Prowling

[vkandispwnsme]

Of course you don't see him, or he pretends you don't. Is he really that large a cat? It doesn't seem likely. But the huge orange and cream fluffball is looking around in the main room. He mostly seems curious and a little miffed.

typist: This is Altra from the Mercedes Lackey Mage Storms trilogy. He can speak telepathically to anyone he wants to

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[ciderandcats]

Fiddlesticks: *slinks up, staring at the other cat* .../Hello!/ You're big! How did you get so big? And how'd you get here? And who are you anyway? Can I play with your ta-/

Scorn: *stomps on Fiddlesticks' tail, making him cry out, but does otherwise quiet him* /Ignore him. He thinks he's still a kitten. Greetings, I am Scorn./

[vkandispwnsme]

*eyes grow big and round*

*after a moment nods and trills a greeting* *but in Scorn's head there's a picture of Altra* Altra

*slightly irritated snarl and head-toss* Where am I?

[ciderandcats]

Scorn: *looks startled by his way of speaking, and takes a few steps back* /The two-leggeds don't have a name for it, but it's a big house with lots of strange folk./

[vkandispwnsme]

*tail starts lashing angrily* They wouldn't. Do we have to do everything ourselves? *actually can't believe he's claming kin with a 'regular' cat but realizes he needs as much information as he can get*

[winton_temper]

*intrigued, with an Ariel on her shoulder (who also just happens to be a telepath/empath)*

Hello. Are you some sort of treecat?

Ariel: < Hello. > *this would be a curious headtilt*

Typist: The HTML pwns meeeee.

[vkandispwnsme]

*tailswishes at Elizabeth*

< A what? I'm a firecat.>

[winton_temper]

Ariel: *will just be translating for 'Beth and tasting Altra's mindglow curiously*

*frowns a bit* A firecat? Never heard of them. May I pet you?

[vkandispwnsme]

*probably pretty glowy as he's almost an avatar of a sun god but living*

< Yes. Is that a treecat? >

[botticelliangel]

*stalks the cat for a little while, reminiscent of nothing so much as a huge auburn-haired kittenthing himself, and reaches out to touch the tip of an ear gently* Hello, lovely thing.

[vkandispwnsme]

*not surprised by the stalkage but jumps up several feet in surprise at actually being touched*

*hair all out and a short hiss*

What are you?

*then has the sense to be ashamed of himself* *noses the hand if he's allowed*

[botticelliangel]

*is shocked for a moment - a coherent telepathic voice from an animal? - but only a moment*

*ruefully, allowing the nosing* I'm sorry. I didn't mean to startle you.

... I'm a vampire.

[vkandispwnsme]

*sniffs carefully* You smell... dead. *hackles up but the voice isn't hostile*

[samwisegardener]

Now there's a fine looking fellow! Hullo! *slowly stoops down and extends his hand for inspection* Bless me, but you must be the largest cat in all the Shire!

[vkandispwnsme]

*sniffs the hand then nuzzles it* *wonders where the Shire is but decides to play dumb a bit longer*

[samwisegardener]

You're the handsome one, alright, and no denying! *carefully strokes the 'cat' then scratches behind the ears* Are you hungry? Rose-wife has packed me a bit of lunch and I'm thinking there might be something there to your liking. Some cheese, maybe? Would you like that?

[vkandispwnsme]

*purrs loudly for that* *headbutts Sam's leg*

[elspeth_mage]

*her eyes widen slightly*

Karal did not arrive with you, then?

typist: I really need to read this series again! Sorry, but I can't remember how much contact Elspeth and Altra had, and if they ever really spoke. I'll assume though that she knows he is friends with Karal.

[vkandispwnsme]

typist: that much makes sense. I need to re-read them too.

*starts winding between her legs, like a 'real' cat* No! I don't know where he is.

[elspeth_mage]

Oh dear, well I'm sure he'll turn up eventually, this place is strange like that *crouches down and starts scratching him between the ears*

[vkandispwnsme]

I feel useless without him. *rubs against her hand*