[ hilda just observes the Science for a distance and works away at a small bracelet, gently amused at hishi's reaction to the various bubbling test tubes and mini-microscope.
[ at some point, alyssa also donned some goggles (parents need to set a good example for their children!!) to help hishi with some of the more volatile experiments, which means she's holding two slightly smoking beakers very carefully when the scratching starts. ]
Huh, maybe it's the neighbors... do you mind getting it? My hands are, um, kinda full right now.
[ after all, who knows what'll happen if she mixes them the wrong way! (make it explode and kill me) ]
[ Stop trying to kill Alyssa in my perfectly innocent slice of life CYOA where nothing will happen!!
But when Hilda opens the door, there's no one there!
If she looks down, there is a small black cat, wanting to get out of the rain. No, it's not Hansa and co.'s, Emet-Selch is ICly still catching a cold around this time. I'm just inserting cats everywhere. ]
[ while alyssa doesn't have a huge affinity for animals, even she can be swayed by tiny baby sweetheart. setting aside the tubes and placing them on the convenient little rack that came with the kit, she hurries off to a side room to get a nice fluffy towel and hold it open for hilda to place the nyan in. ]
How long were you out there...? [ she blinks a couple of times, then turns her head to look at hishi ] Oh, you're not allergic to cats, are you?
[ she's never taken care of a pet like this, but... hilda helps gently dry the kitten off amidst mewls, though she scoots over so hishi can take over the task for her. ]
Well, I hope neither of you are allergic, because it looks like she might be staying the night.
[ no way is she kicking a kitten back out into the rain. ]
[ alyssa wanders over to. whatever sort of living room they have. do we have a sofa?? but yes, wherever that happens to be, she plops the bundle of towel into hishi's lap so the two of them can get nice and friendly with each other...
but then she looks at hilda, offended. ]
Hilda, are you implying that I'd kick the poor thing out? [ EXAGGERATED GASP. ]
[ Sure, there can be a sofa. Hishi doesn't look quite like she knows what to do with the cat, before she hesitantly places a small hand over its head. ]
[ they're mawwied for the purposes of this cyoa, it's fine. there's a smile to her voice—if it was impossible to toss out their new kitty friend before, it's extra impossible now. ]
Well, I guess I wouldn't mind... it did come right to our doorstep. [ it's kind of fate. she reaches over, giving the kitten a little scritch under the chin ] But we'd all have to pitch in to take care of it, okay?
[ oh... mawwiage... does alyssa's pink face turn an even deeper shade of red, or is that just a trick of the light?
ANYWAY. ]
Of course. [ she looks down at hishi before placing her hand on top of her head again, this time giving a playful little ruffle. ] But if we're going to keep it... then we have to give it a name, right? What do you think, Hishi?
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Also, because at some point, they will hear the sound of light scratching outside their door. Specifically, near the base of it. ]
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but then— ]
Hm? Do you guys hear that?
[ guess they'd better go answer the door? ]
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Huh, maybe it's the neighbors... do you mind getting it? My hands are, um, kinda full right now.
[ after all, who knows what'll happen if she mixes them the wrong way! (make it explode and kill me) ]
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But when Hilda opens the door, there's no one there!
If she looks down, there is a small black cat, wanting to get out of the rain. No, it's not Hansa and co.'s, Emet-Selch is ICly still catching a cold around this time. I'm just inserting cats everywhere. ]
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Oh—you poor thing!
[ she's scooping up it up with both hands, shouldering the door closed. ]
Forget science for a second—can you guys grab some towels? [ she holds up the little kitten. ] We have a visitor.
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How long were you out there...? [ she blinks a couple of times, then turns her head to look at hishi ] Oh, you're not allergic to cats, are you?
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[ Hishi seems interested in the cat, actually—well, in her usual, lineface way. ]
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Well, I hope neither of you are allergic, because it looks like she might be staying the night.
[ no way is she kicking a kitten back out into the rain. ]
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but then she looks at hilda, offended. ]
Hilda, are you implying that I'd kick the poor thing out? [ EXAGGERATED GASP. ]
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... Then are we keeping it?
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[ they're mawwied for the purposes of this cyoa, it's fine. there's a smile to her voice—if it was impossible to toss out their new kitty friend before, it's extra impossible now. ]
Well, I guess I wouldn't mind... it did come right to our doorstep. [ it's kind of fate. she reaches over, giving the kitten a little scritch under the chin ] But we'd all have to pitch in to take care of it, okay?
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ANYWAY. ]
Of course. [ she looks down at hishi before placing her hand on top of her head again, this time giving a playful little ruffle. ] But if we're going to keep it... then we have to give it a name, right? What do you think, Hishi?
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With Alyssa's hand on her head, she nods. ]
I'll make sure to look into what are good names for cats.
[ Why must you force me into thinking up more names. ]