{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.]

Comments

[stormchasing]

If you guys start having sex, I'm out. [Yasha gives them both a very flat and unimpressed look. No way is she sticking around for that.

But she does ruffle his hair a little before smoothing it out again.]

It's the moon more than you. [She casts a quick look around the room.]

But why the uh... pillows? On the ground?

[shadowonthe]

HA! We won't. But you should of seen us yesterday.

[ wait no, mOLLY-- ]

As for the pillows? They just were in my way. Sort of. Seeing them propped up all pretty is one thing, but the satisfying 'thump' of them hitting the ground is another.

I'm sorry dearest, I had no idea.

[freshtilapia]

Oceans, yesterday was so good...

[ Fish turns bright red now and is just obviously too enamored by Molly. ]

It isn’t that big of a deal, darling. It’s something I can fix. It’s just that... I’m constantly distracted from fixing it.

[stormchasing]

[Yasha gives them both a pretty bland look at that. She doesn't need to know and she fears any comment on it will provoke Molly into saying something more, just because he can.

With a small sigh, Yasha scoops Molly up and over her shoulder, holding him there in a fireman carry. She looks at Fish and nods.]

Now he can't distract you.

[shadowonthe]

[ This is his life now.

He's been carried in worse conditions. His tail just flicks. Much like a cat's.

Where are we going Yasha. Thank gods he likes you. ]

...I guess I'm going out then, Fish.

[freshtilapia]

[Fish pouts a little and seems startled, looking as if their pet was going to be taken away from them.]

Are you going, Yasha?

[The look on Fish's face says that they don't want Molly to go, but the defeated language of their body seems resigned, if this was the only way they could manage to tidy up their apartment.]

[stormchasing]

[Yasha raises an eyebrow at Molly's assumption, but just pats his rear instead of saying anything.

She gives Fish a reassuring look.]

Just around is all. [ Yasha makes like she is going to the door and but instead moves to look at Fish's curtains.]

These are nice. Look Mol, aren't these nice? [There's definitely some amusement there.]

[freshtilapia]

[ Somehow, that one reassuring look was enough to really brighten Fish up. And as soon as Yasha says they’ll be around, Fish gets right to cleaning up their living space, putting the messed up items back where they belonged. They worked pretty fast, being pretty particular about their abode.

There’s quite a lot to see in Fish’s apartment, really. The curtains were of a soft gauzy fabric, layered over with a thicker one in soft blue. The walls were covered in a very ornate, colorful wallpaper. And there were little trinkets related to the sea everywhere. ]

[shadowonthe]

I'll have you know, this is incredibly patronizing, and yet.

[ He makes no move to be put down.

Whatever kind of cat he was, he was the kind that adored being picked up. ]