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ataraxionlogs2013-04-24 02:30 am
walksonrooftops) wrote in ataraxionlogs2013-04-24 02:30 am
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CHARACTERS: Konoe, Asato, Netherlands
LOCATION: Cats' room, 001-088.
WARNINGS: None?
SUMMARY: Netherlands visits some cats with snazzy body art and the monkey comes out of the sleeve. Or several sleeves. Several monkeys. Dutch is weird.
NOTES: Backdated to a few days after the 17th jump
[It's been over a year of freedom and he's still got his habits.
The stasis fluid sometimes erases his mark entirely, sometimes leaves ragged, faded edges that stain his towel when he scrubs off right after. But he's never without it for more than a day; it would've been easier for him to just try to find someone who could tattoo it on him, but Asato doesn't want this to be easy.
He doesn't understand precisely why he keeps drawing it again, but he does.
A long conversation and many hours holed up in their room later (apologies to anyone who tried to contact them in that time, but this required concentration!), he's painted the same mark on Konoe's arm with his fingertips--something he never thought he'd see, something he still struggles to comprehend in retrospect, promises and whispers aside. Not for a moment does he regret doing as Konoe asked, and he draws no further attention to it while they are out and about together. Without an explanation given, this may as well just be another Weird Cat Thing, but he's made an exception here and a grave one at that.
Still, he feels no shame and no guilt, and he goes about his days as always. Patrols, checks, visits, lunch, garden time, catnap. Routine is good, and he likes to have his peace.
He's practiced telling the afternoon time more precisely than hungry or sleepy because he wants to prepare for company, more aware of his own scramble to come answer the door after being over at Netherlands' a few times. But cats will still be cats, so he hardly stands in front of the door counting down the seconds until someone knocks, preferring to laze or discuss with Konoe--he hopes Netherlands will bring the rabbit today! He likes that rabbit, he's soft and warm, and maybe they can have dinner together (but not involving the rabbit because that would be wrong!). Sometimes he'll accompany Konoe and wander around the hall, maybe make a pit stop in the kitchen beforehand.
He'd tried to tidy up the room today too, perhaps only to see if he could, but that was a lost cause from the minute he started. The place is a mess, it will stay a mess, but at least it's a comfortable mess.
And if Netherlands isn't used to at least that much by now, then he doesn't know what to tell him.]
Maybe... [A pillow set aside for their guest, and that's as ready for company as they might ever be. A glance to his communicator where he left it on his bed, but he hardly feels like he should double-check Netherlands on his punctuality.]
LOCATION: Cats' room, 001-088.
WARNINGS: None?
SUMMARY: Netherlands visits some cats with snazzy body art and the monkey comes out of the sleeve. Or several sleeves. Several monkeys. Dutch is weird.
NOTES: Backdated to a few days after the 17th jump
[It's been over a year of freedom and he's still got his habits.
The stasis fluid sometimes erases his mark entirely, sometimes leaves ragged, faded edges that stain his towel when he scrubs off right after. But he's never without it for more than a day; it would've been easier for him to just try to find someone who could tattoo it on him, but Asato doesn't want this to be easy.
He doesn't understand precisely why he keeps drawing it again, but he does.
A long conversation and many hours holed up in their room later (apologies to anyone who tried to contact them in that time, but this required concentration!), he's painted the same mark on Konoe's arm with his fingertips--something he never thought he'd see, something he still struggles to comprehend in retrospect, promises and whispers aside. Not for a moment does he regret doing as Konoe asked, and he draws no further attention to it while they are out and about together. Without an explanation given, this may as well just be another Weird Cat Thing, but he's made an exception here and a grave one at that.
Still, he feels no shame and no guilt, and he goes about his days as always. Patrols, checks, visits, lunch, garden time, catnap. Routine is good, and he likes to have his peace.
He's practiced telling the afternoon time more precisely than hungry or sleepy because he wants to prepare for company, more aware of his own scramble to come answer the door after being over at Netherlands' a few times. But cats will still be cats, so he hardly stands in front of the door counting down the seconds until someone knocks, preferring to laze or discuss with Konoe--he hopes Netherlands will bring the rabbit today! He likes that rabbit, he's soft and warm, and maybe they can have dinner together (but not involving the rabbit because that would be wrong!). Sometimes he'll accompany Konoe and wander around the hall, maybe make a pit stop in the kitchen beforehand.
He'd tried to tidy up the room today too, perhaps only to see if he could, but that was a lost cause from the minute he started. The place is a mess, it will stay a mess, but at least it's a comfortable mess.
And if Netherlands isn't used to at least that much by now, then he doesn't know what to tell him.]
Maybe... [A pillow set aside for their guest, and that's as ready for company as they might ever be. A glance to his communicator where he left it on his bed, but he hardly feels like he should double-check Netherlands on his punctuality.]