Cats. Cats are nice

[likescats]

Who: Death (Discworld) and Death (Sandman)
Where: a Pet Shop
Summary: It was only a matter of time before they decided to adopt a kitten.
Warnings: Death trying to adopt all the cats?

The pet store customers were steering clear of a rather odd couple that day. The couple in question, a goth girl dressed in black and a tall skeleton in a black cloak were standing by the section the held the cats. The kittens they were looking at, unlike the people in the store, didn't seem to mind them. Though one is attempting to climb the rest of the kittens to freedom.

THAT ONE SEEMS TO BE TRYING TO ESCAPE.

Comments

[acapriciousthing]

Death giggles at little Houdini kitten. She had been rather missing having Rincewind underfoot. "Well, can you blame him? Big exciting world outside."

[likescats]

YES, THOUGH I DON'T BELIEVE THE OTHERS SEEM TO SHARE THAT SENTIMENT.

Mostly because they're sleeping while being used as a pile.

[acapriciousthing]

"Well, no one likes being a stepstool. So cute though..." Kitten selection is hard.

[likescats]

It really is.

NO. I SUPPOSE NOT. I WONDER IF HE HAS ANY OTHER PLAN OTHER THEN TO GET OUT?

[acapriciousthing]

"I suspect 'find food' is up there on the list." Cats being... cats and all. "Maybe 'figure out how many things in this room I fit under'."

[likescats]

THEY SEEM TO LIKE ANSWERING THAT QUESTION.

Cats are strange like that.

[acapriciousthing]

"Even when they aren't terrified of everything." She reaches down to scratch the intrepid explorer's ears.

[likescats]

THEY ARE QUITE FASCINATING.

Just observing the others closer now. How do they pick?

[acapriciousthing]

She moves on to pet the sleepy kittens. "This is a tough choice." Last time was easy. Since he's just shown up with a kitten and all.

[likescats]

WHICH ONE DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD PICK?

Better hurry before he suggests they adopt all of them.

[acapriciousthing]

"Well, the intrepid explorer seems to like us... but is that really fair to the sleepy ones?" She is not going to allow all. But still.

[likescats]

I SUPPOSE NOT. BUT IT SEEMS CRUEL TO WAKE THEM UP.

:| but Didi ....kittens

[acapriciousthing]

"Well, I've never known a cat that really minded being woken up if it's for ear scritches..." Universal constant, the importance of ear scritches. And they should give all the kittens a fair evaluation.

[likescats]

GOOD IDEA.

That does seem fair, so good morning kittens, have some ear scritches.

[acapriciousthing]

"Hey guys. You wanna help us make a decision?" Of course, now they have multiple kittens looking up with 'take me home' faces.

[likescats]

I BELIEVE THEY ALL WOULD LIKE TO GO.

Death no, sweetie no.

[acapriciousthing]

"Too bad we live in such a small apartment..." It was definitely a one cat sort of apartment. Or they would constantly be stepping through them.

[likescats]

Bit of a sigh. :| They should adopt all the cats.

PERHAPS ONE AT RANDOM THEN? TO BE FAIR?

It's hard to tell if any one kitten is more interested in leaving right now. Because at the moment, wow new people=they get all the attention.

[acapriciousthing]

"Eeny meeny miney moe?" She was sure they'd be happy with any of these excitable little fuzzballs. Because they were excitable fuzzballs.

[likescats]

THAT IS A VERY LONG NAME. WHICH ONE IS IT?

Looking over at her. Nope, x years at Mayfield and this is the first he's heard of that saying.

[acapriciousthing]

And in that moment, she realizes that she is going to end up with a kitten named some variation of that. "It's a rhyme people use when they're choosing at random."

[likescats]

REALLY? HOW DOES IT GO?

After this discussion is finished of course, yes.

[acapriciousthing]

"Eeny meeny miney moe catch a tigger by the toe. If he hollers let him go. Eeny meeny miney moe." She points to a kitten with each word. Because it's as good a way to select a cat as any.

[likescats]

THAT SOUNDS LIKE A RATHER DANGEROUS WAY TO CATCH A TIGER.

Discworld people are the most literal people ever.

[acapriciousthing]

She probably should have seen that coming. She loves him. She knows what she was getting into. "Yes, it would be." Changing the subject. "What do you think of this little guy?"

[likescats]

Be glad this isn't the Disc. However he'll be distracted, though he's still wondering why you'd grab a tiger that way. Really.

WHICH ONE?

[acapriciousthing]

She reaches down to rub the ears of the one she had ended on at 'moe'. "This little guy. Girl... haven't checked yet."

[likescats]

THAT SEEMS LIKE A FAIR WAY.

He'll nod at this.

[acapriciousthing]

"It's probably the only way we're going to get anywhere." Because the alternative is all the kittens, and one of them has to be aware of geometry.

[likescats]

YES....I SUPPOSE SO.

And let's face it, it's not going to be the guy who forgets that swings shouldn't go through trees.

[acapriciousthing]

She picks up the kitten. "Do you like random selection? I bet you do."

[likescats]

He leans over to pet the kitten.

WHAT SHALL WE NAME IT?

[acapriciousthing]

"You mean we aren't going with Eeny Meeny?" She had more or less accepted that it was going to happen.

[likescats]

He thinks that over for a moment.

YOU'RE RIGHT. THAT IS A GOOD NAME.

Well done Death.

[acapriciousthing]

"It is kinda cute." She can live with it. ANd the next part is directed to the kitten. "Who's our Eeny Meeny?"

[likescats]

It's a very good name and Death also pats the new kitten.