The CAT is trouble

[john_npcs]

Dagnir: *walks into Nuala's shop with the kitten trail*



Nuala: *stops what she's doing and stares* What's this, then? *comes over and crouches down*



Dagnir: *mrowls and the three kittens sit down in a row*



Kittens: meer!



Nuala: *makes a cooing noise and reaches out to let them sniff her hand*



Dagnir: *tiny nod of his head*



Kittens: *FROLIC at her*



Nuala: *scoops them up and cuddles them*



Kittens: *fluffmonsters and happy for the attention*



Dagnir: *all beaming*



Nuala: *sweet talk*



Kak: *flies in and FREEZES*



Kak: IT MULTIPLIED



Nuala: *looks a little guilty at getting caught snuggling the kittens* I don't think you need to worry about them, Kak.



Kak: I can eat these ones *looms*



Fiddle: *rolls onto his back, paws out with claws displayed* FZAR



Nuala: Come on, Kak, no one's eating anyone.



Dagnir: *hops up all casual and suddenly pins Kak by his neck* Mrowl.



Kak: ack! Ack! *flaps and struggles*



Dagnir: *lets go*



Kak: *flies up* Fine! I'll leave your rats alone!



Dagnir: *purrrrrr*



Fiddle: meer?



Nuala: *makes an alarmed yelp and hops up, careful to hold on to the kittens she has* Can we please not?



Dagnir: *makes a show of hopping back down peacefully*



Kak: brute



Baini: *licking Nuala's thumb, totally ignoring the raven talking about eating her*



Dagnette: fssfss



Nuala: *pets the kitten* Look, both of you. I'm done with this fighting, you hear? Can you at least try to get along for my sake?



Dagnir: *hesitates, then nods to her*



Kak: Fine. No promises if he threatens Awk *fluffs up, but settles into his nest*



Kittens: *enjoying their field trip to Nuala's, it's very exciting*



Nuala: He won't threaten Awk either. Will you, Dagnir? *srs bsns look*



Dagnir: *shakes his head*



Nuala: See? Good. Let's all get along.



Dagnir: *settles into a chair to relax while his children play*



Kittens: *discover STRING*



Nuala: Everyone seems to love string around here.



Baini: *tiny kitten voice* nice!



Nuala: ......................



Dagnir: *warning mrrr*



Baini: ...meow!



Nuala: You talked.



Nuala: *to Kak* It talked.



Kak: I heard a word



Baini: MEW MEW MEW MEW



Dagnir: *hops up and meows to get the kittens to follow him, playtime's over*



Nuala: *just stares*



Dagnir: *heads out with the trail of kittens*



Nuala: *turns to Kak once he's gone* I know that kitten spoke. I'm sure of it.



Kak: I heard it too



Kak: told you that cat was weird



Nuala: Well I figured that right away, but...



Nuala: If the kitten can talk, then… I'll bet he can, too. But why hasn't he spoken to me, then?



Kak: he's a lying sneak



Nuala: He knows more than he lets on. I realized he was smart from the beginning, but this isn't what I expected.



Kak: I can take him out. Say the word



Nuala: I don't think that's necessary and I wouldn't advise it. But keep an eye on him, maybe.



Kak: will do



Nuala: *scratches his neck*



Kak: *stretches out his neck* I'll watch them. No secrets from the ravens


So me and the cat have more in common than I thought, hmmmmm? Me and Awk have some kittywatching to do.