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[ The feed opens to a little pink nose sniffing at it, then you can see the face of a cream coloured kitten who has accidentally switched it on. when it moves away, you can see two people: Urahara, sitting on the floor petting a tired looking cat in his lap, and Suì-Fēng, crouched next to him, a kitten gnawing at her hand. ]

You do understand, of

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[Of course he does rather hope that she was just talking about the cat, but he's no-one's fool and he knows that wasn't what she was getting at at all but hopefully kittens will distract her.

Hopefully.]

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[ The kittens distracted her enough that she carelessly left her guide lying around, she won't make the same mistakes twice. ]

We were interrupted.

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Ah yes.

[He very gently unhooks the little kitten's claws from his sleeve and pets its head with a finger tip.]

So you'll be taking these two?

[He nods at the little black bundle of fur in Suì-Fēng's hands.]

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Yes, I will.

[ She lets the black one go, so it can run and try to climb to the ceiling again. Seems like she'll have some more catching to do in a few minutes. ]

This is not the only reason why I came here.

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I thought as much.

[Tucks his fan into his sleeve.]

You have my full attention, Suì-Fēng-san.

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[ She reaches out to catch Shaolin's paw, pressing it gently to make the claws come out. ]

Cats really are special. Did you know that they usually choose only one person they'll consider special? They do grow fond of other people, too, but that one person will always be more important than anyone else.

They're stubborn too. They won't change their minds easily.

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I am aware of this.

[He strokes Shaolin's head gently, skritching behind her ears which leads to her closing her eyes and starting to purr contentedly.]

And I am aware that it is a great honour to be deemed worthy enough to be a cat's special person.

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Well then. è Stands up, crossing her arms. ] We're starting tomorrow. At night, after I'm done working. [ Two jobs, again. ]

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Yes of-

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We're starting what, Suì-Fēng-san?

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Lessons. You'll need to learn quite a few things.

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Surely that's not necessary, we manage quite well without. She lets me know what she wants, and I make sure she's kept happy.

I do have some experience, Suì-Fēng-san.

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I don't remember asking you whether you agree. I just told you when we start. Make time for it.

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[Straightens.]

Surely you can see that she wants for nothing.

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I know you're lazy, but you'll get used to it after a few days.

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[Resists the urge to sigh, and leans back on his hands.]

And what would the curriculum be?

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I'm going to teach you how to do everything properly. You might want to bring paper and pencil with you, so you can study during the day and be prepared when I'll question you at night.

[ DOESN'T GET ANY VAGUER THAN THIS. ]