Tuesday Banshee
Jul. 27th, 2010 07:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lavandarlizard2Tense day today. I took my old kitty to be washed, disinfected, shaved and de-fleaed. I was really worried about how she'd take it, but the groomer was super nice and kitty-girl now has a buzz cut even shorter than mommy's. ^___^ The groomer said she was a perfect angel. O.o Got rid of all the mats and the ridiculous undercoat. I think she likes it. She doesn't flinch when I go to pet her, so that's a positive thing. Of course, the Tekko Tora Neko is bent waaaaay out of shape. ^___^ But the big guy is being very Trowa-ish. I'd always wondered what color her skin was... It's calico, just like her fur. *snicker*
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BFB – Part 103 – Crazy is as Crazy Does
My phone chirped then, and when I looked at it the message was from Enrique: “Eat. Now.” I snickered and sent back a “yes mommie.” I relayed my orders to Beren and he nodded. “Excellent timing! I’m done down here. The individual niches and areas make it easy to block. I have a couple of interns right now who have a lot of raw talent at nesting, so they’ll love this,” he grinned.
“Great! And I added this level to the antiques note. I wonder if the old stuff belongs to Ctik or to the family? I should ask Gisela.” I made another note. As we started up the stairs, I clarified my random thought. “I don’t know much about Human marriage, but I’m pretty sure stuff has to be divided in the case of a divorce. Maybe it would be better if all this belonged to Ctik; then Miles couldn’t just grab it and start an Ebay store.”
“One of the Human kin is a divorce lawyer; I could ask him for a consult.”
“Really? That would be super!” That led me to another thought, not so errant this time. “I know Gisela has already contacted a lawyer; do you think Ctik should have one too? I mean, he was the one most injured by Miles’ greed.”
Beren produced a business card. “This is the bottom feeder; he’s good, and despite his chosen specialty, he’s a nice guy, too. I’m pretty sure he’d jump at the chance to do some consulting for a vampire,” he snickered.
“He’s a fan, right?”
“Oh, hell yeah! He and Sean are into all that nonsense,” he snorted.
Heh. Something new about Were-Pumas; even they were susceptible to the cultural fads.
The stairs led up to the butler’s pantry off the kitchen; we almost ran into Michael at the top.
“Are you done?” he asked, sounding slightly disappointed. He passed out icy bottles of soda and led us through to the kitchen, where we found Gisela, Cathy and Zuma gathered at the table.
“Down there, yeah,” replied Beren. “It’s not difficult to block an orderly space.”
“Are you finished with all the underworld?” smiled Gisela. “We’ve done the attics and the storage cubbies and Ctik’s suite and we're working on the third floor now. Inazuma got an order to eat.”
“So did I,” I laughed. “Heero likes to set me up with babysitters when he’s gone. If Enrique says we should eat now, we better eat now or we’ll both catch it when we get home.”
“Well, good for them,” she laughed. “I’ve ordered pizza; will that be okay?”
The chorus of agreement shook the room and she grinned in delight. “Michael, will you get the antipasto trays, please? We can nibble a bit until the pizzas arrive. It should be about twenty minutes yet.”
Michael set the trays out on the table as Gisela passed out plates, flatware and napkins. She cocked her head at Cathy. “I’ve never served a Were-Puma before; what would make it easier for you?”
“Thank you for asking,” said Cathy graciously. “I won’t touch the common plates; I’m sure my favorite uncle can help me.” She rubbed her head against Beren’s arm.
“That’s how we do it when someone is in fur,” Beren explained, giving Cathy a gentle poke. “Now, at home, this glutton would be up on the table fighting over chicken legs.”
Cathy shot him a look. “And I’d be winning, too!”
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BFB – Part 103 – Crazy is as Crazy Does
My phone chirped then, and when I looked at it the message was from Enrique: “Eat. Now.” I snickered and sent back a “yes mommie.” I relayed my orders to Beren and he nodded. “Excellent timing! I’m done down here. The individual niches and areas make it easy to block. I have a couple of interns right now who have a lot of raw talent at nesting, so they’ll love this,” he grinned.
“Great! And I added this level to the antiques note. I wonder if the old stuff belongs to Ctik or to the family? I should ask Gisela.” I made another note. As we started up the stairs, I clarified my random thought. “I don’t know much about Human marriage, but I’m pretty sure stuff has to be divided in the case of a divorce. Maybe it would be better if all this belonged to Ctik; then Miles couldn’t just grab it and start an Ebay store.”
