u_can_have_it_4_a_song | Preparations [for Nekomata]

Preparations [for Nekomata]

Schön has been busy, lately, meeting with various proprietors of Nexus businesses. As he steps out of one of the clothiers and finds the pace of the foot traffic, he issues a quiet summons: "Nekomata, I would speak with you. Kindly attend me at your earliest convenience." The course he winds through the crowd sends him toward the edge of the residential district, close to the parklands, where gloom has been gathering and deepening for weeks.

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By attend he totally probably meant for her to already be in the parklands, kicked back by one of the small ponds with a fishing rod stuck firmly into the ground. It's probably best not to ask where she got that from, or what she's using as bait.

It's probably not even human meat!

And by 'at her earliest convenience' he probably meant nearly stumble over her while she's fast asleep next to her pole.

Close enough, right?

It's not quite what he had in mind, but he'll take it. It's good to know what sort of summons do and don't work, and how closely she's paying attention. He tries waking her by clearing his throat firmly.

Nekomata are fickle creatures even at the best of times, and he granted this one autonomy. It's probably worth knowing that if he were actually in trouble, she'd be there in an instant. That's her meal ticket and she's not about to let anything touch it.

"Mya?" Golden eyes still hazy from sleep crack open. Look around. Spot Schon. "Nyaaa!" And she's up like a bolt on her feet, running one paw over her hair and face to try and fix her bedhead.

"Nyou called?"

"I did," he answers. "I have been making preparations for something, and I would appreciate your involvement." Removing his hat, he glances to the fishing pole and adds, "if you have time for it, that is."

"The violent overthrow of a kingdom? A coup? Free fish for your subordinate day? I've heard that's becoming a big thing lately, nya." She makes a show of stretching, showing her razor sharp claws for the briefest of moments before relaxing again.

"But that's jyust a rumor, mya."

"There will be free fish," he admits, "but I expect you to do more than simply lay claim to a table. I am throwing a ball for Samhain, and I shall need your assistance." She may have heard some rumors that somebody was putting together a big party, if she's actually been keeping her finger on the social pulse.

She was a full fledged rumor monger in Sumaru and she's one here as well. Though she hadn't learned who was throwing the big to-do, it doesn't surprise her that it's her master.

She tries not to look too disappointed that they're throwing the humans a party rather than pulling some kind of devious plan. Luckily she's a cat, so she always looks somewhat bored.

"Can do. You want me to hand out fliers? I can put on an outfit and try to lure people in." Her charm attacks are quite convenient for luring bone cages to do her bidding. Most of the time. "Or eviscerate the competition? Or kidnap some children for easy labor, nya?"

((Seriously.))

"I want you to circulate at the party," he answers. "Keep attentive for anyone not enjoying themselves, or about to make trouble."

"Awesome, nya. I call dibs on the sexy costume." This coming from a demon who walks around naked all the time anyway. "The Harley Quinn to nyour Joker, mya." Her ears droop slightly.

"...Joker-sama...I myade myself sad." Aww. She wasn't able to find him in this Nexus. Which was a shame, because she found the guy who was feeding him last time. But not him. "You called me out just to invite me to your party nya? Surely there's something else you have to ask of little ol' mye."

Schön has some experience with cattish people, and will scratch behind her ears if she lets him. It's usually a good remedy for feline sads, in his experience.

"Not just to invite you, my dear, you will be working. Both in your capacity as a host, and as a spy. A certain rival of mine may attend: I would like you to watch him, listen to him. If he makes trouble, I would like you to divert his attention, or come to get me if it escalates to force."

Nekomata seems somewhat startled by this display of affection and her tails curl upward while her golden eyes slip half closed in what can only be described as 'happy kitty' stance. She doesn't purr, but her mood seems to have improved quickly.

"Hosting bones cages...well, can't be that hard. Especially nyot if I get to play super secret spy Nekomata at the same time. Got it. Sexy costume for maximum attention diverting, mya. Shiny things to distract and coming for permission to hunt if there's a problem. Sounds like fun master~ Nyaaaa I need to get a costume by tonight? Tomorrow? It's so soon."

He relents in the scritches, knowing cats well enough to know you stop while you're ahead, before they get annoyed and bite. "It is soon," he admits, "but I have every confidence in your resourcefulness."

"Do you want me to match? I'll get a sexy version of whatever you're going to wear Myaster. unless that would blow my cover. Super secret spy Nekomata must remain hidden in plain sight, nyaaa." Finger guns are hard to make when you have paws, but she is trying.

Ears flat while she imagines her prey. Then they perk up.

"Who is your rival anyway? Is it a human? Why don't we just kill them?'

"It is the Mobian mage, Ixis Naugus. He wants to provoke a confrontation with me, and fails to understand the subtleties of duels between magi. There are also mutual acquaintances to consider--the satisfaction of defeating him is not, on its own, worth the cost in lost esteem elsewhere. So I need to know more."

"Do they know about mye? Lure him somewhere we can break the field and let leash the cat of war myaaaaaa!" She ponders this for a moment, and then sobers up again. Or seems to at least. "Unless he's a higher level than me nyaa. Don't send me to die or I'll haunt you forever."

"I don't know precisely what he's capable of," Schön answers, "which is why I need to know more before making a substantive move. I want every piece in place before he realizes how long he's been in check."

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Preparations [for Nekomata]

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Thats perfect

It's so weird to image-search Metalocalypse gifs and then trip over one from Frozen.

It's Disney cancer

Elsa looked just as confused about her being there as I was.

Writing her speech patterns is probably the only downside to this character.

I can see how that would get old.

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