39th sigh

[sosnarrator]

[Kyon is sitting on a park bench with his cat Shamisen next to him. He appears to be looking at something he got as a regain...]

Okay, holiday photos, a few changes of clothes... That's all fine but, what the heck is this thing supposed to be!?

It appears to be a mummified kappa

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[flameyedhunter]

Well, that's new. [ Shana eyes up Shamisen. ]

Are you some kind of rinne?

[sosnarrator]

... He's my cat. He's been around a few months now y'know.

[tosurpassgod]

[Black☆Star's been doing laps around the park as per usual, but when he swears he hears a cat talk he stops in his tracks and backs up]

You have a talking cat too?

[sosnarrator]

What? No. Of course not. Cats don't talk, that'd be silly. ... Hold it, "too"?

[tosurpassgod]

Yeah! My friend has a talking cat back home. Except his can transform into a really hot chick! With a huge rack and everything!

[sosnarrator]

... Huh.

Well, I'm afraid I'm just an ordinary non-transforming cat.

(You call talking ordinary!?)

[forgotten_titan]

Hey Kyon. How are you-

(And then she notices the mummified kappa. She jerks backwards, shocked.)

What is that!?

[sosnarrator]

That's a very good question. A kappa, supposedly.

[forgotten_titan]

A kappa...? That sounds Japanese, is it something from home?

[sosnarrator]

They're a kind of water imp. You hear about them in folklore and stuff. They don't actually exist though.

(Or well, they supposedly don't exist. I mean, I've already met aliens, time travellers and espers back home, not to mention the people I've seen here.)

[doudemoe]

[...Did that cat just talk?]

How much is it worth?

[sosnarrator]

Hm? This thing? [The kappa?] The price tag says ¥2000.

[doudemoe]

[Almost $20 dollars. That's quite a lot here.]

Sell it, then.

[sosnarrator]

... And who would actually want this thing?

(Except maybe Haruhi.)