sevenhorrors | [early morning cat posting]

Who: everyone
When: July 25
Where: class 3-C
What: a few visitors!
Warnings: none!

[On Friday morning at 6:00 a.m. on the dot, the student body is awoken not by the bell, but by the sound of meowing echoing over the intercom.

[It's not just the PA system, either. Soft, gentle, and very cute mewls fill the classroom hallways; distant on floors one and two, but much louder on floor three. Intrepid explorers who follow the noise will find that one of the third floor classrooms has been overtaken by a pack of ghostly cats!]

[Each creature is the size of a normal housecat, and has the mannerisms of one. That is, they will attempt to hop into your lap for some prime cuddling time, ears and tails flicking adorably all the while. Their bodies are a pale, ghostly white, and their eyes glow a soft, gentle blue. Although they are translucent, they are still solid to the touch, and they feel just like a normal cat does. Soft fur and everything! Aren't they precious? Aren't they just so stinkin' cute??? DON'T YOU JUST WANT TO SMOOSH THEIR ROUND LI'L KITTEN FACES??]

[So long as characters are kind to the cat spirits, the Nekomata are completely harmless. They just want to play and snuggle!! Although. . .]

[Anyone who touches a cat spirit will find themselves hit with a sudden need for physical contact. This can range from something small (desiring a high five) to something bigger (needing to CUDDLE THE SHIT outta someone). Being surrounded by more than one Nekomata means the compulsion becomes stronger, too! One cat means it can probably be safely ignored, but five?? If you don't HOLD SOMEONE'S HAND RIGHT THIS SECOND you JUST MAY DIE!!]

[Oh, so you don't like cats? No problem! The Nekomata are mischievous creatures, and they WILL leap onto people's backs and shoulders without warning. Being cat spirits, they can also teleport from one place to another, so. . . you can be minding your own business one second, blink, and then be staring into the eyes of a cute cat spirit perched on your lap the next.]

[The Nekomata will be drawn towards members of Anzen more than anyone else per their target lock curse, but they are excited to shower literally anyone in a bit of cute kitty affection, regardless of their homeroom]

[Please let me know if your character is being violent and/or aggressive towards the Nekomata. Otherwise, enjoy some compulsive physical bonding with a cute ghostly flair!]

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My hobbies are just fine, thank you!

[ She's just gone and assumed that was directing at her, anyway. Never mind that her hobbies are: training. And working?

Without thinking much further, she just sort of reaches over. Ostensibly for the cup, though it's his hand that Nei grabs out of the blue. ]

...Hm!?

[ HM. ]

[ Actually his hobbies are also training and working, so he really couldn't make any judgement calls on her on that one anyway.

He could, in theory, make a judgment call on what she's doing right now as she grabs his hand, but he's a little busy being outright flabbergasted but the sudden hand holding.

The shocked expression sits on his face for a good several seconds, before his cheeks slowly start to flood with pink. ]

Ah?

[ What is happening? ]

[ What is happening! They should be bonding over their shared hobbies of training and working not— whatever this is!?

Nei watches his reaction for those selfsame seconds and when her gaze flits back down to her hand— to their hands— her cheeks start to warm, too. ]

T-This—

[ She jerks her hand away. ]

This keeps happening!! It's not me!

[ Except it very much was! ]

[ She's let go, but the flush lingers on his face as he tucks his hand awkwardly into his lap, clearing his throat as he tries to regain composure despite blushing heavily. ]

Is it part of the curse that affects your group?

[ He's learned a little of it. He knows his own group's curse for one, and thanks to Yuffie he learned about what was plaguing her group too, so maybe this is...? ]

[ And she's blushing because he keeps blushing?! He should stop that. (?) ]

Curse? No!

[ It's possible no one has figured out what Yakuyoke's curse is to this day. But she sure does sound like she's making things up now doesn't she. ]

I mean— Maybe!? I don't know! [ The ghost kitties are meowing delightedly but surely that's not relevant. ] Just.. Forget that happened!

[ Well now that she's blushing too he can't just stop blushing himself!

At least their awkward nonsense seems to have pleased their audience.

He looks at his plate, taking in a sharp inhale as he tries to take this in. It wasn't part of a curse so...?

