{04 VIDEO feat Mollymauk}

[freshtilapia]

[The video opens to Fish awake, sitting up in what seems to be their bed. Their dressing gown is on, at least. It's late at night in Lunatia-- give or take about 3am. And if your volume is up high enough, you might catch the sound of... someone? being very busy the next room over. Fish looks pretty concerned.]

Ah... hello.

[This is awkward.]

It's been a while since I've used this to address the whole network but... I was wondering how people deal with... ah... cats?

[And there's the sound of a door busting open and a blur of violet getting in the way of the camera and Fish and the suggestion that the merfolk threw their hand up so as to save the communicator from getting knocked over.]

Molly what--?

Ignore me, I'm just sneaking in here.

Wait, I can't--

Yeah, it's fine, just let me crawl in here.

I'm on the communicator.

Great. I don't wanna talk I just wanna sit...

[Rustle rustle.]

Perfect.

[A pause of silence.]

Continue, I'm comfortable now.

[The communicator comes down again, a little closer to Fish's face this time, they look defeated. But there's a very content, lavender-skinned, heavily tattooed tiefling on them, their tail swishing lazily and making a mess of the video a bit.]

I guess now you all know what I need... ah... a bit of advice on. Sorry, I'll get to replying to any answers later. It isn't the easiest having a lap full of cat-like tiefling.

[They huff and grin before turning the feed off.]

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[freshtilapia]

[The reply comes much later, once it's morning. Fish is very drowsy when they reply, though.]

What's a laser pointer?

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[pidgeypidge]

[Oh. This is one of those situations.]

It's basically a little handheld device that allows you to control a dot made of light. Cats and other pouncy animals enjoy chasing them. It's hours of guaranteed entertainment~

[freshtilapia]

[Fish squints, not really being able to imagine it.]

Do you have one to show on this device?

[pidgeypidge]

[Well, look at that. She just happens to have one handy, so the video pans over to finally land on a laser pointer sitting on the end table beside her.]

I have so many of these, it's getting to be a little ridiculous.

[But she's not done yet. After a moment, she picks it up and presses the button on the side to power it on. And sure enough, there's a little red dot on the wall, just at the edge of the frame.]

[freshtilapia]

[Oooooooh. Fish is amazed.]

... I wonder what would happen if I tried a similar kind of magic. Hold on.

[Fish sets the communicator somewhere so Pidge could see the tiefling on the couch, cushions all over the floor and just everything a mess. And then there's the sound of a lyre's string played and a little orb of light floating out into the living room. Molly doesn't jump on it. But they're watching it keenly with their hands on his chin, eyes just so wide like saucers. His tail is flicking back and forth lazily.]

[pidgeypidge]

[That's... not actually something she can do. Congrats, Fish!]

Maybe make it go faster? Or uh. Move it around a lot?

[freshtilapia]

To be fair, I am just dealing with a person affected by the Cordis moon, not an actual cat but...

[Fish makes the little orb of light whizz around. Molly lays back on the couch he's on and just... keeps watching. But he's fascinated, clearly.]

[pidgeypidge]

Oh, I know. I've been dealing with a fox boy affected by the Cordis moon for months.

[And for months before that as well, but that was beside the point. In the meantime, she's turned the device again so she can see what's happening.]

[freshtilapia]

[What Pidge will see is... well, a whole mess of a living room. Seems like Molly's been too much of a disaster for Fish to keep up with, really. But he's on the couch, being very content with watching the light float around him like little fishes.]

How has that been going for you?

[pidgeypidge]

About as well as you'd expect it to be going. His attention span is no match for a laser pointer, honestly.

In or out of Cordis.

[It's a little ridiculous, but she supposes it could be worse.]

[freshtilapia]

Oh that, I've got to see!

[Fish laughs, just absolutely amused by the thought.]

[pidgeypidge]

Alas. He's not even home at the moment.

[Knowing Ren, he's probably out scowling at the clothing stores again or something.]

[freshtilapia]

Perhaps next time then, when he is home.

[pidgeypidge]

Oh, for sure! It's gonna be great.