Audience: SQX

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week 0, wednesday

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[the text back reads:]

for sure, boo, give me ten and meet me in the common room.

[and ten minutes later in the common room, there is wrath, holding an orange cat. it's trying to bite their fingers.]

Sup.

[shiftingwinds]

Hi!

[and then, immediately distracted by the cat -]

Oh, how cute! What's their name?

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Cain, apparently.

[they hold the cat out. it seems like it hates being here.] He's a grouchy piece of work, but it makes me want to love him more.

[shiftingwinds]

[she holds her hand out for the cat to sniff]

Hi, Cain! ...aww, do you not like being held?

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[the cat sniffs her fingers, and then - bites her.

wrath makes a tsk sound.] Hey, behave, or Gluttony is going to hang you by your tail, you naughty piece of garbage.

[shiftingwinds]

Ah, ouch!

[she yanks her hand back and cradles it against her chest]

...ahaha, there's no need for that! I probably just startled him...

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No, he's just a bitey asshole. [they say, huffily.

cain mrrrrowls.] You can have him if you want, just be careful. [here is catte...]

[shiftingwinds]

[attempts to hold cain... very carefully...]

Please don't bite me, Cain...!

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[cain doesn't bite her this time, but he is very disdainful. you may pet him... once.]

Gluttony's cats are characters.

[shiftingwinds]

[one pet it is! and then just some very careful cat holding.]

Cats...? They have more than one?

[IT'S DEFINITELY SEBASTIAN MICHAELIS. I WILL CLING TO THIS THEORY UNTIL MY DYING BREATH.]

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[it is a mystery]

I think so. I see them running around. This is the meanest one, so I love him the most.

[shiftingwinds]

[



she bursts into giggles at that and hugs cain. (and will probably get scratched for it, huh.)]

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[cain mrrrroooowlllls and bites her!! let go!!]

Haha, jesus.

[shiftingwinds]

Owowow—!

[tries to adjust her hold so cain doesn't just run off? but also makes it looser so he'll stop biting her? help]

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[grumblecat. he stops biting but his tail flicks back and forth.]

Are - are you good? You can just put him down.

[shiftingwinds]

I'm fine! ...I'm not going to give up. Cain and I will make friends one way or another.

[pets him. very hesitantly.]

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[very quiet purring. for now.]

Seems like that's a trend of yours, huh.

[shiftingwinds]

I just like making friends!

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You sure do. Even when they don't like making friends back, apparently.

[shiftingwinds]

Well... even if they say they don't want friends, everyone gets lonely sometimes, you know? Even the people who say they're fine on their own.

...especially those types, actually.

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[she can't see it, but they're smiling a little. it comes out in their tone.]

Hah - you're right. I know a few people like that. All it takes is a little friendly bullying, right?

[shiftingwinds]

[she smiles back at them]

Exactly! Sooo... have you been subjecting any of the other Avatars to friendly bullying?

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[they laugh.]

For sure. Despair is easy for that. Sloth and Greed, too.

[shiftingwinds]

Oh, I can kind of see that!

[she grins]

So, other than friendly bullying, what do you do to keep yourself occupied while we're all ... uh, indulging?

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[they tilt their head to the side, like they're thinking.]

A lot of things. Mostly I've been hanging out with a few of you. You guys are fun.