#earthrunes

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Minerva seems to be happy when whiskeers visits...

and, now saying a pooka will pooka... but she's chatty

"the school is full of 'modernists' and boy are they annoying, but not all of them are that bad. And I've even made a friend or two..isn't that odd? "

‘Mrrrm?’ Rolling over a bit to properly shed orange hair on her sleeve.

She sighs "You're a menace" She brushes at her sleeve, then strokes him probably freeing more hairs "Yes. Oddly, Bix. he's an apprentice to Mountain Sir Frank in Rivervale." A pause "And I suspect as Gay as a parade... but he knows magic well and is very tolerant. I need to introduce him to some lads around here. Hes' a DeBuke though. Has a nocker sister."

He purrs, this is a lovely story, and the stroking even lovelier. Sitting up, his tail swishes as if to say, go on?

"Yes, Mara or something... Oh. I met Nadeen. She's a Varich. Has that 'commanding walk' thing... but actually doesn't seem too bad.. And I must confess, even here... Zing is fairly likable. Kylie is going to be trouble though. Headsstrong. I'd visit Miss Zara more, but she's been busy of late. "

“Mowf.” He leaps to the window, and paws at it.

"Okkay. Okay.." She opens the window "Fickle"

He leaps down, and gives her a look. “Mow-oooooow.” Expecting any less would be a disservice!

And he waits. A “Plrrrp?” If she doesn’t catch on. Are you coming?

"I don't fit through the window" she points out 'Not with any dignity"

He ponders this. Dignity is important. And he pads off, like a cat on a mission.

She does come around to join him in the garden.. just taking the long way

while she does that...

An Asian Leopard Cat stretches on a tree limb that's got a sunbeam on it

He looks up at her, pausing to admire... but no, he is on business. A polite “Mrp!” Called up though.

"mrr? " Curious, thena happy stretch.She recognizes his scent. And, being new to this, doesn't relaize that having THREE forms is unsuual for a pooka

He licks his paws furiously, in a shushing gesture.

And then Minerva comes out "I can't believe I'm being trained by a cat"

And on he pads, to where he stops, past a stone statue of a lion, there are several of those about the garden in fact- and at a bench.

"Subtle..somedays I swear " Minerva settles herself down.

Zing is now hidden in the branches. Honoring the wish she shush

He squeezes his bulk under the bench, And squuuuuuezes back out with something dangling from his mouth. Smaller, dark and furry.

Did he catch something? Oh, oh- it’s still MOVING when he drops it on her lap.

She looks down to see it

“Ehn!” A high pitched sound of complaint from the kitten.

Whiskers sits next to her, and swishes his tail.

She stares at the kitten "What on... but you're Male When did this happen?"

It’s young, but not too young to be away, and though it could use a bit of fluffing up from the undignified drag and drop treatment, promises to be quite fluffy as well. Blue eyes wink open, and the coat is not unlike Whiskers. Gloriously fluffy- or the future promise, and mostly black to his orange but similar splash of cream.

Whiskers blinks his amber eyes slowly. Who knows?

Minerva strokes the kitten "Oh stop fussing.." then a look to Whiskers "What are you? Some kind of dead beat dad? Did the mother leave them in your keeping and then head to Vegas? Really Whiskers. I feel like your'e trying to snooker me into this" Despite her fussing...she tends to the kitten gently

He swishes his tail, and leans in to lick at the kitten’s head perfunctorily. A head butt to get more orange hair on her shoulder.

The kitten starts rumbling louder than the tiny body should allow.

"Oh fine. I'll take care of her.. him? I'm not sure... " Minerva says "But this is it. No more. Understand?" She pets Whiskers too

He allows the pets for a moment, then he stops, looking up towards where Zing hides.

A M-rrrr-rrrooooow, his courting yowl, and he jumps down. A glance back at Minerva. Tail swish. Sorry, but... the ladies call.

She may be bigger than him, but he has heart!

"Men are pigs even when they're cats" Minerva says to the kitten "now what to call you?"

And Zing almost giggles..well, the feline equivilent to see the little Lion coming after her. Mmm maybe a merry chase through the branches first

A chase! He can, and does climb. It’s actually a delight, testing which branches can hold him now, that would deny his? Uh, noble bulk.

It's quite possible after a few death defying limb leaps... the sounds of LOVE will be heard

Meeee-yow!

Minerva scooops the kitten up to take back insdie "Shhh.. your father is clearly a manwhore.."

and away from the noises

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