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[Normally, Alec wouldn't broadcast video to whoever had their phone on, but he needs to ask as many people as possible about the friend he picked up while patrolling the night before. It takes him a few seconds for the camera to focus properly. When it does, Alec can be seen holding a very large tabby patterned ball of fluff.]

Did anyone lose a cat? I found him last night curled up in an alley. He looked like he'd been outside for a few days and is eating like he hasn't been fed regularly.

[He can't quite hide the disapproval in his tone. If someone did this to the poor cat intentionally, Alec is not going to be pleased.]

If he's yours, I'll return him. If not, my family would like to keep him.

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[Izzy may have caught him snuggling the cat. He'd been planning on getting Magnus a cat when they were in Wayward Pines, but he'd put it off... and then they'd been too busy settling in here for Alec to go to one of the shelters.]

You know me and strays... especially ones with pretty, gold cat eyes.

[Magnus will probably zap him for that later, but it'll be worth it.]

I am hoping no one claims him. Magnus and I miss the Chairman. [Alec misses Church but he knows that their cat is happier in his new home.] I'm assuming you're not going to complain if we keep him since you'll have both Max and me pouting if you say no.

Yes, I know, but I don't think that the first stray with pretty, gold cat eyes would appreciate the label. Comparing your husband to a cat is a new one, though.[Alec, you're just making it too easy for her to tease you. And she'd never pass up the opportunity, especially since it's not a serious conversation. Though, Izzy can't complain about the strays her brother has brought into the family either.

Magnus was a great addition. And the cat, well, he is cute. So, Iz can't complain overly much.] And nobody is surprised by that, least of all me. [Jace is probably the only person that might know Alec better.]

I won't complain, he is cute and he seems sweet. Just keep him away from my closet and I think I can live with our new furry friend. Deal?

He might not mind. He doesn't exactly hide the cat-like tendencies. [They may not be as obvious to the rest of the Lightwood family, but Magnus slips often enough for the rest of them to notice a few feline traits.] I feel bad that the Chairman is back home, but I'm sure that one of Magnus' friends is taking care of him.

Deal. He hasn't wanted to claw anything yet. I think Magnus will be able to keep him out of closets. I doubt he'll want his clothes shredded either.

He doesn't run around comparing himself to a cat either, Alec. But maybe he won't mind. The stray part might make it a bit worse, though. [Though, technically, that is sort of what Alec does. Jace was a stray and he really brought him into the fold. Then Magnus. And now the furball.

It's not the longest track record, but it is a pattern.] I'm sure. Magnus makes good friends. I suppose a kitten makes for a fair distraction, at least. And obviously Max'll love him.

[It isn't that Izzy doesn't like animals. She likes them just fine. She just has some different interests that fall ahead of pet ownership.] Yet being the key word there, he has claws and that's what they're for. Magnus does understand the attachment to clothing that I have, though. So, you have a point there. But you made the deal so I'm holding you to it.

[The 'stray' description is probably more accurate than Izzy realizes, but it's not something that Magnus shares with everyone so he turns it toward himself.] Technically, I was the stray that Magnus found.

Do you think we need a distraction? [Alec had been hoping that everything was settling down and everyone was happy. But if Izzy wasn't, or if she'd noticed something he hadn't...]

They all claw, Iz. You didn't worry about Church and he was more vindictive that this guy will be. [As if to prove the point, the cat begins to purr.] If he ruins anything, I will replace it or find you something you like better.

Nice try, Alec, but you don't quite fit the necessary criteria. You're more like a purebred with a purpose to go with the cat analogy we've got going on here. [And it isn't her saying something about Magnus; if there's one person in the house that kind of adores Magnus, outside of Alec, it's her. She's realistic, though. And Alec doesn't quite fit the mold of stray.

He's a Lightwood, after all.] Magnus, though, is one of the best people you've dragged in close. Jace might give him a little run for his money, but I am partial to his fashion sense and appreciation for your's truly. [She's kidding. A little bit.]

Everyone needs a distraction occasionally. A cute fuzzball does make for a good one after a long day, or whatever! [It's flippant. For a reason. There isn't a deeper meaning behind what she's saying, really. A pet is a distraction from the normal woes of every day. Or, at least, she supposes it is, anyway.

She's still working on embracing this place, and the normalcy, but she's been getting there.] I love teasing you, big brother. Though, you can't say for sure he won't wind up clawing. [Izzy just can't quit!] I'll keep you to that, though I'm also vigilant about guarding my beloved closet too.

I am not a purebred. You know the Clave sees me as a - [He won't say what he's heard during a few Clave meetings and the comments directed toward him after those gatherings. She doesn't need to know how much it hurts and frustrated him until he basically gave up on attending.] As unfit for most duties. Unless my purpose is to mediate for the clans, I'm just as much a stray as Magnus.

I'm glad that I picked a husband that my sister approves of. I'm sure that you'd make anyone I was in a relationship with miserable if you didn't think they were good enough for all of us. [She'd been kinder to Magnus than he'd been with Simon, but everything with Simon was complicated.]

A distraction and a reminder of home. I knew I'd miss the Chairman but I'm surprised that I miss Church too.

Maybe if I stay still long enough, he'll think I'm something to claw instead of anything you own.

[The differences still sometimes catch Izzy off-guard, but they don't really make for any drastic changes in the way that she feels about any of her family members here with her. Or her outlook in general. Alec, while looked down on even at home, is amazing and Izzy has never seen him as anything but.] Who said I was going off of the Clave's vision of anybody? They're a bunch of stubborn, old-fashioned idiots who are pretty behind the times. [Yep. She said that.] Honestly, though, neither you or Magnus are actually strays, why don't we settle on that? Because you both have far too much family to qualify. [Yep, steering away from that conversation is probably for the best.]

I'm not that bad, Alec! [Even she knows that's a lie as that spills from her mouth, though. If she didn't like her brother's spouse it wouldn't make for a very harmonious life...that's for sure.] I'm just free with my opinion. I'm the sweetest Lightwood sibling. [Sometimes, anyway. Actually that might be Max, to tell truth, but now she's just in the playful argumentative mode. A little bit.]

They're still there, if we all decide to ever go home. [She's not sure that's actually helpful, so onward.] I don't think making yourself a scratching post is a particularly good idea, for the record, but if you're determined at least get an ugly sweater for the kitten to destroy instead of your skin?

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