[ONE LOUD, LONG, SIGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. He's already regretting it, but maybe he too wants the cat despite it pouncing him earlier. Just a little. Not that he'll ever admit it to himself and instead blame himself for being soft and indulging Flat and this new nonsense.
He should know better. Mages and animals end in tears. Even if there's less danger here, come to think, from parties that would take advantage of such obvious weakness.]
We had a little experience, yes.
Go make sure the ani... er, Noir, doesn't belong to someone else and register it. Then get its supplies. I'll feed it in the meantime.
[...
HM.
Grumble, grumbly. GRUMBLE.]
Hopefully that Godzilla incident is cleared up when you do go to do that. What a mess trying to navigate.
not because it took a long time getting noir registered as a pet nor because it took a long time to get the stuff for the cat, but because flat checked everywhere for godzilla. or any kaiju-adjacent creature, for that matter. but the natives he talked to all gave him weird looks and everything in the town seemed...relatively fine?
when he does come back, it's with a couple bags with cat stuff, and...a coat for waver. an identical one to what he had pre...customization. ]
Professor! [ doesn't matter where waver is, he'll call out to the void ] Are you sure Godzilla was out there? Because everything looks fine. Are you sure someone didn't trick you?
Why the fuck are you comparing me to someone like Blofeld? Just because I'm on the couch and petting the cat?
[This, Waver thinks, is about to get ridiculous.]
Honestly, do you even think I have the talent to be some diabolical mastermind? Please. [LOOKING TO THE HEAVENS. Give him strength.] It's me, Flat. I just pranked you because you pranked me.
Of course I know it’s you, Professor. You got me good.
[ so he’s not.... mad about that. it seems?
unfortunately for waver, this was always ridiculous. ]
But you could have totally pulled off the mastermind thing! Just because your abilities aren’t the best doesn’t mean that you can’t be intimidating. Like when a hero finds out that their closest friend was actually the villain all along... [ he’s nodding to himself like this makes perfect sense. ] but I’d give the reveal a five out of ten! Lots of room for improvement.
I shall endeavor to exceed that measure in the future, then.
[Dry as the desert and subtly sarcastic. Waver arches a brow at Flat given that production. Not mad, sure, but he'll wait a few minutes before he judges that bit of drama good and done for.
He scratches underneath the cat's chin.]
Did you get Noir's things and deal with the registration? She's still hungry. I gave her some fish, but that does not appear to have been enough.
Um, yes! [ an eager nod. ] And I got her some food and some plates for the water and the food... and the, uh, the litter box! And the litter of course.
[ see? flat Can fulfill missions with enough motivation.
without another word, he goes to the kitchen where he drops all the bags he’s been carrying and takes out the small bag of cat food plus a food bowl. it seems that either noir Knows he has the goods or she’s just that hungry, because she jumps out of waver’s lap to start yelling. flat grins at the cat like he understands, opening the bag of food to give her a half a cup of it, to which the cat immediately goes for.
...
flat can’t help but watch the cat eat, both out of curiosity and...maybe some endearment. ]
[There's a bounded field around the basement but the thickness of the walls -- hmph, the neighbors will just have to bear with her yells like everything else. Probably small potatoes in the grand scheme of things with them around.]
Hah! She has a set of lungs on her, doesn't she? What a character.
[Then he snorts amused as she literally dives face first into the bowl, scrambling for every morsel, before licking the bowl clean.]
Looks like she's going to save us the trouble of washing it.
Who's keeping track? Waver. Flat's bank account balance. Karma.]
Very. Just like everything else. I assume they are imports, but...
[That trails off into a displeased sound. This is not the first time this subject has come up, even between them, and Waver dislikes the implications raised whenever it's touched on each time.]
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Date: 2021-04-05 12:09 am (UTC)From:He should know better. Mages and animals end in tears. Even if there's less danger here, come to think, from parties that would take advantage of such obvious weakness.]
We had a little experience, yes.
Go make sure the ani... er, Noir, doesn't belong to someone else and register it. Then get its supplies. I'll feed it in the meantime.
[...
HM.
Grumble, grumbly. GRUMBLE.]
Hopefully that Godzilla incident is cleared up when you do go to do that. What a mess trying to navigate.
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Date: 2021-04-05 12:36 am (UTC)From:[ wait.
wait, wait, wait.
what did he say?! godzilla?! ]
Godzilla's out there?! Oh man, oh man, I have to go check it out! I'll be back!!!!
[ he's not even going to wait for waver. he's zooming out to find godzilla....and hopefully do stuff for noir.
but mostly for godzilla. ]
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Date: 2021-04-05 12:41 am (UTC)From:Way too easy. Waver sighs, shaking his head before padding off to the kitchen to see if they have anything appropriate to feed a cat.]
April Fools.
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Date: 2021-04-05 01:59 am (UTC)From:not because it took a long time getting noir registered as a pet nor because it took a long time to get the stuff for the cat, but because flat checked everywhere for godzilla. or any kaiju-adjacent creature, for that matter. but the natives he talked to all gave him weird looks and everything in the town seemed...relatively fine?
when he does come back, it's with a couple bags with cat stuff, and...a coat for waver. an identical one to what he had pre...customization. ]
Professor! [ doesn't matter where waver is, he'll call out to the void ] Are you sure Godzilla was out there? Because everything looks fine. Are you sure someone didn't trick you?
