by Arcaii » Wed Dec 02, 2015 10:11 am
Choices:
1: Fine, you go
2: Fine, you go
3: Fine, you go
4: I'm coming
5: I'm coming
6: Fine, you go
7: Fine, you go
Roll says... 7: Fine, you go.
"Fine, then," you say. "You go on ahead, and I'll check it out."
"You can't go out of my sight!" Tag says angrily. "And if you get killed-"
"Then you won't have to worry about keeping an eye on me," you say. "I can at least keep them from intercepting us, or alerting their group that another patrol is on the way, right?"
Tag starts to respond, but considers this. He huffs out a sigh and resumes jogging. "Make some noise if it's a wiser."
"Hurry back." You wave him off, waiting until he disappears from your eyes and ears to investigate.
You weren't lying - there is a noise coming from the house, or at least close to it - but the opportunity for a moment of privacy was too much to ignore. You've been surrounded by cats who you either hate or who hate you for more than a week. You don't care whether there's an enemy here or not, honestly, so long as you don't have to listen to Tag whining for a bit.
You doubt you have complete solitude, though. That feeling of being watched still itches at your brain, and now whoever's inside the house is very deliberately making loud sounds to draw you in. You sigh and walk towards the door, halting a few yards away from it.
"Is that you again?" you say into the open entrance. "The weird molly who talks too much?"
Something small moves in the darkness of the building. You narrow your eyes searchingly. They widen again of their own accord.
"Funny," says a tiny black tom, stepping into the sunlight. "Comingfromyou."
Your voice comes out much hoarser than you intended. "Scat?"
He lifts up his tail and glances around to make sure you're alone. He looks back at you, grins, and rushes forward, greeting you with a head-bump to the chest. "Beenawhile, shortstack."
Where have you been?
Have you seen Thimble?
How are you alive?
What are you doing here?
Greet him back.