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Post by shizoo on Nov 6, 2013 18:30:33 GMT -5
Pumpkin was torn. . Mr Alonzo was acting really funny & he used to be with the henches. . but then there was this noise, & pungent smell. Her sharp ear heard him say he'd been with the henches. . then she was distracted by the new kitten. She gave Alonzo a look to say-I want to know more. .but, Pumpkin's protective nature won out & she moved towards the new kitty before Miss CJ could get annoyed with the little female. "Hello," she said quietly. "I am Pumpkin." She also put her small body between the new cat & Oswin, just in case.
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Post by eliaza on Nov 6, 2013 20:36:33 GMT -5
Oswin spun around, excited at the change in activity. She peeked around from behind Pumpkin. Looking the new cat over, she grinned broadly. "Hiya! What's your name? You look like an excellent spy!" She was still on about the whole spying thing...
Alonzo sighed, whether from relief or disappointment he was uncertain. As the new kitten came towards them, he said, "Welcome," then paused. He waited to see how she would respond to the queenkits first; no need to go intimidating her or making her feel smothered. He did give her a friendly smile, but did not move too close.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2013 22:38:59 GMT -5
Yin smiled with increasing brightness - she looks downright cheerful. "Hi, I'm Yin! My... goodness, aren't there a lot of you!" (And how did I miss THAT?) Yin sneezes, and tries to surreptitiously get more of the various *stuff* out of her fur. "I'm awfully glad you all seem to be friendly! The people over by that last doorway were pretty ..uh.. irritable."
"I'm not a spy. At least, no one has ever hired me to be nosey and get into things I shouldn't. I do that pretty well just on my own! Ma says so, anyway." A few more shakes and some hasty grooming removes the last of everything except for a few small smears of grey paint, revealing a pretty-much entirely black, glossy coat. "Why?" she asks with wide-eyed innocence "are YOU a spy?" Her gaze encompasses and includes everyone currently looking at her.
She is still smiling with a bright, self assured cheerfulness.
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Post by morgisback on Nov 6, 2013 22:49:24 GMT -5
CJ sighed and moved past Pumpkin, lifting the smaller kitten out of the trash. CJ wasn't cruel, and she wasn't mean to anyone who didn't deserve it. But, she had plenty of reasons to be stand offish. She fixed the cat up right and turned to the others.
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Post by eliaza on Nov 6, 2013 23:25:35 GMT -5
Oswin sighed dramatically. "I can't tell you," she said to Yin. "It's secret." She squinted her eyes. "Are you sure you're not a spy? You've got great camouflage... Hey!" she protested as CJ helped Yin get cleaned up, "you're ruining it! But on second thoughts, you'd blend into the shadows perfectly with that black fur... Want me to teach you to become a spy?!"
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Post by shizoo on Nov 9, 2013 14:50:31 GMT -5
Pumpkin looked at the two kittens with a small smile. She knew Miss CJ wasn't as mean as she'd like people to believe. Wistfully, she wished she felt more comfortable playing with them, but 'make believe' had never been a part of her life. Truth be told, she felt a bit out of place. Turning, she refocused on Mr Alonzo. Thoughtfully, she regarded him for a moment, then slipped over to his side under the cover of the noise from the other three queens. Very quietly, "Mr Alonzo? Did you know my Momma?" she asked.
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Post by eliaza on Nov 9, 2013 15:03:09 GMT -5
Alonzo's stomach did flip-flops as Pumpkin came over and asked again about her mother. He had hoped she would forget about it for the moment with all the commotion... Glancing at CJ and the other two queens, he decided they seemed to be getting along fine for now. So he turned to Pumpkin and gave her his full attention. "I did know a queen named Purreeta," he began gently, trying to keep his voice from shaking, "but I don't know if she was the same Purreeta. It was long ago."
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2013 12:33:06 GMT -5
Yin turns thankful eyes to CJ: "Thank you, thank you very much! I seem to walk into a lot of trouble, sometimes. Mom always comments that she doesn't think I got the 'little cat feet' that tiptoe. She says I got the great, huge paws of a lab' retriever. Because I'm not very graceful."
Yin looks over at Oswin. "It seems like a very nice idea, being a Spy, but for reals, I'm not sure it is something that I would be very good at." Her "owner" used to complain about people thinking she was a spy "or something" because of something to do with travelling a lot, and the amount of time people spent looking into her background. Yin liked to eavesdrop on telephone conversations, even if they don't make any sense.
Yin attempts to look very tall and grown up "I'm an explorer. There's LOTS to explore around here! Even if everything does taste kind of funny. Would you like to play?" Yin's glance includes everyone, but especially Pumpkin (who seems engrossed in VERY SERIOUS BUSINESS), CJ, and Oswin.
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Post by morgisback on Nov 12, 2013 3:47:27 GMT -5
CJ smirked and ruffled the smaller cats ears. This one she liked. She glances at the others, then turned to Owsain, nodding, "Why don't we play a game together?"
