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[oda_hates_me]

[There's a menace prowling around your forests and your town, Luceti.

Well, not a menace, per se, but the feline stalking through the streets and the trees is in a lousy mood. It's no house cat, either, ranging longer than four feet if you don't count the long tail swishing angry patterns through the air

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[one_green_eye]

[A smallered Ginko is currently beginning to walk away from House 6. He isn't leaving it... he's just.... h-huhhh..... following that bird he's never seen before.....further and further into the forest to one side.]

[all_blue_feline]

[That?

That counts as leaving, and if this cat's vocal chords would allow it, it'd start groaning. C'mon, Ginko, cut the crew a break.

It can't very well leave the boy to wander off alone. So after a pause in step, the feline alters its course, every step inaudible as it trails closely behind.

But not enough to give itself away - call it curiosity. We all know this story]

[one_green_eye]

[Ginko's usually pretty sharp... as a child even more so, with the added edge of fear. But he's very distracted right now, and starts climbing a tree without noticing his feline shadow.]

[oda_hates_me]

[There's a good chance it will not be able to coax you down from that tree if you get up too far.

Decisions, decisions.

Sadly, curiosity is harder than hold at bay than usual. It'll continue to wait. Watching.]

[justasgirly]

[ You, sir, have a gawker perched on the couch. A special kind of "that cat is enormous, what the hell is it doing here" gawker. If she gets eaten in Luceti after everything else that's happened, Usopp is going to smack a bitch. ]

[all_blue_feline]

[Oh it's Usopp.

And you're still a hot woman.

The cat can't help it - it sorta gawks back because this sight will never not be strange.

Epic stare down. WHO WILL WIN?]

[justasgirly]

[ It's deadlocked for all of thirty seconds. Maybe thirty-five.

Yeah, Sanji wins. This is her cue to hold up a sketchpad and try to look like she believes it would make a good shield or weapon. Hey, she'll even throw in one of these free of charge: ] Nice kitty, please don't kill me.

[all_blue_feline]

[Longnose, why are you flaili-- Oh.

The gruff sigh it wants to produce comes out suspiciously hungry-sounding. Not its fault.

And stop looking at it like that! It yowls - Oi! It's me! - pacing a little as it resists the urge to jump on the couch and bat Usopp for being an idiot]

[chiisaichou]

[Forest, you say? Well, even if she's no longer small, the forest has always been a place of tranquility for the poncle. And, since she's finally got some clothes that actually fit her, and the weather's just right, Miyabi decided it'd be a good idea to paint by herself in the forest.

Feel free to hear, smell, or see - whichever comes first - a woman kneeling on the grass, humming to herself as she paints on a large, unrolled scroll.]

[all_blue_feline]

[Smell comes first. And too bad Sanji never had the means to memorize a friend's smell we'll ignore how creepy that sounds because he doesn't recognize it off the bat.

It's definitely female, though. Attention has been successfully averted.

And when the cat quietly approaches, it forgets to be stealthy the moment it gets a look at her face. Is she...?

A small meow, much deeper than what a house cat could produce.]

[chiisaichou]

[Well, that's definitely a sight to be seen. Miyabi never seen a cat like that before. She wasn't wary of the big cat, since she was so friendly with the Luceti wildlife anyway, and not to mention she still had her sword beside her, too.

But, since this strange creature is definitely feline, and has stripes, Miyabi's going to mistake it for a small, odd looking tiger. It's just what she's used to.]

Well, hello there. I didn't know we had creatures like you around these parts. [She smiled, setting down her brush, and held out her hand.] Can you speak, little one?

[all_blue_feline]

[It tries its damnedest. Unfortunately the most it can produce is another meow, followed by a put-out rumble upon discovering that its vocal chords don't work that way.

But even if it's not who it thinks it is, the cat approaches anyway, ears held forward and then sliding back against its head once it butts against the outstretched hand.

Maybe this cat-thing isn't such a pain in the ass]

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[tanukipoint]

[Time to check up on the clinic. Chopper leaves the house and takes the regular path - holy shit that's a cat. A huge, terrifying cat.]

[Chopper really, really hopes that it isn't hungry.]

[Action]

[all_blue_feline]

[Actually, he's starving.

He has also spotted you, human!Chopper, and abruptly stops moving in mid-step.

Must resist... urge... to glomp.... buuuut that doesn't mean he can't at least greet his nakama, right? >__> Chopper can tell it's him!]

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[tanukipoint]

[ffffffffffffuuuuuu IT NOTICED HIM]

[...actually, you do seem a bit familiar, cat :|a Enough so that Chopper isn't going to run the other way screaming. At least not right away.]

[But you do look awfully hungry.]

...O-oi! I'm not for eating, okay?

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[oda_hates_me]

[You are Chopper, and thus are spared the trolling end of Sanji's bad mood.

An understanding meow. See? He's being good. And if Chopper lets him approach, the only thing the feline does his nuzzle the side of his thigh.]

[causeblocked]

[Huh. Didn't know the Straw Hats had a pet. At least he hoped it was a pet...]

Please tell me you belong to someone.

[all_blue_feline]

[Tch, of course he does! Every inch of his fur and whiskers belong to the lovely women of Luceti, sir~!

Since this cat can't talk, however, Isamu will have to settle for an offended glance mid-yawn, the tail still twitching back and forth.

He might also nod his kitty!head, but who knows?]

[causeblocked]

[Did he just...? Okay, then.]

Don't recall seeing you around here before. Or is that something else I should remember but don't?

[...And now he's talking to a wildcat. Great.]

[all_blue_feline]

[And now, a shake of the head. Trust him, even he doesn't remember shit like this happening.

But enough of that. The cat tilts his head in the direction of the house before squaring at look at Isamu. Got business here?]