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[bespredel]

What is it about the power going out that turns everyone into snivelling babies? It's a little dark, not the end of the god damn world. There are more than a few people here who come from times before electricity was even a thing, so stop being a baby just because you suddenly have to deal with some shitty candlelight for awhile. [ This, all spoken as though Yuri wasn't the poster child for a technological addiction. He's had to go without snapchat for what feels like a century now, and he misses instagram terribly. What the fuck is wrong with this place that it doesn't have some version of instagram?

But that's not really why he's decided to post to the network, anyway. ]

For all of the monsters and the shitty weather and the other bullshit, I have exactly one nice thing to say about this place:

They gave me back my cat. [ For a split second Yuri's expression softens, but it's gone too quickly to really make note of, as he spins his cellphone down towards the floor, where a small, fluffy white and black cat is winding around his ankles, meowing softly. ] If you're allergic to cats, don't come up to the third floor. I'll try to keep her contained to my apartment, but she's an escape artist. If you see her around, bring her back to me. And if anyone ever hurts her, I will fucking destroy you.

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[burntbridges]

Well... some people don't know how to help, so perhaps they can't help... 'bitching'.

[She has no idea what that word means. She's doing her best to follow the conversation anyway.]

Do you think she'd like a mouse to hunt? [She figures it polite to ask first, since it's one of those 'Letha is weird and is learning to clear her weirdness with other people' things.]

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Seems like they could still keep it to themselves instead of whining about it for the sake of whining.

[ He pauses, letting the camera linger to where his cat is still winding around his legs, before reaching down to pick her up, the camera spinning to focus on the two of them as she starts to purr. ]

She probably would, but I'm not sure my roommate would particularly enjoy that if the mouse happened to get away, or Korolevna here decided to play with it for a little too long. [ It's a weird question, sure, but it isn't the weirdest thing he's been asked since getting here. ]

[burntbridges]

Well, I've been testing something that might prevent that, but... the risk is creating a mouse intent on destroying anything in its path, and I don't think your cat would appreciate that very much.

[She says this as if it's a completely normal train of thought... the only part she decides isn't for a first-time conversation is that her method involves raising mice from the dead.

But she wears a crow skull in her hair, so it might not be that surprising.]

[bespredel]

Did you miss the part where I mentioned anyone who hurts my cat is going to be punished tenfold? Because I wasn't kidding about that.

Stick to a can of tuna. Or some cat nip. Or hell, a piece of string with something sparkly on the end.

[burntbridges]

Well you could hardly blame me for it... it would be the mouse's fault for refusing to listen.

[That's exactly how things don't work, Letha.]

I'm sure I can find something to keep her busy. No mice, I promise.

[She may or may not be borrowing a ribbon that didn't belong to her to gift his cat.]

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If you bring it and it attacks my cat, it's your fault. And I'll react accordingly.

[ Yuri watches her for a minute, and almost wonders whether or not he ought to rescind the invitation. Korolevna is something Yuri will do almost anything to protect, especially here. ]

Third floor, door number two. Knock and I'll let you in.

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[burntbridges]

[Letha's harmless... just weird and reckless. She'll refrain from bringing mice anywhere until she knows how to handle them without turning them into tiny killing machines.

Although on second thought she's bringing along her Phantump too, and she doesn't know how he'll react to a cat. So her judgement is still terrible. When Yuri answers the door he gets greeted with a little pregnant girl and her floating cat-sized tree-stump ghost.]

action! :D

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[ As soon as Yuri answered the door, there was only one thing on his mind. ]

What the hell is that? [ Meaning of course, the ghost floating alongside her, his eyebrows rising, before he moved aside to let her in, even as he scowled, eyeing her critically through his one visible eye, the other hidden in the veil of his hair. ]

[burntbridges]

[She's tempted to respond with a sass answer, but Phantumps are new even for her and... well, learning about Pokemon fills her with joy and she'd like to share that joy.]

His name is Sprig. He's a... what is it- a phantump. A sort of... spirit trapped in a treestump. [Sprig waves his little paw at Yuri, as it floats past him to investigate the room in search of food and shiny objects.] I hope you don't mind him coming along.. but I need to give him something to do every so often or I feel bad.

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Huh. [ That's all Yuri can manage to think, really. It's weird, but then again fighting monsters and getting hauled into another dimension are all weird things, too. ]

So long as he doesn't cause trouble, I guess. [ It was kind of cute... in a weird, slightly ugly way. ]

[burntbridges]

He's harmless... mostly.

[She gives him a bright smile to cover up that last word, and holds up a small length of ribbon.] I brought a gift for your cat - I believe I forgot to ask for her name.

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[ Yuri makes a note of that little 'mostly', but for the moment he allowed it to pass. Instead, he focused on the ribbon she had brought, and his lips quirked. Not quite a smile- but something closer. ]

She'll love it. And her name is Korolevna. Wiggle that ribbon around a little and I'm sure she'll come out of wherever she's exploring. Gotta get used to the new place and all.