So yeah, about two weeks ago my sister's friend found a mother cat that may or may not have been wild (they didn't recognize it from around the neighborhood) pent up in their garage. Her father moved them to the backyard whereupon she took off for parts unknown leaving one kitten behind, apparently abandoned. My sister, being who she is, brought her home and we've been taking care of her since.
My parents were really not keen on the idea first, but it seems she's grown on them enough now that we're probably going to keep her unless something completely unexpected should happen! Still haven't named her yet, though.