Room 527, Friday Afternoon
The kitten had meowed and complained all afternoon until John had picked her up and set her in front of Bubbles 3, giving her something to do. Her tail had twitched as she crouched low, waiting to strike.
Of course, whenever she did, her clawed paws smacked against plexiglass, Bubbles 3 went into hiding, and Jaina went back to waiting for a better opportunity.
John wondered if she would try going from the top considering the intense way she'd watched him open the lid during feeding time.
All his tasks done for the day, John sighed and picked up Jaina's comm. He'd given it a day. Sometimes these transformations didn't last and he hadn't wanted to cause extra trouble, but on Friday afternoon it was time to make the call.
"Jacen, hi." Great, this wasn't going to be awkward.
"Yeah, no. Jaina's fine. Well, sort of fine. She's a kitten, actually which is why I'm--"
"No, a kitten is like a cat but small--"
"Oh right. How did you guys manage to not have dogs and cats but you have giant chickens and bugs that talk and start wars?"
And then John was wandering the room, just listening for a minute.
"Huh?" Oh great, he snapped out of just listening. "Uh, yeah. Your dad tell you 'bout that?" Awkwaaaaard.
Why did people ask about the kids when he was repressing? "There were three, actually."
"It's weird, I mean, less weird than the kitten thing, but still not normal."
"Hey, you wanna see?" John flipped on the visual part of the comm and went over to where the Jaina kitten was standing on top of Bubbles 3's tank, testing for weakness like a velociraptor.
"I know, she's tiny enough she falls in cups and I wake up with her in my hair an I don't even noti--and maybe I should stop talking." See, there were reasons he should be glad Jacen was still on Ralroost and able to take a call.
"Hey, tell you what, next time I'm out there, I've got some videos and pictures I'll share. I know you missed a lot being gone, but there's no reason not to help catch you up." Watch him be nice to the twin brother who Ben's Jaina had killed a few weeks back. See? He was capable.
"Uh, sorry to cut this short, but your sister's gonna drown if I don't stop her from going fishing," Johns said, interrupting Jacen and ending the call in time to grab the grey kitten only moments after she hit the water.
Poor Bubbles 3 was going to be scarred for life.
"And now you're wet and smell like stale water," he told the kitten as she mewed pathetically and shook and batted at her wet ears while he worked to dry her on his t-shirt. "You're lucky I like you."
[Estaaaaablishy]
Of course, whenever she did, her clawed paws smacked against plexiglass, Bubbles 3 went into hiding, and Jaina went back to waiting for a better opportunity.
John wondered if she would try going from the top considering the intense way she'd watched him open the lid during feeding time.
All his tasks done for the day, John sighed and picked up Jaina's comm. He'd given it a day. Sometimes these transformations didn't last and he hadn't wanted to cause extra trouble, but on Friday afternoon it was time to make the call.
"Jacen, hi." Great, this wasn't going to be awkward.
"Yeah, no. Jaina's fine. Well, sort of fine. She's a kitten, actually which is why I'm--"
"No, a kitten is like a cat but small--"
"Oh right. How did you guys manage to not have dogs and cats but you have giant chickens and bugs that talk and start wars?"
And then John was wandering the room, just listening for a minute.
"Huh?" Oh great, he snapped out of just listening. "Uh, yeah. Your dad tell you 'bout that?" Awkwaaaaard.
Why did people ask about the kids when he was repressing? "There were three, actually."
"It's weird, I mean, less weird than the kitten thing, but still not normal."
"Hey, you wanna see?" John flipped on the visual part of the comm and went over to where the Jaina kitten was standing on top of Bubbles 3's tank, testing for weakness like a velociraptor.
"I know, she's tiny enough she falls in cups and I wake up with her in my hair an I don't even noti--and maybe I should stop talking." See, there were reasons he should be glad Jacen was still on Ralroost and able to take a call.
"Hey, tell you what, next time I'm out there, I've got some videos and pictures I'll share. I know you missed a lot being gone, but there's no reason not to help catch you up." Watch him be nice to the twin brother who Ben's Jaina had killed a few weeks back. See? He was capable.
"Uh, sorry to cut this short, but your sister's gonna drown if I don't stop her from going fishing," Johns said, interrupting Jacen and ending the call in time to grab the grey kitten only moments after she hit the water.
Poor Bubbles 3 was going to be scarred for life.
"And now you're wet and smell like stale water," he told the kitten as she mewed pathetically and shook and batted at her wet ears while he worked to dry her on his t-shirt. "You're lucky I like you."
[Estaaaaablishy]