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[hopefragment]

[Art by 1815204]

「video | voice | text | telepathy | action」

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[voidkatini]

[ Not... the reaction she expected. ]

A who-a-what-now? Do you not like the meowcat? I'm sorry-- some of them wound up having multiple eyes and tails. I thought she was super cute though...

[hopefragment]

N-Nekomata, you know, the demon cat with a forked tail...

[No, Hajime, you're very Japanese and Roxy is from the weird future with jpeg Statues of Liberty or something.

The Countess meows up at him. She's adorable. All four eyes blink at him, and she starts to purr. Hajime's ahoge looks like a fantastic toy.]

W-what do you mean "wound up having"...?

[The purring gets louder in the communicator. It sounds like he's reaching toward her to try letting her sniff his fingers.]

[voidkatini]

I don't know anything about demon cats with forked tails? She's just a regular meowcat who also happens to have some extra things, because that happens sometimes with cloning. But she's totes healthy and loves to play... she's a good meowcat.

[ She can hear the purring, but nonetheless frowns. Said frown can be heard in her voice. ]

You don't like her?

[hopefragment]

[He can almost hear Nagito's voice in his ears: Bullying a girl... not cool, Hinata-kun. And he bites back a sigh, tentatively trying to pet the Countess's head. While avoiding those extra two eyes.]

N-no, I was just... a little surprised. [To open a box to a mutant cat as a gift??] I've never taken care of a pet before. Well, I mean, besides the hermit crab we all passed around in elementary school, but...

Are you sure it's fine for me to take care of her...?

[voidkatini]

If it wasn't, I wouldn't have given her to you, you doof? Jeez. Meocats are super easy to take care of, they take care of themselves for the most part.

[ Feeling a little better, she adds: ] I've had cats since I could remember. They keep me company and cheer me up when I'm feelin' poopy.

Maybe the Countess can do the same for you.

[hopefragment]

...

[Okay, he smiles at that. Because it means she was thinking about him, maybe? Let him believe, anyway.]

Thanks, Roxy.

[This seems like a lot of responsibility?? But surely with his and Kazuichi's powers combi-- okay, no. He can do this himself.]

Ah... what does she eat? And cat litter...