Cat Rescue

[thecanopycrew]

| characters | One lost cat, her owner and the adventurers of the tree!

| date/time | Wednesday afternoon

| location | Outside the Tree, Mist Barrier

| rating | None

| summary | Someone has come looking for their best friend.


After two weeks with a cat hanging around the Tree, seemingly lost and hungry, today her savior will arrive!

...in the form of a little girl, no older than six. Struggling her way through the foliage outside, this small child can be seen outside the mist, alone and on a very special quest. Her determined face changes into a gasp of joy as she sees her little friend lying in the grass, safe and sound.

"Mittens!" Hurrying over and picking her cat up, the young gently strokes her precious pet's fur and nuzzles her face. The absolute happiness is easily picked out even through the haze of the mist. "I knew the faeries would protect you!"


Carefully holding on to her cat, the little girl leans down, digging around in the pockets of her cute little dress. Taking out a handful of things, she very carefully puts them down on a large piece of bark. "Thank you, fairies! I'm gonna tell my dad I was right!" Putting the piece of bark in the stream, she then giggles and waves excitedly. Then she is scooping her cat back up in her arms, almost big enough to drag on the ground but still purring in joy.

Slowly, the bark boat starts to float towards the mist, passing through into the Tree's area.

CONGRATULATIONS!
You have received:
1 Tiny Ceramic Tea Set
(4 Cups, 4 Saucers, 4 Plates, 1 Creamer Jug, 1 Sugar Bowl, 1 Pot)
1 Dollhouse Chess Set
1 Dollhouse Crib
1 Full Spool of Red Sewing Thread
1 Mood Ring
3 Green Marbles

Comments

Arno - Open

[sirpisspot]

Arno had been keeping an eye out for the furry friend in the mist. He couldn't go out to it, but he was one of the ones that tried to occasionally pass on food for it from time to time. He'd also watch it carefully sometimes, just for the very fact.

The cat looked so large to him and when it didn't get him to thinking how insignificant he is at his size, or where they actually were for a regular cat to be around, it got him to thinking about home.

He loved cats, always have. As far as he was concerned, dogs could be trained as lackeys and there were plenty a times as a kid he was sure he was to be mauled by one or more of them. Thank a certain someone for that. Cats acted by themselves, were independent. Most of the time. When he grew older, lived in Paris, and he obtained steward status at the cafe, he would sneak cream from the kitchen and bring it up to his room. There were a few cats that liked to be regular on top of their roof. Probably in search of food, and Arno didn't mind being a supplier. Neither did the cats.

Suddenly in that one afternoon, he saw something else in that mist. Giant? No, of course not. That is-.

It was a full sized human. A human little girl, looking for her cat. It was obvious, wasn't it? The poor cat was lost, and as sweet as the reunion was, it really made Arno feel...he wasn't actually sure how he felt.

As the boat came with the simple trinkets came and as it was secured, Arno fluttered down the tree slowly. He looked on the objects with a neutral expression. He didn't engage in rooting through, or anything.

[monster_san]

"Oh, my goodness."

Fuu covered her mouth with her hand, watching the giant little girl scoop up her cat. Under any other circumstances, it would be quite a heartwarming scene. And it was a heartwarming scene! Clearly, the cat was a pet from its behavior and collar, and it was a relief to see its owner returned. But it also brought with it many disturbing implications.

Where were they? Was this still Earth? What would that mean, if so? Did the girl's family have anything to do with their transformation, or the tree, or the quests?

Spotting a somewhat pensive-looking Arno, Fuu moved closer to him, looking at the bounty the girl had given in exchange. "Well! I wasn't expecting neighbors, but it seems this one is quite well-mannered," she said lightly.

[sirpisspot]

Arno actually then started taking a look at their new "wares". He picked up the mood ring and raised an eyebrow on it. Well, this is certainly useful.

Sarcasm, no it wasn't.

Still though, he would expect a small child to give such things. Normal small children; that also happened to be grateful so he couldn't scoff at the gestures, as innocent and naive as they were.

He noticed Fuu, and expected to have a chat about this. About how he felt. She spoke a generic topic for the scene they just witnessed. Arno could do generic, he gave a hesitant smirk.

"Tell me about it," he replied. "To think actual people were around here."

[monster_san]

"It raises a number of further questions, as though we didn't have enough to contend with," she sighed. "It sounds like this girl's father doesn't believe in us--either that we exist, or that we would help. But who is that family? Do they have anything to do with the tree? Is this, in fact, Earth?" She hoped the answer to that last one wasn't yes, if only because it exacerbated questions she was already worried about in regards to Japanese history.

She placed her hand on the mood ring, watching as the stone around her hand warmed gradually to blue. For a girl that age, this was probably a treasured possession. "And it's evidently an industrialized society," she added. Dollhouse objects, marbles, and thread could be found in several historical eras, but mood rings were a decidedly twentieth-century object.