13 blueprints - Painfully Dictated/Actioned

[teds_up]

[As helpful as ever, Ted's journal lies open on the kitchen counter. Atop the cupboards, a cockroach skittered through dust. And then it flashed white.

And now there's a 33-year old man sprawled atop the cupboards. Disoriented, as well. With a groan, he rolls--

And there's a couple loud bangs and thuds in the kitchen.]

FUCK! What the hell?!

[A very

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[odst_mute]

[Hi Ted. Have a snow leopard.

Who's currently sitting a few feet away from you and watching with an amused expression. What's up, architect?]

[teds_up]

[It takes him a moment to realize there's a large predatory cat just several feet away from him. Ted immediately backpedals into the counters.]

Wooahhh, uh, hiii there...

[odst_mute]

[Rook tilts his head a little, giving a small purring snort, before taking a few careful steps in Ted's direction.

Chill, man. He's not going to eat you.]

[teds_up]

A-a-ah! [Ted presses his back against the counters, wincing and hissing in pain, but not taking his attention off the leopard.]

Ohhh lord. Please tell me you're a resident.

[odst_mute]

[The cat's ears flatten a little, lowering his head and body towards the floor to try and appear harmless. He didn't mean to scare Ted, especially when catching those telling signs of bumps and bruises from the architect's earlier fall. So when he heard the question, Rookie nods quickly, and lightly rests his paw on the man's lap once he was close enough.

Relax, civvy.]

[teds_up]

Oh jeez you're friendly. [STILL KIND OF REALLY UNSURE ABOUT THIS.]

Uh. You new here...?

[odst_mute]

[Of course he's friendly! He's about as harmless as a fluffy stuffed animal when in the company of people he likes. So there's a flicker of amusement in those eyes once more, before Rook quickly shakes his head in terms of the question.

Nope, not new. Hasn't been for quite awhile.]

[teds_up]

H-uhh. That's funny, because I've never seen you here before.

[odst_mute]

[Rook tilts his head in response, almost as if he was trying to think of a way to reply to that, before he just rolls in muzzle in defeat and flops lazily onto the ground.

Yeah, no idea how he was going to make it obvious that he was actually Rookie, which is why Ted is simply going to get a leopard snort and a small shake of his head.]

[teds_up]

Can't talk, huh?

[odst_mute]

[Another shake of his head, staring up at the architect with those cat-like eyes from his spot on the floor.]

[teds_up]

[Unnerved...!!] What?

[odst_mute]

[Snorts again, flicking an ear, before he's crawling over on his stomach to try and rest his chin on Ted's leg. Friend, Ted. He's a friend.]

[teds_up]

[Despite having just been an animal himself, the thought that this curious creature might be on a loss themselves completely passes over him, and he just presses into the counter again reflexively.]

What? Are you hungry? Here.

[He wishes up a good-sized Tuna and tosses it onto the floor beside him.]

[odst_mute]

[Why was it that the first thing people think of when they see an animal is that they're hungry?

Rook gives Ted the closest thing to a lineface that he could manage, before he carefully moves to stand up. There's a couple seconds where he just lets his head lazily turn to stare at the fish, considering it, before he just snorts and obediently picks it up in his mouth.

At least it was a change from having raw steak, anyway, so he's just going to curl up besides Ted and start gnawing away at it if the architect hadn't moved.]

[teds_up]

[Ted raises his eyebrow at the lineface, watching Rookie as he goes to retrieve the fish. With a relieved sigh, Ted takes the moment to sit at the table, where his journal lay.

He jumps slightly when the fur brushes against his leg, and he looks down. He then shakes his head, muttering to himself, 'Crazy cat...' before flipping through the pages.]