19 ♐ Video ♐ Horse-herding Cat

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[Action; Disciple only]

[It's just like any other day for Darkleer. He's just locked himself away in his room for the most part while Summoner slumbers away on his bed. After his matesprit had been kidnapped by the Highblood, he's been even more reluctant to leave his side.]

[So he simply sits at his workbench, sketching out the designs for the hive next door that they are going to steal expand to.]

[Unfortunately, he has no idea that an oliveblooded cat is slowly making her way to him and shenanigans will happen...]

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[Some time after those shenanigans, Darkleer appears on the network.]

[A very sheepish Darkleer, as a matter of fact, his hand lowering after giving some of his long hair a firm nervous tug. His shoulders are kind of tense.]

Ahem. So.

[A pause. Suddenly, somewhere from off-screen, a pair of hands start to bat at his arm which only makes him shrink back a bit more. Anyone familiar with Disciple may be able to identify those hands and arms as hers.]

I'm doing it, I'm doing it-! Ngh. [A small sigh.] Is... there anyone who is free today who would like to do something?

...That is out of my respite block.

...And my hive.

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Must I, Nepeta?

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[She nods, slow and solemn.]

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[s i g h]

[Carefully, he inspects the ice cream, doing his best to find a spot she hasn't licked. At last, he reaches over with his spoon and curves out a liiiiittle bit for himself. While he has that in his mouth, he takes out another plastic spoon- yeah he has two- and takes a scoop of his own ice cream. That is handed to Nepeta.]

[bestestfurrend]

[She watches his every movement with attentive eyes, finally sighing and smiling at him when he tastes her ice cream. She takes the other spoon from him to taste his ice cream as well, beaming as she pops it into her mouth.

There, that wasn't so hard, was it?]

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[It was the hardest.]

Can we go now?

[bestestfurrend]

Yes!

[Her good mood is perfectly restored and she hurries along next to him in apparently high spirits.]

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[More sighing.]

[At last, however, they arrive at the park and Darkleer goes to a bench by the pond. He sets the bread next to him were Nepeta can get at it easily.]

[bestestfurrend]

[Ooh, excellent, a Dadleer!lap for her to sit on! She approves of this, and clambers happily on.]

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..Nepeta.

[Now he has to raise his bowl of ice cream so it doesn't get in the way.]

[bestestfurrend]

Dadleer!

[She slurps away at her own ice cream, leaning back happily against him.]

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Nevermind.

[Okay. Fine. He is lost. Sighing he just readjusts himself and gets back to eating.]

Didn't you want to feed the quackbeasts?

[bestestfurrend]

Uh huh!

[Sluuuuuuuuuurp.]

But only once we've finished our ice creams. Or else they'll melt!

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Fair enough.

...Do you have to be on my lap?

[bestestfurrend]

[She stops lapping at her ice cream at that, already down to the wafer of the cone, and turns her head so her cheek is pressed against his chest. Then she tilts back until she's looking up at him beseechingly. Doesn't he want her on his lap?]

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...Of course you have to be on my lap.

[Suddenly regretting everything. Why did he let Disciple do this to him? Finishing his own bowl, he sets it to the side.]

Done?

[bestestfurrend]

Yesss!

[She snuggles him some more before devouring the rest of her cone (and making a mess of her face in the process.)]

Done now!

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[Wow. That... sure is messy.]

Nepeta, stay still.

[Just going to take a handkerchief out of his sylladex and try to wipe her face, don't mind him.]

[bestestfurrend]

[She does, actually, lift her face towards him to be cleaned off. It's something both Pounce and Disciple have her well trained in.]

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[Aaaaand done.]

Now we feed the quackbeasts, then?

[bestestfurrend]

Yes! Shall we feed them little bits of bread or big bits, Dadleer?

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Little bits will be easier for them to eat. We wouldn't want to make it too difficult for them.

[bestestfurrend]

That's true! Okay, I'll cut up small pieces of bread and you tell me if they're the right size and then I'll catch the quackbeasts to feed them!

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Alright, alright.

[He shifts slightly, holding it to her.]

Whenever you're ready.

[bestestfurrend]

[She frowns in concentration as she tears the bread up into small, hopefully edible-by-ducks pieces.]

Like this?

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[He looks over it quickly before giving a nod.]

That should be good. Go on, then.