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Ninurta
Sep 19, 2007
What the HELL? That's my cutting board.

3 Cat needs BBQ badly.

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where the red fern gropes
Aug 24, 2011


why would anyone pick boring options, 3 should be hilarious

SimplyUnknown1
Aug 18, 2017

Cat Cat Cat
Ok, bit of a mix this time. We had 1 vote for going along with Andre, 3 votes for humoring him, and 2 for clawing at the door. But Barbeque swept the floor with 6 votes. Morgana likes both confit of duck and barbecue, apparently. Good to know.

quote:

Your head meets with glass, and you teeter for a second on the aluminum frame. The window isn't open enough to get through and Andre looks suddenly worried—worried and potentially annoyed that your needs might pull him out of his jam session. He calls out in an attempt to stop you from escaping.

-Employ leverage principles: push the glass with my head to make the gap wider.
-Head over to him like he wants me to. I should probably stay on his good side.
-Flaunt a fake injury to up my chances of sympathy and food.

...Well that was short. So what do we do? Do we...

1. Employ leverage principles: push the glass with my head to make the gap wider.
2. Head over to him like he wants me to. I should probably stay on his good side.
3. Flaunt a fake injury to up my chances of sympathy and food.

quote:

Cat Treats Acquired: 0
Mice Hunted: 0
Contempt: 50% Affection: 50%
Audacious: 52% Cautious: 48%
Manipulative: 54% Demanding: 46%
Self-Interested: 50% Loyal: 50%
Feral: 53% Domesticated: 47%
Fun-Loving: 45% Comfort-Seeking: 55%
Logical: 45% Intuitive: 55%
Claire's Dislike: 41% Claire's Like: 59%
Andre's Dislike: 39% Andre's Like: 61%
Moon: is uneasy around you.
Bene: hasn't met you yet.
Maddox: hasn't met you yet.

I'll probably update tomorrow around the same time because this update was so short.

achtungnight
Oct 5, 2014
I get my fun here. Enjoy!
Apply leverage and break the window if necessary- no reason to stop now.

C. Everett Koop
Aug 18, 2008
goddammit there's food out there, break the glass and go feed the kitty

Haifisch
Nov 13, 2010

Objection! I object! That was... objectionable!



Taco Defender
Fake injury. We want food, and sympathy is nice too I guess.

VivaLa Eeveelution
Apr 3, 2011

'Injured' cats get to see veterinarians. Escape artists get to go wherever they choose. Use your head.

Ignatius M. Meen
May 26, 2011

Hello yes I heard there was a lovely trainwreck here and...

Use some leverage because it cannot possibly backfire.

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


Act hurt.

velixsiol
Mar 23, 2015
Try to Bluff. You might get something good and it's better than hurting yourself.

Avalerion
Oct 19, 2012

Fake injury, humans are so easy to manipulate after all.

My own cat is well able to open some of our doors, but will absolutely refuse to do so if anyone else is nearby - easier to get someone to do it for him apparently.

where the red fern gropes
Aug 24, 2011


i believe we chose the barbeque, and we will use leverage to get it

Slaan
Mar 16, 2009



ASHERAH DEMANDS I FEAST, I VOTE FOR A FEAST OF FLESH

VivaLa Eeveelution posted:

'Injured' cats get to see veterinarians. Escape artists get to go wherever they choose. Use your head.

Vet bad, food good

SimplyUnknown1
Aug 18, 2017

Cat Cat Cat
Ok, this ended up with no votes to just head over, 4 for faking an injury, and 6 to use our heads. So let's apply our catlike knowledge of angles and geometry!

quote:

This is a pretty effective trick, and the gap widens just as Andre's hands close around your ribs.

"Oh, no you don't, Morgana." He shuts the window on the smell of barbecue and the sound of chattering VIPs. He's about to place you gently on the couch when your stomach rumbles. Andre sighs as you stare at him expectantly.

"I guess our jam session will have to wait. Come here." He picks you up once more and carries you toward the door of the living room. Quite possibly toward being fed.

Well, sadly we did not get barbeque. But we may get our paws on some of that curry!

quote:

Andre's grip is firm but bearable as he carries you out through the hall. The carpet below looks as thick as the ones in the living room, and modern art prints brag from the walls. You crane your neck for a better look up the stairs as Andre veers toward two separate doors. Between them, a walnut desk holds up an antique phone. This place is lush. And big.

