probe | Audience: SQX

You did.

[they do not pfft again, but just know they are pfffting inwardly a lot. this is too funny. anyhow.

judas promptly turns into a living buzz-saw, and goes to town on the dangling bits of the sword. their claws slapslapslapslap the couch and sort of shred it, but gluttony does not seem bothered at all by this in the slightest.

in fact, they seem to be--sparkling? there are little glints of light shooting away from the darkness of the hood.

and then there are specks of something falling onto the front of the robe, giving it dark spots. oh... water........??]

[

pffffft. well, at least judas seems to be enjoying themselves! shi qingxuan does her level best to keep them entertained, flicking the feather from side to side for judas to attempt to catch it.

she looks up in time to catch the sparkles and the... water...? though, and pauses.]

...ah? Is everything alright?

Ah... Yes... Excuse me. It's just...

Cats are the most wonderful thing on any dimensional plane. Truly beautiful, magnificent creatures. They are perfect.

[they're crying.]

Ahaha, is that why you have so many of them?

[she smiles and reaches over with her free hand to try to give judas a nice friendly skritch between the ears!]

Yes. I would have any and every cat, if I could. But I am not allowed. I must keep them in secret.

[judas accepts the scritch, but is still Silly Time. with wide eyes, they claw hastily down along the back of the couch, and then very suddenly take off like a bat out of hell. they race across the couch, leap off, rush under it, bust out the other side

only to loop back around and claw up the couch again.]

That's a shame - hopefully you'll be able to have them openly, soon!

[...JUDAS.

i personally am laughing because remy did exactly that shit last night after sitting on me while i was trying to tag.]

...ahaha, how energetic! Look at him go!

[gluttony dabs beneath the hood with a gloved hand. probably becoming presentable after a moment of weakness once more.]

Yes, he is quite mischievous. He is such a sleek, wonderful feline. I never know what he is thinking, as is true with all cats.

[judas goes after the sword stringies again.]

[she swishes the sword stringies in a circle around judas... you go judas... chase that feather]

With cats, hm..? Do you typically know what others are thinking, though?

That I am not allowed to do either.

[judas WILL, in fact, make a mad dash back and forth for the feather.]

Not allowed to... you mean you could, if you were allowed?

[judas is getting his exercise. sqx keeps swishing it back and forth.]

Oh, yes. Cats are the only creature with emotions I will never truly understand at all. It is part of why I love them so greatly.

[smash-cut to judas who is currently spinning out on the back of the couch and falling down into the seat.

peak apex predator]

[the mighty hunter...

shi qingxuan leans down to judas and gives him a little pat. there there.]

It must be a little... hmm, I don't know. Boring, I suppose, to not be surprised by most people you run into. [...] But if you aren't allowed to do so here - have any of us surprised you?

[judas will accept the little pat because they are not cain, the brother destroyer. unfortunately, judas will sell you to satan for a silver corn chip.]

Oh, it is. [sigh. mortals are usually pretty boring.] Hmm. A few of you, yes.

That's good, then, isn't it?

[if they're not bored...

aaaah, judas. cute. with a smile, she flicks the makeshift toy again for judas to bat at.]

It does keep things interesting, thankfully.

[judas rolls into alert preparation, but just spends a moment wobbling his head back and forth to watch the toy.]

[flick... flick... go on, judas! get that feather!]

Who do you find the most interesting so far?

[NO, first.... there must be............ butt calibrations. carefully planning the pounce. calculating the depth.]

Ah. A few of you, yourself included. There are several of you here whose souls would be delicious.

[

she freezes.]

Pardon?

[just as planned? judas takes this opportunity to buzz-saw the strings on the sword.]

There are a few of you who are not... simply here to sin as you please with no reason. It makes your soul much more appetizing. Being crafted by how far you would go to get what you want, and the things you are going through.

[judas is going to town on the makeshift toy. sqx's grip tightens on it so it doesn't get slapped out of her hand.]

...ahaha, is that why you said the food you were preparing wouldn't be to your taste?

Ah, yes. That is why. I do not have the same taste as most others, especially mortals.

[yeah gluttony is definitely sebastian michaelis. jesus christ. i was convinced already but now im even more sure.]

I see. Well, I can't say I was expecting to learn that about you today.

[.......wriggles the makeshift toy for judas]

[the cat is just having the best time tearing the shit out of the couch while trying to catch the fun, delightfully wiggling toy.]

Apologies. Would you like for me to leave?

Ah... no, it's fine. I was just surprised.

[im glad judas is living his best life]

But I imagine - if you're not allowed to... know what we're thinking. You likely aren't allowed to eat any of our souls, are you? That would be counterproductive to what we've come here to do... [she's sort of rambling.] ...so it's fine, isn't it?

Ah. You are correct. I do not believe any of you need to worry about my appetite here.

[judas is 100% living his best life with sqx and this thing.]

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