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Date: 2021-04-05 03:13 am (UTC)From:Hmmmmmmmm...
[Scratching his chin. Taking a siiiiiiiiiiiiiiip of wine.]
You mentioned it was April Fools day, right?
[WHO KNEW HE COULD JOKE?]
1/idk man
Date: 2021-04-05 03:31 am (UTC)From:[ give him a moment ]
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Date: 2021-04-05 03:31 am (UTC)From:[ he's buffering. ]
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Date: 2021-04-05 03:32 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2021-04-05 03:33 am (UTC)From:done
Date: 2021-04-05 03:34 am (UTC)From:1/2
Date: 2021-04-05 03:49 am (UTC)From:(He is, but Zhuge Liang isn't out to play right now.)]
2/2
Date: 2021-04-05 03:52 am (UTC)From:[Shaking his head. Please, child, please... give him a little more credit.
... or question his mental health. Well, actually, that should have been done ages ago, but...]
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Date: 2021-04-05 04:10 am (UTC)From:or kiara. wasn't she a therapist? ]
What kind of reveal was that!? It's like a villain from a spy movie!
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Date: 2021-04-05 04:58 am (UTC)From:[This, Waver thinks, is about to get ridiculous.]
Honestly, do you even think I have the talent to be some diabolical mastermind? Please. [LOOKING TO THE HEAVENS. Give him strength.] It's me, Flat. I just pranked you because you pranked me.
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Date: 2021-04-05 05:19 am (UTC)From:[ so he’s not.... mad about that. it seems?
unfortunately for waver, this was always ridiculous. ]
But you could have totally pulled off the mastermind thing! Just because your abilities aren’t the best doesn’t mean that you can’t be intimidating. Like when a hero finds out that their closest friend was actually the villain all along... [ he’s nodding to himself like this makes perfect sense. ] but I’d give the reveal a five out of ten! Lots of room for improvement.
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Date: 2021-04-05 06:00 am (UTC)From:[Dry as the desert and subtly sarcastic. Waver arches a brow at Flat given that production. Not mad, sure, but he'll wait a few minutes before he judges that bit of drama good and done for.
He scratches underneath the cat's chin.]
Did you get Noir's things and deal with the registration? She's still hungry. I gave her some fish, but that does not appear to have been enough.
[Yes, apparently the cat's a lady.]
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Date: 2021-04-05 02:34 pm (UTC)From:[ see? flat Can fulfill missions with enough motivation.
without another word, he goes to the kitchen where he drops all the bags he’s been carrying and takes out the small bag of cat food plus a food bowl. it seems that either noir Knows he has the goods or she’s just that hungry, because she jumps out of waver’s lap to start yelling. flat grins at the cat like he understands, opening the bag of food to give her a half a cup of it, to which the cat immediately goes for.
...
flat can’t help but watch the cat eat, both out of curiosity and...maybe some endearment. ]
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Date: 2021-04-10 05:41 am (UTC)From:[There's a bounded field around the basement but the thickness of the walls -- hmph, the neighbors will just have to bear with her yells like everything else. Probably small potatoes in the grand scheme of things with them around.]
Hah! She has a set of lungs on her, doesn't she? What a character.
[Then he snorts amused as she literally dives face first into the bowl, scrambling for every morsel, before licking the bowl clean.]
Looks like she's going to save us the trouble of washing it.
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Date: 2021-04-15 02:38 am (UTC)From:[ and because he fucked up waver's jacket, BUT WHO'S KEEPING TRACK..... ]
Though isn't it weird that there even are cats in the first place?
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Date: 2021-04-16 11:43 pm (UTC)From:[Just bracing himself for stupidity.
Who's keeping track? Waver. Flat's bank account balance. Karma.]
Very. Just like everything else. I assume they are imports, but...
[That trails off into a displeased sound. This is not the first time this subject has come up, even between them, and Waver dislikes the implications raised whenever it's touched on each time.]
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Date: 2021-04-17 05:48 am (UTC)From:[ he is so proud of his answer. clearly, this is a praiseworthy answer and not insulting at all. ]
Maybe she’s your spiritual guide!
[ okay now it’s nonsense ]
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Date: 2021-04-17 06:07 am (UTC)From:[Waver slaps a hand on his forehead and collapses back in on the couch. He was prepared... and yet...
How much wine does he have left?]
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Date: 2021-04-17 06:14 am (UTC)From:[ there would not be enough wine in all of france to deal with flat.
but maybe the cat does have some sort of sixth sense, because she stops cleaning the bowl clean to rub against waver’s pants. ]
See? She agrees, you should be friends.
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Date: 2021-04-17 08:12 am (UTC)From:What has he gotten himself into?
Then he leans forward to rub around the cat's ears before scooping her up to look her in the eye.]
You're going to have to work for it. Don't think you can just charm me into forgiving you if you make trouble.
[HRMPH!
The relationship is already coming along swimmingly.]
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Date: 2021-04-17 04:11 pm (UTC)From:flat takes this as something like “challenge accepted”, and he grins happily. ]
We’ll do our best, Professor!
[ because let’s be real, waver already adopted a troublemaker. at least this one is small, soft and can purr. ]