“One of the Human kin is a divorce lawyer; I could ask him for a consult.”
“Really? That would be super!” That led me to another thought, not so errant this time. “I know Gisela has already contacted a lawyer; do you think Ctik should have one too? I mean, he was the one most injured by Miles’ greed.”
Beren produced a business card. “This is the bottom feeder; he’s good, and despite his chosen specialty, he’s a nice guy, too. I’m pretty sure he’d jump at the chance to do some consulting for a vampire,” he snickered.
“He’s a fan, right?”
“Oh, hell yeah! He and Sean are into all that nonsense,” he snorted.
Heh. Something new about Were-Pumas; even they were susceptible to the cultural fads.
The stairs led up to the butler’s pantry off the kitchen; we almost ran into Michael at the top.
“Are you done?” he asked, sounding slightly disappointed. He passed out icy bottles of soda and led us through to the kitchen, where we found Gisela, Cathy and Zuma gathered at the table.
“Down there, yeah,” replied Beren. “It’s not difficult to block an orderly space.”
“Are you finished with all the underworld?” smiled Gisela. “We’ve done the attics and the storage cubbies and Ctik’s suite and we're working on the third floor now. Inazuma got an order to eat.”
“So did I,” I laughed. “Heero likes to set me up with babysitters when he’s gone. If Enrique says we should eat now, we better eat now or we’ll both catch it when we get home.”
“Well, good for them,” she laughed. “I’ve ordered pizza; will that be okay?”
The chorus of agreement shook the room and she grinned in delight. “Michael, will you get the antipasto trays, please? We can nibble a bit until the pizzas arrive. It should be about twenty minutes yet.”
Michael set the trays out on the table as Gisela passed out plates, flatware and napkins. She cocked her head at Cathy. “I’ve never served a Were-Puma before; what would make it easier for you?”
“Thank you for asking,” said Cathy graciously. “I won’t touch the common plates; I’m sure my favorite uncle can help me.” She rubbed her head against Beren’s arm.
“That’s how we do it when someone is in fur,” Beren explained, giving Cathy a gentle poke. “Now, at home, this glutton would be up on the table fighting over chicken legs.”
Cathy shot him a look. “And I’d be winning, too!”
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Date: 2010-07-28 01:02 pm (UTC)Love how Enrique is bossing them around. Of course he would pester Zuma and why not include Duo? Heheh.
I love the term 'in fur', it's perfect! Now what does Wufei call it, 'in scales'?
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Date: 2010-07-28 07:08 pm (UTC)Enrique is under orders from Heero; he better be bossing Duo around or he'll hear about it. ^___^
I'm sure Wufei would consider it beneath his dignity as a Five-Toed Imperial Chinese Were-Dragon to even acknowledge such a thing. *snicker*
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Date: 2010-07-28 01:31 pm (UTC)Re: Ctik and the lawyer - one bloodsucker meets another! ;)
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Date: 2010-07-28 07:12 pm (UTC)I have another kitty who may get a trip to the groomer's next year, but the third one, Beelzebub, would probably spit fire and acid if I tried it with her. >.< She is *not* a sweetie.
Lawyers are only bloodsuckers when they work for the other person. Your own lawyer is always a wonderful, principled, stand-up guy. ^_____^ Or so my lawyer says....
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Date: 2010-07-28 03:18 pm (UTC)Great bit. Love the byplay between Cathy and Beren.
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Date: 2010-07-28 07:15 pm (UTC)Beren is the Cool Uncle. ^____^
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Date: 2010-07-28 11:39 pm (UTC)Duo has more mother hens than he knows what to do with...
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Date: 2010-07-29 01:55 am (UTC)Halo sniffed at her and kind of shrugged and moved on. He's pretty laid back with Salem most of the time. ^___^
Tekko threw an instant fit and is still throwing. ^___^ What's funny, though, is that Salem just ignores her. Tonight, Tekko was leaving the food center when Salem was arriving and Tekko puffed up and started hissing and squalling and Salem just walked right past her like she wasn't there. Tekko got the oddest look... like 'wait a minute! I'm having a fit! pay attention to me!' And nobody did.
Things should be back to normal in a few days though. ^___^
Duo's probably going to be over-mothered until he proves once again that he can take care of his own little self. ^___^
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Date: 2010-07-31 12:53 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-07-31 02:45 am (UTC)It's getting better. Less fulmination, more sniffing. ^___^ The squalling seems to be gone entirely.