Andre opens the door to a room that's as loud as it is small. The shuddering roar of a machine that spins clothing presses on your ears. Sinks and hard surfaces face you from every direction, and there's clearly no stuff you might scratch to bits for pleasure.

No sooner has Andre placed you on the floor than he has also slyly vanished. He shuts the door behind him, saying, "Be right back with something yummy!"

-Scope out the room to properly assess its potential amenities.
-Scratch and meow at the door to demand immediate attention.
-Jump in one of the sinks. I like being in sinks.

Ok, so our next decision is what to do while Andre is gone. Do we:

1. Scope out the room to properly assess its potential amenities.
2. Scratch and meow at the door to demand immediate attention.
3. Jump in one of the sinks. I like being in sinks.

quote:

Cat Treats Acquired: 0
Mice Hunted: 0
Contempt: 50% Affection: 50%
Audacious: 52% Cautious: 48%
Manipulative: 54% Demanding: 46%
Self-Interested: 50% Loyal: 50%
Feral: 53% Domesticated: 47%
Fun-Loving: 45% Comfort-Seeking: 55%
Logical: 50% Intuitive: 50%
Claire's Dislike: 41% Claire's Like: 59%
Andre's Dislike: 45% Andre's Like: 55%
Moon: is uneasy around you.
Bene: hasn't met you yet.
Maddox: hasn't met you yet.

POOL IS CLOSED
Jul 14, 2011

I'm just exploding with mackerel. This is the aji wo kutta of my discontent.
Pillbug
I have a sinking feeling.

achtungnight
Oct 5, 2014
I get my fun here. Enjoy!
Scratch at door impatiently. Where’s my food, human?

dont be mean to me
May 2, 2007

I'm interplanetary, bitch
Let's go to Mars


Let's see if there's any toys in here.

C. Everett Koop
Aug 18, 2008
Cats loving love sinks. We are cat. We sit in sinks

Slaan
Mar 16, 2009



ASHERAH DEMANDS I FEAST, I VOTE FOR A FEAST OF FLESH
Surely there is something in here to scratch. Scope it out

Haifisch
Nov 13, 2010

Objection! I object! That was... objectionable!



Taco Defender
Sink is our home now.

Boogle
Sep 1, 2004

Nap Ghost
No offense but this Andre guy is a poo poo pet owner.

I guess Morgana can play in the sink.

ChaseSP
Mar 25, 2013



C. Everett Koop posted:

Cats loving love sinks. We are cat. We sit in sinks

VivaLa Eeveelution
Apr 3, 2011

C. Everett Koop posted:

Cats loving love sinks. We are cat. We sit in sinks

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


Get in the sink.

velixsiol
Mar 23, 2015
Search for potentially useful items.

Avalerion
Oct 19, 2012

Sink.

Comstar
Apr 20, 2007

Are you happy now?
Search for items to use.

Godna
Feb 4, 2013
Sink

We fits. We fuckings sits

SimplyUnknown1
Aug 18, 2017

Cat Cat Cat
With 9 votes, we have confirmed that our cat is a lover of sinks. Scoping out came in second with 4 votes and only one vote for scratching at the door.

quote:

The cool feel of metal is nice in such a stuffy room. You curl your tongue around the dripping tap and are very glad indeed that sinks exist. Without them, you'd have to drink out of that perfectly decent bowl down near the cupboards.

When the clothes-spinning machine slows down, the sound of conversation pushes its way through the door.

The topic is not what you'd hoped to hear. In fact it's quite the opposite. You hear Claire say she's failed to figure out your food. That chicken curry they had mentioned was intended for the family, not you. Humans rarely cook dinner twice.

You listen harder. From what you gather now, they'd planned to give you something better than chicken curry but managed to totally botch it.

Claire's excuses roll out. "Look, I had a hell of a day, OK? I just wasn't thinking straight at the pet store. I got everything else. We just need to find something that will do for tonight and sort it out properly tomorrow."

Andre's response is swallowed by the start of a new spin cycle.

Minutes later seems like hours later, but the door does finally open. You smell yogurt cat treats in Claire's pocket, but whatever she has in her hand is too covered in plastic to gauge its edibility. She pushes the door closed behind her.

-Dive for escape. I'm not putting up with this incompetence.
-Circle Claire's feet deftly. The old trip-then-guilt-trip routine can add up to more food.
-Purr and rub my head on Claire's leg affectionately.
-Hide. It's highly likely she'll give me treats to coax me out.

