username: MaroonCookie
name: Mystica
prompt: Other Forever Cats (and, any other living being in general) tend to regard her with wary expressions as they flinch away from her. Though, there are a few exceptions...
She was still sort of in shock someone actually wanted to take her home with them, given her... appearance. They set her down on the wooden floor with so much care she can hardly believe its being directed at her. "Why don't you go introduce yourself to the others?" They suggest, giving a soft smile. She knew there were other Forever Cats here, but she didn't exactly expect to have to meet them so soon. Pushing down her anxiety, she steps forward a bit to where the other 3 cats are huddled near eachother, button eyes regarding her warily. The one with a scarf seems a little uneasy, but she can tell they're trying not to show it. The white and blue one takes a nervous step back, seeming to hide behind Scarf (so she made up a nickname cause she doesn't know their name yet, sue her). The one with two bows seems... curious? They regard her with a sort of wonder in their eyes. (Or at least, she thinks they do. Button eyes aren't very expressive.) They're the first to step forward and introduce themselves. "Hi! I'm Ziggy!" Ziggy holds out a paw excitedly, and she shakes it. "Nice to meet you. I'm Mystica." She says. "Ooh, that's such a cool name!" They bounce in place a little. "So, what's it like having a bunch of eyes? Is it weird not having them on your face? Can you still see? Can you see SUPER well?!" They rattle off a bunch of questions, and she can't really focus on any of them. They're like a living ball of energy. Scarf steps forward. "Ziggy, you can ask... Mystica, was it?" She nods. "You can ask them questions later, okay?" Ziggy's ears droop a little, but they don't seem terribly torn up about it, thankfully. "Okay. Sorry." They step back to allow Scarf to introduce themselves. "Hey. I'm Mocha. We're very happy to have you here." Mocha greets, holding out a paw. "Pleased to meet you." She says, shaking their paw. "Nice scarf, by the way." Mocha smiles a bit. "Thanks." They blink, like they just remembered something, and turn to the blue and white cat. "Speckle, would you like to come introduce yourself?" Speckle still seems a little nervous about her, but they step forward, albeit a little reluctantly. Mocha moves back to give them space. "U-um... hi." They greet nervously, holding out their paw. She shakes it. "Hi. You're Speckle, right? Its nice to meet you. I'm Mystica." They nod. "Y-yeah. Nice to m-meet you, Mystica." Though they still seem uneasy around her, they don't seem to dislike her, so she thinks its going pretty well. Even though she hardly knows the cats in front of her, she feels like maybe, just maybe, they could grow to be good friends. "Oh! Right I forgot, I found something you guys! We gotta go look at it right now its so cool!" Ziggy suddenly says, practically in the same breath, and runs off. Mocha gives an amused chuckle and runs off after them, Speckle soon following suit. Mystica too follows along, tail swishing in excitement. Yeah, she thinks, we can be good friends.Her first meeting with her first real friends had gone very well, and she's still very close to them all to this day. She's started caring less about the worried looks she gets, because she finally has someone (rather, three someones) in her life that don't shy away from her.
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