Did he just embarrass her attempt at a pass on him by being so awkward about it? In that case, it would only be right to allow her the dignity of pretending he hadn't tacitly and unwittingly rejected her so immediately. ]

I understand.

You—

[ He doesn't sound like he understands. Who knows what's going on in his mind now!? He couldn't possibly think that she meant to hold his hand, could he? Nei shuts her mouth, pressing her lips into what's almost a pout as she narrows her eyes at him. ]

I didn't mean to do that, got it? T-Though you should - you should feel honored that someone like me held your hand!

[ ANYWAY. She looks away. Tsunderely...

One of the cats that had been hanging around Nei, in the meantime, comes to sit in front of him... pleadingly... why won't you pet it and get in on the fun, silly human... ]

[ You know what? Petting the cat does seem like a good idea. It's certainly a distraction that lets him focus his nervous energy and attention on something other than this embarrassing moment.

At least one cat purrs louder for it. ]

Right...

[ There's a little more uncertainty in his voice this time, like he's not entirely convinced that he should be honored by her grabbing his hand out of the blue like that. ]

...Hmph!

[ He sounds more uncertain!? The nerve...

Nei is just going to pointedly try to ignore him and try to go back to eating her breakfast, though she most certainly is going to be petting the other cat with her free hand, too. Now it's a competition (in Nei's mind) of who the cats end up liking more. ]

[ Not knowing about the competition, and also having very little interaction with cats that aren't full fledged people, Zuo Le has no plans to win the competition here.

He's just trying to learn what the little guy likes, which as it turns out is not it's legs touched, though the back and side are okay. The head and face seems to be the preferred spot though, so he's focusing there as he watches reactions carefully.

And all the while he starts to feel this strange sensation of longing to have her hand back on his that strikes him as strange.

He's too awkward and prideful to just outright ask for it though, so after a few seconds of hesitation, Zuo Le does manage a: ]

It wasn't like I minded it or anything.

[ The near-silence passes uncomfortably, filled only by the sounds made by the ghostly cats as they purr or chitter in response to both of their attempts at petting. The district Nei calls home is also home to many a stray cat, though these ghosts seem almost uncharacteristically affectionate in comparison. She doesn't find herself bothered by it, though.

What she does find herself bothered by is that lingering urge to grab his hand again, and though she's doing her very best to ignore it as her own awkwardness and pride would have it— he just ups and ruins her focus by speaking up. ]

H-Huh!? [ Jeez. Now why would he say that? Now the blush is returning. ] I don't remember asking for your thoughts!

[ The cat she's petting butts its head against Nei's opposite hand, practically batting the chopsticks out of her hand to demand more attention - and freeing the other to reach for Zuo Le. She means to shove him, really, truly, but—!? ]

[ But maybe he catches her hand in his instead? Or maybe she veered off to reach for his hand first? It's hard to say what happened really, and which of them started this one this time. Regardless, they are definitely holding hands now, instead of Nei just grabbing at Zuo Le's hand while he's confused.

Embarrassed once again himself, Zuo Le props his free elbow up on the table, and presses his chin into his upturned palm, curling his fingers so they partly cover his flushing face. It's easier to just look off into middle distance as one of the nekomata trills happily, and curls up in the warm space between Zuo Le's arm and chest, purring contentedly with itself at a job well done. ]

I will try to keep them to myself then.

[ Just a little snark in that statement even though he's still actively hand-holding now. ]

[ One way or another, they end up holding hands. And it's— she doesn't know what it is, but it's better than how she felt before, when they weren't holding hands. When she felt like she could just... die, if they weren't. Though she would still rather die than say any of what she's thinking out loud!

The other cat flops back into Nei's lap, and somehow, it only makes that feeling worse. And so Nei ends up really lacing their fingers together, as if simply having their hands clasped together wasn't quite enough. And for her part, she sort of leans to her side away from him, similarly propping her head up with her elbow atop the table, flushed face turned away. ]

...I-I'll kill you if you let go. Got it?

[ Yes she does have her katana on her. No, she doesn't really mean this threat... probably. Who's to say? ]

[early morning cat posting]

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Complete inverse of Shokopilia cool girl swag

crying nah this is zuonei loser teen behavior

I love their dumb asses already

me... 2!!

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