Ok, so our sink encounter went well. But how do we deal with Claire? Do we:

1. Dive for escape. I'm not putting up with this incompetence.
2. Circle Claire's feet deftly. The old trip-then-guilt-trip routine can add up to more food.
3. Purr and rub my head on Claire's leg affectionately.
4. Hide. It's highly likely she'll give me treats to coax me out.

quote:

Cat Treats Acquired: 0
Mice Hunted: 0
Contempt: 50% Affection: 50%
Audacious: 52% Cautious: 48%
Manipulative: 54% Demanding: 46%
Self-Interested: 50% Loyal: 50%
Feral: 53% Domesticated: 47%
Fun-Loving: 50% Comfort-Seeking: 50%
Logical: 50% Intuitive: 50%
Claire's Dislike: 41% Claire's Like: 59%
Andre's Dislike: 45% Andre's Like: 55%
Moon: is uneasy around you.
Bene: hasn't met you yet.
Maddox: hasn't met you yet.

Also, apparently being in a sink makes us more fun loving?

Haifisch
Nov 13, 2010

Objection! I object! That was... objectionable!



Taco Defender
Circle her feet in the traditional dance of our people.

achtungnight
Oct 5, 2014
I get my fun here. Enjoy!
Rub & Purr. Also pray.

Slaan
Mar 16, 2009



ASHERAH DEMANDS I FEAST, I VOTE FOR A FEAST OF FLESH
Hide- I smell treats and I want them!

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


Hide

velixsiol
Mar 23, 2015
GUILT TRIP.

Comstar
Apr 20, 2007

Are you happy now?
[b]3. Purr and rub my head on Claire's leg affectionately.[b]
I think that means we own her now.

dont be mean to me
May 2, 2007

I'm interplanetary, bitch
Let's go to Mars


achtungnight posted:

Rub & Purr. Also pray.

Yeah....

C. Everett Koop
Aug 18, 2008
Hide

MR. J
Nov 22, 2011

Chuck and Fuck
Waited for food far too long. extort extra out of her (2)

Avalerion
Oct 19, 2012

quote:

I think that means we own her now.

Yea, cats do that to mark their stuff with their scent. Purr and rub.

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SimplyUnknown1
Aug 18, 2017

Cat Cat Cat
Ok, so no one wanted to dive here. But the rest of the votes were really close. We had three for the old 'circle and trip' and three for hiding. But rubbing and purring won by just one vote. So let's get our snuggles on!

quote:

Pats and cat treats are forthcoming, and they seem a whole lot more enjoyable than that soggy oblong object in her hand. Your affection slowly dissipates the more you look at that deeply suspect packaging.

There's no way around the fact that this tube-packed food looks strange. You eye the packaging with suspicion. The old woman on the sepia logo seems to stare back. Her expression is sour and disturbing. You hope the food itself is not as old and sour as she is.

"Auntie B's Chicken-Flavored Compressed Meat Product," Claire reads aloud, like she's been forced into giving a sales pitch that she herself would never be convinced by.

You circle close as she struggles with the wrapper. It slides off so gooily Claire shivers, then shakes her hands dry in distaste. The smell still stops the both of you short. It's horrible. Genuinely horrible. If it were the last thing on earth, you might try inventing space travel before consuming it.

Claire eyes you with a mix of hope and guilt.

"This really hasn't been the best start, has it? Please at least try it. For me."

-Do it for Claire. I'm grateful that she rescued me.
-Refuse. I have a serious suspicion that this food is highly questionable.
-Refuse. How dare they offer me something so far beneath me?

...Ok, so that just sounds disgusting. What do we do with it?

1. Do it for Claire. I'm grateful that she rescued me.
2. Refuse. I have a serious suspicion that this food is highly questionable.
3. Refuse. How dare they offer me something so far beneath me?

quote:

Cat Treats Acquired: 2
Mice Hunted: 0
Contempt: 45% Affection: 55%
Audacious: 52% Cautious: 48%
Manipulative: 54% Demanding: 46%
Self-Interested: 50% Loyal: 50%
Feral: 53% Domesticated: 47%
Fun-Loving: 50% Comfort-Seeking: 50%
Logical: 50% Intuitive: 50%
Claire's Dislike: 41% Claire's Like: 59%
Andre's Dislike: 45% Andre's Like: 55%
Moon: is uneasy around you.
Bene: hasn't met you yet.
Maddox: hasn't met you yet.

Also, we got our first cat treats!!!

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