By the lake shore, all day, all week

[ostro_goth]

On a rock, by the lake, there is an android

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[mogget_cat]

A not'cat creeps up on the android, through the grass, curious.

Is it watching for fish?

[ostro_goth]

A cat is not a mermaid.

The android is looking out for mermaids.

So it ignores the cat.

As long as the cat doesn't interfere with the mermaid watch.

[mogget_cat]

The android is full of nooks and crannies and joins where claws can find purchase.

The cat has a better view from the android's shoulders, but still has little idea of what he's looking for.

[ostro_goth]

The android can't speak. Atton Rand erased that ability from its memory (physically!) when he reprogrammed it to be a sparring droid for Teja, instead of an assassin droid of a make that was renowned for being so verbose and eloquent, it could literally talk people to death.

Better it not talk at all.

It just stares at the lake.

The cat is not interfering with its watch, so it doesn't need to interfere with the cat.