catchall nimona

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[ helpppp he's laughing ]

I mean, I do too, but it's not like she knew. I can't be too mad. I do think it was dumb of her to not let go.

[ why. it's not like he was fighting. he couldn't. but cute she wants to be a cat... ]

You're not going to be a cat in the bath, right? Kotatsu never wanted to take baths.

[sharkgirl]

I will be mad enough for the both of us. [she informs him, because she has a grudge for a million years over something sigrun said like two weeks ago.

anyway yeah she wants to be a cat because people cuddle her when she's a cat and she's unfortunately touchstarved. there are several scenes in the graphic novel where she is sitting on ballister's desk, in front of him, as he has to type around her.

she wrinkles her nose.]

No, I don't want to be a cat in the bath - I can wash myself off, Ace, god. [...] Kotatsu?

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[ he accepts her sigrun grudge with a shrug because he's not that invested in defending her honor ]

I'm not washing you, I'm setting up. [ sheesh!!! ] Kotatsu was a lynx I rescued from poachers. He decided to follow me around after that, even though he's kind of a coward, so I let him join my crew. [ which is a very roundabout way of saying "that's my cat". there's a pause ] He probably just liked that I was warm, really.

[ the bath is running and he's just crouching back down to deposit nimona despite the fact she can like, y'know, jump down just fine ]

[sharkgirl]

That's all I like you for. Kotatsu was right.

[she says, which is stupid because she's hugging him like she's afraid he's going to vanish if she doesn't dig her claws in. she obviously does not mean this.

she will eventually let go of him she just has to be a brat first.]

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[ he's quiet for a second at that, not because he thinks she's serious or anything, but because even as a tease it's still "I like you" and the way she clings says "stay" and so he lets her cling for a bit ]

Gee, thanks. [ his tone's dry despite the pause, a little smile on his face ] I like you for the cat transformation, so I guess we're even.

[ he's not even that big of a cat person ]

[sharkgirl]

[she laughs a little, kicking him lightly.

and then, after a second, she sighs and gets down off his back, though she does waver because she's still dizzy as fuck.]

Yeah. Guess we're even. [she's smiling, though.]

w2, tuesday

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[ nimona is getting a picture!

it's a blurry pic of nine kittens in various accessories and one adult cat in the goat dorms ]

[sharkgirl]

tama JUST told me you guys weren't allowed to have like nine cats LOL
did you name them

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the big one is fred. she told satan? that's the only name so far though.
satan brought back 4 kittens and the big one today but we already had the rest! so tama is eating crow.

[sharkgirl]

oh that's right he can talk to animals
you already had cats? does everybody have cats? tiger had cats until they grounded us

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nah
I just liberated a few from the pet store yesterday
I didn't think it'd create an army!

[sharkgirl]

i wanna see let me into your house

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sure
you can help me name them

[ this is a terrible idea. but he'll be there to open the door for her and idr if i describe goat dorm to you or not. it is literally a dorm ]

[sharkgirl]

YES

[i don't think you did but that's fine, dorm it is. she bounces at the door, waiting, and then when he opens the door she does a really stupid over the top bow, fake top hat twirling included.]

Allo. [she's in a good mood today, apparently]

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[ sends pics over on disco but ace has a kitten on his shoulder when he opens the door. it's a little orange cat wearing an amazing shirt

he tips his very real hat back at her when she does fake top hat twirling, laughing ]

Hey. C'mon, they're in a pile right now.

[sharkgirl]

[hey, that's HER spot, rude. this kitten is going to be competition (no)

she heads in, grinning.]

That is the best shirt I've ever seen. Good fashion sense.

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[ it's nimona 2 ]

Picked it out himself! [ how. it's a cat. he leads her to where all the cats are cuddling and/or playing. they each have a special accessory we haven't decided on except the tuxedo kitten is wearing a top hat and bowtie. sometimes you just do silly shit to cats ] I did get a second larger one for you.

[ is he joking or not? mystery ]

[sharkgirl]

[okay like on the one hand she should be offended because rude but on the other she would absolutely wear a rad shark shirt made for cats and rock it

anyway she laughs when she sees the tuxedo cat in the top hat and bowtie, and flops down like right down in the middle where all the cats are... and turns into a cat herself. play!!]

If it was anything but sharks I'd have to claw your face. [she informs him, clacking her teeth in his direction.]

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[ flops down near the pile to watch her play without disturbing it. the kittens are now trying to pile nimona as well ]

Yeah, but if I'd gotten a cool shark shirt for a cat and didn't get you one, you'd be offended too.

[ no he was doing it to be a bully and tease her tbh but it's fine if she likes it ]

[sharkgirl]

[there is no winning here it's damned if you do damned if you don't]

What if I bust out of it like the one green guy in that movie when I turn back to a human! [also, she is being piled on by cats. she makes a waugh sound and immediately is buried, send help]

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I dunno... you're not that much bigger as a cat than you are as a human.

[ ace watches nimona get buried and helps

by putting the orange kitten down and letting it join the pile ]

[sharkgirl]

[WAUGH

plays dead until a pile of kittens]

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I can't believe she was defeated by a bunch of babies. [ tsks like it's tragic. and then gently moves the kittens away because she cannot burst out of kittens without hurting them probably ] That's gonna be embarrassing to tell everyone.

[sharkgirl]

[she's doing this over the top blehehghhghh tongue sticking out of her mouth eyes rolled back dead thing, but when he gives her that, she rolls over so the kittens can crawl over her and not knee her in the stomach. she points at him with a paw.]

Any of this gets out and I post Ace the Reindeer all over Instawham.

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Hey, hey, it's not like I took a picture of your defeat. Let's not get drastic.

[ because he's bad at remembering he can take pictures, mostly. ]