Shawn bent down beside Pumpkin and gently touched her arm, "Pumpkin, the others ars are going to go play. Why don't you join them while I talk to Alonzo, okay?"
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Post by shizoo on Nov 13, 2013 20:51:46 GMT -5
Pumpkin gave Mr Shawn a patient look. Being told the equivilant of 'go & play while the adults handle stuff' didn't sit well with the young princess. She was far more used to handling problems than playing with other kittens. it wasn't that she didn't want to learn how to play, & the other kittens did look like they would be fun, it was just she had a lot more on her mind than games. Besides, if Mr Shawn thought she'd forget what she just learned about mr Alonzo, he was nuts. Politely, she didn't voice her thoughts, however. Turning back to Mr Alonzo, she gave him a small smile. "Was your Purreeta beautiful & sweet? If so, they might be the same."
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Post by eliaza on Nov 13, 2013 21:28:44 GMT -5
Oh, heaviside... Alonzo swallowed hard and nodded. "Yes, she was...very beautiful and sweet." He couldn't help adding, "The kindest and most beautiful queen I ever knew." He should probably encourage her to go and play the way Shawn had said, only now he wanted to get to the bottom of this as much as she did... Unfortunately, it meant digging up some difficult memories...
Oswin gaped at CJ. "You know how to play?" she asked in disbelief. She stared a moment, then shrugged. "Okay then." She looked at Yin. "Want to?" Then she went over to Pumpkin and grabbed her paw again. "C'mon and play! You look like someone who needs to play! Alonzo and Mr. Shawn can figure out everything about your mum and dad and then come tell you!" She looked from Shawn to Alonzo, as if seeking confirmation of her words. "Right? You'll answer all her questions once it's all figured out?"
"It's up to Pumpkin," Alonzo said, quietly but firmly. "I will answer her questions now if she wants. If this is about her own family, she has the right to know. Or, she may come play with you, and we can finish talking afterward." He looked questioningly at Pumpkin.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2013 22:38:11 GMT -5
Yin looks so excited she might explode. "Oh, I would LOVE to play!" She does this odd, stiff legged bouncing up and down sort of a dance, and feints at taking a swipe at her own tail. "Back home, no one wants to play, only sleep." She looks up at CJ "what sort of play do you want to do? I like all kinds, but you have to promise if we play hide and seek, you will actually remember to look for me, ok?" everyone is allowed to have the idea that possibly, in the past, "hide and seek" was synonymous for "go away, leave me alone, and let me sleep",
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Post by morgisback on Nov 14, 2013 1:48:49 GMT -5
Why did people ask for Shawn's help when they would only disregard everything he said anyway. No matter how mature Pumpkin was, sge was still a kitten, and not only a kitteb, but someone who in the past few days had been attacked, her mothrr taken from her, and then tossed into an unknown world of people. Shawn gave Alonzo a look. He, out of all of them, should know Pumpkin needed yo settle down, eveb if she herself thought she should be in the conversation.
Shawn had been on the force for a long time. He had seen situations like this over and over again. A young child torn away. People want to jump to the call to protect the child. Basic instict: Protect the offspring. Even if that means forsaking everything. Which, by the look on Alonzo's face, he was already starting to think the worst...
Shawn touched his arm and shook his head. "I need to talk to you." He said. His voice was stern, which generally meant no excuses, no talking back. His military voice. "In private." He finished, then turned to Pumpkin. "I understand, you want to find your dad, but you need to sit this conversation out."
If she wanted to act like an adult, he'd treat her like one.
CJ turned Pumpkin away as Shawn turned Alonzo the opposite way. "Lets play a guessing game." CJ said. "Twenty Questions."
Shawn looked at Alonzo, glare on his mug. "The hell do you think you're doing?"
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Post by eliaza on Nov 14, 2013 13:06:34 GMT -5
Alonzo gave Pumpkin what he hoped was a reassuring look before following Shawn. "Look," he told the other tom, trying not to snarl, "I may not know much about kittens. But I do know when someone's going to get what they want, and nothing will stop them. If we don't talk to Pumpkin, she's going to sift this to the bottom on her own. Maybe even go investigate the henches or something. Whether or not her mother and the queen I knew are the same person - which, by the way, I still doubt -" (He was lying through his teeth about that) "it's better if I let her pry and answer all her questions until she's satisfied, than for her to get herself into trouble trying to find out."
"Oooh, twenty questions, I love this game!" Oswin giggled. She looked at Pumpkin. "Are you going to play with us, or are you going to go over and spy on Alonzo and Shawn?" she inquired matter-of-factly.
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Post by shizoo on Nov 17, 2013 11:55:48 GMT -5
Pumpkin was annoyed. She decided if kittens were treated like they had fluff for brains, then she didn't care for the sensation. The orange princess reluctantly allowed the kittens to pull her away for the moment. Looking at first oswin & Yin, then locking her gaze with CJ, she asked quietly, "So, if I do spy on the adults, are you going to warn them?"
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