Pussycat, Pussycat, Where Have You Been? [Open]

[seeing_eye_cat]

In a truly feline move, Arhu wandered into the cafeteria as nonchalantly as if he hadn't been missing for who-knows-how-long. His tail waved through the air above him, and he approached Stacy's sensor and seated himself neatly, tail wrapped around his feet

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[veryshinyknight]

Alistair...sort of prided himself on how he'd been handling all the weird things on the ship so far. But this...this was just about the strangest thing he'd seen so far.

It was a cat. A cat that could, by the looks of things, do magic.

That sort of precluded the normal nonsense he'd babble at it, so he settled for trying not to gape like a beached fish while he gathered what little wits he had to speak of.

"I...well, master pussycat, I think I'm impressed. Are all felines so well-lettered, where you are from?"

He couldn't wait to tell Namira. But preferably she'd come meet this cat without Hakkar. Alistair hoped.

[seeing_eye_cat]

He kept his focus on the bowl until he said the wizard's knot, a flash of light changing the glop to something closer to real meat. He'd definitely emphasized the proteins, at the very least.

Looking up at the ehhif, he flipped his tail lazily.

"Nope. Of course, even some wizards can have problems with ehhif writing, though not me." What is this 'modesty' you speak of?

[veryshinyknight]

He'd had enough experience with cats to know that they were just as modest as they desired to be. It elicited a smile, though--even if it was closer to an all-teeth-bared-goofy grin.

"I haven't met many wizards who were also cats. They tend to be human where I am from." Though he was reacting better than he had to say...Tavros. Spouting off about darkspawn. How embarrassing.

"Actually, though, one of my friends is a wizard. Though we called them mages in Ferelden. I think she'd like to meet you. Maybe you could talk about magic, and I could distract her dog." Because that's a good plan you know will work, Alistair.

[seeing_eye_cat]

Arhu waved his tail dismissively.

"Ehhif wizards aren't bad, but they're definitely not the only ones out there." There were even a few canine wizards, for all that he thought the idea was ridiculous. Though with that in mind...

"If your friend has a houff, I doubt it'd be a problem to deal with," he said, yawning theatrically and then pulling his mouth open in an approximation of what humans thought of as a smile. "That's if it could even see me." Then he sidled where he was, in and out of the hyperstrings so that he appeared and disappeared in stripes. It was harder to sidle on Stacy, but he'd been doing it for a long time. And besides, the most important part of showing off is looking like it isn't hard at all.

[veryshinyknight]

Arhu should be very appreciative. For a sort-of-Templar, Alistair has an actual appreciation (if not outright fascination) with magic, as shown by the nigh-unto-gape-mouthed stare that crossed his face once again. That really was an impressive trick!

"Well, perhaps where you're from. If there are any in Ferelden...they're even more secretive and mystical than you, sir feline. Though I do think Namira would be fascinated." As if Alistair himself weren't.

"Hakkar is a Mabari hound. They're...a bit more intelligent than your usual dogs. Though in some cases, that's more of a problem," he admitted.

[seeing_eye_cat]

"I wouldn't normally be talking to you at all," he pointed out. "But these aren't exactly normal circumstances, so I can get away with it."

"And houff are houff." A dismissive wave of his tail. "I've seen a ton of them." Confident cat is confident.

[veryshinyknight]

"You, and many others, I assure you." Alistair had no illusions. After all, Morrigan barely put up with him--though that was mutual. "We all have to do things, here, we normally wouldn't do, I suppose."

He just shook his head. "Well. I'll say I'd feel safer if someone was distracting Hakkar. He might be smart enough to leave you alone, but...he may not be." Arhu might have enough confidence for the both of them, but Alistair didn't share it.

"I suppose we'll see. I'd rather not bother you if you are actually involved in something, I guess?" And of course he still had to find Namira.