. Ones in the mountains that are large and eat people. But that one--

[Ranma pointed at Kirara, though from Leona's perspective, that might not be too clear.]

--'s small enough that I can wager a guess it's a domesticated one. Probably someone's pet cat who died and transformed into one. Still eats and abducts people though. According to the legends anyway. I've never seen one in person before, just a bakeneko.

[Horrible time that was, 0/10, would not go through it again.]

[sunsetking]

[That's more informative.

He raises a brow at the point. Are you trying to call him a demon, too?]

Sounds like you've had a bad experience with one.

[catsgothistongue]

[Nope. He'd have to have more fur and feline features to be in the same column as normal cats.

Scoff, he rested his arms behind his head and gazed off to the side.]

Wasn't a pleasant one.

[So yeah, a bad experience is right.]

[sunsetking]

[...

He has to hold back a snort.]

Is that why you've been avoiding looking at her this whole time?

[Kirara mewls at Ranma again.]

[catsgothistongue]

[!

Forcing his eyes back on the screen, keeping an equanimous posture.]

I haven't been. There's just more interestin' things to look at than some two-tailed cat.

[Liar.]

Are you going to keep it?

[sunsetking]

[Kirara greets Ranma with a wave of her twin tails.]

Really now?

[He doesn't believe you.]

If her owner doesn't show up and claim her.

[catsgothistongue]

[A half-assed wave back.]

Yes.

[Believe whatever you want, hairball.]

How long are you giving them before you go finders-keepers?

[He doesn't really care what Leona does or doesn't do with it. Same time, he'd feel like a prick for not at least caring a little that someone might be missing their pet, cat or not.]

[sunsetking]

Two days.

[That's all the kindness he's going to give to the owner.

Listen. There's no need to pretend to care here. Clearly, the owner isn't up for the task of watching over the little demon.]

[catsgothistongue]

That's generous of you.

[Ranma isn't being sarcastic or a prick here. If the owner can't be bothered to see the public message, then the nekomata's up for grabs.]

[sunsetking]

It'd be their fault if they don't come claiming her by then.

[A shrug. He's all up for keeping her at this rate.]