Texts: she's very cat

Texts: she's very cat
Date of Scene:	21 November 2024
Location:	Texts
Synopsis:	Naru and Mamoru talk Chibiusa and cats mostly.
Cast of Characters:	Mamoru Chiba, Naru Osaka

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(PHONE) Mamoru Chiba texts: sorry bout your room

(PHONE) Naru Osaka texts: I mean. Sure we've now got a kindergardner, but at least it didn't explode or flood?

(PHONE) Mamoru Chiba texts: that's... a plus, yes, sure. i am told she's been an immense brat :<

(PHONE) Naru Osaka texts: Sure. But we both were at that age. I think it kinda comes with being five. Or four. Or however old she is.

(PHONE) Mamoru Chiba texts: Well i'm glad she's safe, at least. i told usa that i would be happy to mind her, too, so if she needs some space she can come here. i mean, like with luna, not on her own, obviously

(PHONE) Naru Osaka texts: I think all of us are going to be willing to watch her. I expect Usagi to flee to your place semi-regularly, and ngl, I'm likely to flee to Adrien's now and then.

(PHONE) Mamoru Chiba texts: the big question is will she be willing to be watched, haha

(PHONE) Naru Osaka texts: I suspect it's going to be a whole lot of trying to keep up with her.

(PHONE) Mamoru Chiba texts: at least she wasn't able to lose anko. i'm going to ask luna if anko can have a chibiusa-chasing communicator or tracking device or whatever

(PHONE) Naru Osaka texts: A tracking device would be /great/.

(PHONE) Mamoru Chiba texts: well i stuck my communicator on anko when i sent anko to track her

(PHONE) Mamoru Chiba texts: it worked great except now i cant take it off or anko will take it as a hostage for more sashimi

(PHONE) Naru Osaka texts: Well that's something at least. You just need another communicator.

(PHONE) Mamoru Chiba texts: i need to work out an agreement with my talking cat is what i need

(PHONE) Naru Osaka texts: There's a lot of talking cats in our lives. More than I ever expected, ngl.

(PHONE) Mamoru Chiba texts: being a cat person, i am delighted by this

(PHONE) Naru Osaka texts: I'm not sad by it, but /damn/.

(PHONE) Mamoru Chiba texts: and anko is smart *for a cat*, i swear, she's just also really really really a cat, she's not a cat-shaped being that's smart for a smart human

(PHONE) Mamoru Chiba texts: the cattest of cats

(PHONE) Naru Osaka texts: She's very cat. I got used to thinking of Luna as being an example for cats.

(PHONE) Mamoru Chiba texts: while luna is pretty damn cat, she is very much not the platonic ideal of cat, no

(PHONE) Naru Osaka texts: I keep getting surprised, and that's on me.

(PHONE) Mamoru Chiba texts: hahahaha

(PHONE) Mamoru Chiba texts: at least anko is a funny surprise?

(PHONE) Naru Osaka texts: It's true! She's a sweetie.

(PHONE) Mamoru Chiba texts: much purr, many cuddle

(PHONE) Mamoru Chiba texts: are you interested in magical gender-swap karaoke

(PHONE) Mamoru Chiba texts: says he changing the subject completely

(PHONE) Naru Osaka texts: .. magical gender-swap karaoke. There's a lot to unpack there.

(PHONE) Naru Osaka texts: Yes? Let's go with yes.

(PHONE) Mamoru Chiba texts: well like. the disguise pen can turn usagi into a boy, and it can turn me into a girl

(PHONE) Mamoru Chiba texts: ok! consider yourself invited

(PHONE) Naru Osaka texts: Awesome! I kinda went all weird and introverty for a while, and its hard to get out of those habits. So thank you.

(PHONE) Mamoru Chiba texts: i get that completely. i was a mess through like all of september and october... it is hard to get back into things

(PHONE) Naru Osaka texts: I think most of us came back from Paris some level of mess.

(PHONE) Mamoru Chiba texts: yeah. yeah

(PHONE) Mamoru Chiba texts: still not done processing the past *year* tbh

(PHONE) Naru Osaka texts: Same. And yours was more so.

(PHONE) Mamoru Chiba texts: we were both playing bad things happen bingo

(PHONE) Naru Osaka texts: And good things.

(PHONE) Mamoru Chiba texts: yes!! those are the things it's harder to believe but easier to incorporate into daily life

(PHONE) Naru Osaka texts: Well and if I just focus on the bad things, I end up back in the mess hole. The last 18 months have been A Lot.

(PHONE) Mamoru Chiba texts: they really have been.

(PHONE) Naru Osaka texts: And more for you guys than some of us. And even for me it's been A Lot.

(PHONE) Mamoru Chiba texts: honestly the hardest thing has been 'how do i explain this to my therapist without sounding like i'm actually insane' though XD

(PHONE) Naru Osaka texts: Too bad there arent' mahou therapists. The Fade is dumb.

(PHONE) Mamoru Chiba texts: it sure is. i have nightmares about it

(PHONE) Naru Osaka texts: I'm sure. I never expected to have magic of my own. I am still not entirely comfortable wiht THAT yet and I dont want to lose it yet.