[ it's funny, though, that shylock has to do groceries like a normal fucking human now who has to shop at supermarkets. but alas, he has to adapt.
it doesn't take him long to do just that, though, and at the end of the day he drops by the cat cafe that he'd visited with murr a couple of months ago, bowing at the proprietors and asking for his dear friend. akira would've commented that it's like collecting his kid from a daycare center but...! where are u catman. ]
[ he slides his phone back into his pocket. after all, he's got some time to burn before getting picked up from daycare his place of employment... or something close to it. other than working at an arcade, sometimes youkai really enjoy the affection of a wizard pretending to be a cat?
probably???
anyway. where is catman? why shylock, perhaps you should look behind you! ]
Hiya!
[ just kidding, he's actually at shylock's knees. ]
[ even the bakeneko find this to be a little distasteful... this wizard isn't even a cat! maybe a cat at heart, but that's not enough around here. or maybe murr is just built differently? ]
I've been great! I'm pretty sure I've done nothing wrong and everything and everyone is okay!
[ is that convincing? he does stand up and beam proudly--- with confidence!
[ just wait till he gets his transformation powers back, the bakeneko won't ever have to question this catty wizard's motives ever again. for now, shylock will be the one to question said motives with the way he said that. ]
I have the gummies as you requested. However...
[ he turns to the proprietor of the ship with That Smile on his face. ]
Hello, did my old friend behave well while he's here?
[ the proprietor is silent for a moment, as if trying to put the right words together as to not receive any kind of future harassment--- from murr or the bakeneko that support murr's lifestyle among them--- and then nods slowly. he will not be blinking twice if he's being held hostage, thank you. ]
See? Everything is fine!
[ has murr mastered the art of the Shylock Smile? not quite, but it's still the kind that you don't want to believe is full of well-intent. ]
Wait, you got them?
[ he will be getting into those bags a little more, then. ]
[ nope! yanking murr's arm away from those bags with an iron grip. ]
Please, Mr. Proprietor. I can assure you that my dear friend here usually means well in most situations -- it's just that sometimes, curiosity can get the better of him.
[ oh, what a fierce grip shylock has... don't mind murr's soft humming noise of approval. now that alone has the bakeneko rolling their eyes. what he wouldn't mind having that same touch against the scruff of his neck. ]
Yeah! Of course. Don't worry, I'll play nice every time I come back, okay?
[ does his cutest, most cat-like grin help his cause? probably not.
still. ]
I always have fun here. Why would I wanna ruin a good thing?
[ wow! you think murr would sabotage his own chances with all of the bakeneko, the proprietor, the people who occupy the cafe on a regular basis...
yea ]
Okay~
[ walking back into the store proper, murr raises one hand and then immediately lets it flop from the wrist. a proper cat paw impression from the number one cat impersonator. ]
Bye bye!
[ one or two of the bakeneko wave with their own paws. a few, with tails. the others? no fks given. and then murr returns right back to shylock's side. ]
well, that's the end of that. shylock will lead the way from here, but not before handing one of the shopping bags over to murr. don't take a peek now! ]
Yes. Today's rather slow, so I may as well purchase some essentials. I'll have to thank you for reminding me.
[ oh he really REALLY wants to peek inside, but he remembers that steel grip from before and he figures he'll wait until they're somewhere kind of private before he goes for it again. ]
A slow day? Does that mean you have time to play?
[ stares with open eyes. you can even see the little sparkles in them if you stare long enough. ]
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i'm wandering around the sutoku areas right now! i got kicked out of the arcade because i was getting too excited...
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Aren't arcades designed to make anyone excited? Maybe you have ticked off an Enma officer one too many times.
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[ the animal part of his brain lights up. ]
shylock, will you get me... some fruit gummies...??? they're shaped like actual fruit but don't taste anything like them!
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or take me with you!
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No. (◡‿◡✿)
[ nothing personal, babe. ]
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i might go lie in one of the cat cafés in my area
they don't mind it if i lie with the youkai...
i think some of them like the company!
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I shall pick you up on the way home, then. If you behave, there might be a treat waiting for you.
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[ oh he's rubbing his grubby paws right now ]
okay! i will be on my best behavior! just for you!
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action;
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[ it's funny, though, that shylock has to do groceries like a normal fucking human now who has to shop at supermarkets. but alas, he has to adapt.
it doesn't take him long to do just that, though, and at the end of the day he drops by the cat cafe that he'd visited with murr a couple of months ago, bowing at the proprietors and asking for his dear friend. akira would've commented that it's like collecting his kid from a daycare center but...! where are u catman. ]
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daycarehis place of employment... or something close to it. other than working at an arcade, sometimes youkai really enjoy the affection of a wizard pretending to be a cat?probably???
anyway. where is catman? why shylock, perhaps you should look behind you! ]
Hiya!
[ just kidding, he's actually at shylock's knees. ]
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Were you waiting long? I'm here.
[ gross............. gross. but the worst part is that the fellow bakeneko don't even bat an eye at this strange as fuck spectacle. ]
How did you fare while I was gone?
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I've been great! I'm pretty sure I've done nothing wrong and everything and everyone is okay!
[ is that convincing? he does stand up and beam proudly--- with confidence!
also, this is who murr is channeling. ]
Did ya get anything interesting?
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I have the gummies as you requested. However...
[ he turns to the proprietor of the ship with That Smile on his face. ]
Hello, did my old friend behave well while he's here?
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See? Everything is fine!
[ has murr mastered the art of the Shylock Smile? not quite, but it's still the kind that you don't want to believe is full of well-intent. ]
Wait, you got them?
[ he will be getting into those bags a little more, then. ]
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Please, Mr. Proprietor. I can assure you that my dear friend here usually means well in most situations -- it's just that sometimes, curiosity can get the better of him.
Isn't that right, Murr?
[ hisssssssssss ]
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Yeah! Of course. Don't worry, I'll play nice every time I come back, okay?
[ does his cutest, most cat-like grin help his cause? probably not.
still. ]
I always have fun here. Why would I wanna ruin a good thing?
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[ shylock's still pretty sus but!! since no one in the establishment has raised something, he supposes that his catman is in the clear. for now. ]
All right, time to go. Say goodbye to your new friends now, hm?
[ STOP... THIS IS SO DEHUMANIZING... ]
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yea ]
Okay~
[ walking back into the store proper, murr raises one hand and then immediately lets it flop from the wrist. a proper cat paw impression from the number one cat impersonator. ]
Bye bye!
[ one or two of the bakeneko wave with their own paws. a few, with tails. the others? no fks given. and then murr returns right back to shylock's side. ]
Didja get everything you needed?
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well, that's the end of that. shylock will lead the way from here, but not before handing one of the shopping bags over to murr. don't take a peek now! ]
Yes. Today's rather slow, so I may as well purchase some essentials. I'll have to thank you for reminding me.
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A slow day? Does that mean you have time to play?
[ stares with open eyes. you can even see the little sparkles in them if you stare long enough. ]
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Oh? What kind of silly game have you thought up now?
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[ is it a serious yet silly game, a real threat, or just something murr has thought up on the spot? you be the judge. ]
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And what, pray tell, is in your pocket?
[ it's that smile again. please don't disappoint him yet again, murr. ]
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[ there is no gods or lords here. only murr wiggling his hips enticingly at shylock, with whatever happens to be in his pants.
heh. ]
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