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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[ They are really friendly. And it's not like cats can't be friendly, even if some people seem to think that. It's more that it's odd for them to be this endlessly friendly, rather than getting tired of the pets and wandering off eventually.

Granted, some of them have now, but... hmm. ]

Maybe it's because it's been a while since there were people around.

[ Oh. Hand on her knee? It feels nice, though, and so Tifa just settles her hand on top of Hiro's. It doesn't feel wrong and he's not reacting (yet?), so she doesn't think twice about it, even though she probably should.

Shiawase curse potentially kicking in now, though?! ]

[ Shiawase curse potentially kicking in... alongside the nekomata's effect on them, because he just looks down at her hand on top of his before looking up at her, grinning dopily for a second.

And then just leaning against her, like nah, they can be doing more actually. The happiness and warmth and contentment spikes, so much so that he doesn't even notice that last nekomata of his scampering off, apparently satisfied that he's just gone all in.

He just grins up at her, noticing nothing off, because. Like. He wanted this level of contact, didn't he? He's normally a tactile guy, so this just makes sense, even if it might be a bit much by normal standards — but nothing here is normal, so. Just pure bliss. ]

Maybe. Kind of nice that there are so many around right now, though. Imagine being stuck here all alone...

[ With nobody to lean up against?? That would be hell, which thankfully they are clearly not in. ]

[ Oh. He's being pretty bold with how much contact he's initiating all of a sudden, without either of them really talking about, and yet...

The Shiawase curse does its job, all of that warmth and contentment washing over Tifa, chasing away any uncertainty or worry she would have normally had and just allowing her to enjoy the here and now.

And so she leans against Hiro too, allowing them to just brace against each other. Tifa lets out a relieved breath.

Even if the nekomata have retreated, they're still in eyeshot, purring happily or cleaning themselves or playing. Tifa enjoys watching them. ]

Maybe that's what this is about...? [ She knows that something's going on, that she wouldn't normally do this; she just also can't bring herself to be concerned about it. ] Like it's a way of reminding us we're not alone.

[ For the moment he's enjoying the feel of Tiger Lily leaning up against him, Mark staring out at nothing, really. There's just this, the warmth of contact and the soothing relief at having it. She lets out her relieved breath, and he sighs. Glancing at her after a moment he sees where her gaze is, and figures he might as well match, watching the nekomata do whatever it is nekomata do.

It's nice. After a moment, he looks back over to her. ]

Oh... yeah, maybe. [ That sounds right? There's a curious little feeling stemming up from within him; not enough to overpower any contentment, but enough to make itself known. It's time to get a little philosophical, maybe. ] This place could have separated us at any point. Instead, we've all got friends and dorms and we're together... That's gotta mean something.

[ Not either of them realizing that they're being allowed to get close to each other just so it can be used against them eventually, rip. ]

It is strange, isn't it... That whoever brought us here brought so many of us, and separated us into groups. [ She still can't understand the reasoning behind it.

And she's already told Hiro as much, but Tifa is glad she isn't going through this by herself, even if she wouldn't wish the situation on anyone. ]

Maybe one day we'll find out why.

[ wym nothing can go wrong when the power of friendship is around ]

I think we have to. It's gotta be part of the key to getting out of here... and we are getting out of here.

[ A beat. ]

S'nice right now, at least.

[ And nothing bad will ever happen to any of them ever again. ]

Yeah... I want to believe that too. Between all of us here, we'll find a way.

[ Tifa knows that people who have been here before probably lost their lives rather than returning to where they came from, but she can't let herself get caught up in that possibility. There's too much at stake back home.

And it helps to have people like Hiro, who are trying to remain optimistic about all this.

She nods at his words, then shuts her eyes, letting herself lean against him a little more. ]

[ I want to believe that too inspires a faint undercurrent of worry, because there's a big difference between wanting to believe, and actually believing. And Mark really hasn't let himself think any other way, because he needs to know that they're getting out of here — he, too, has too much at stake back home.

Which, in a way, makes a brief moment in time like this that much nicer — knowing that he can still have people with him, the solidness of being alongside someone else, the surety of companionship as she leans further against him.

So he shuts his eyes, too. It's peaceful. It's safe, or at least it feels that way. They can at least have this much. ]

Yeah. There's too many of us not to — it's just a matter of time.

[ They can have more than just this moment, although that will still be to come. Who knows how much longer it will take, but overtop that undercurrent of worry is an unwavering determination, all mixed in with the present contentedness.

They will be fine, because they have to be, and that's good enough. ]

[early morning cat posting]

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wrap this soon?

୨୧ i think!