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[twintailedtamer]

[this comes somewhat early in the morning... Izumo hasn't liked to advertise the fact that she has a pet lately, but in this time, she's cradling her new cat Noukimi in her arms and looking desperate]

S-someone... I need help... the curse... It's cold, and my kitten... she's... she's...

[the cat is indeed shivering, but... not because of the curse. It's because Izumo is holding her, and the kitten is getting cold as a result. However, Izumo is assuming wrong because she woke up with Noukimi in her arms...]

Please... she's still young... I don't know what to do...

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[paladaddy]

[Oh look who's right here and has experience with cats.

He's holding out his hands to take the kitten.]

Let me see her.

[He's cold too from a lack of hugs but he can probably figure out what's going on.]

[twintailedtamer]

[and she's going to be very surprised]

F-fujimoto-sensei?!

... r-right...

[her hands shaking, she hands Noukimi over to Fujimoto]

[paladaddy]

[Surprise is secondary, Izumo. There is a kitten to save!

Shiro holds the kitten very gently, holding it up by the stomach and supporting its back with his other hand. He looks it over, and he frowns as he notices the shivering.]

Go grab me the blanket that's on the couch.

[Even though it's a small lap blanket, it will be huge when he wraps up the kitten in it.]

[twintailedtamer]

[Izumo nods, and gets the blanket, still shivering all the while.

Once she has it, she hurries back to him]

[paladaddy]

[He's wrapping the kitten in the blanket loosely, leaving its face exposed and giving it plenty of room to squirm out after it's warmed up. He is surprisingly good at this, as if he's wrapped up small children and animals in a similar manner many times before.]

There.

[Now he turns to Izumo.]

I think you holding her is what made her cold. For some reason, everyone's been getting cold lately. It's probably another curse, so I would hold off on cuddling her until it goes away.

[But for now, he'll hand Izumo back her bundled up kitten.]

Put her in a warm place, preferably somewhere where sunlight can fall on her. She'll warm up in no time.

[twintailedtamer]

... I... I did this to her...?

[Izumo looks very upset and vulnerable for a moment... but then she does what she does best when it comes to emotions - she covers them up.

Badly in this case]

R-right... I'll do that...

[paladaddy]

Oi.

[He reaches out and pats her on top of her head.]

Don't worry about it, you had no way of knowing. The only reason I knew about it was because I get up much earlier than you all and I saw things on the network about it. And she'll be fine, she just needs to warm up a bit, no harm done.

[twintailedtamer]

[Izumo looks down... she nods, but doesn't look entirely convinced]

Yeah... the least I can do, though, is... get her some warm milk...