revolutionfalcon: (through the eyes of birdness)
Shun Kurosaki ([personal profile] revolutionfalcon) wrote in [community profile] thenearshore2018-03-21 10:48 am

[open mingle] close your eyes, feel the present

Who: Everyone! This is an open mingle log, so feel free to toplevel and thread between yourselves as much as possible.
When: October 27th
Where: Calico Cat Cafe, somewhere vague in Tokyo. An address was posted on the BBS a day prior.
What: Cat adoption day - come bring some (or a lot of) new friends home, take advantage of the no entry fee to spend a day hanging out with cats, or volunteer to help out the somewhat overloaded staff.

An adoption event needs no small venue, and Cat Cafe Calico provides that much, visible as soon as anyone walks in the front door, pane glass with a little bell to ensure no cats walk out undetected. The area is spacious and welcoming, warmly lit with smooth and modern decor, and of course, plenty of posts for the cats. The cafe area itself is on the lower floor, along with various stools, cushions and lounges for people to sit on and spend some time with the plentiful felines. Most of the adoption services have set up along one wall down here, but it's plenty easy to avoid them and just play around with the cats unless you intend to adopt. They've got plenty of waitstaff available, and the cafe is testing out some new and unusual styles and flavours of tea, coffee and milkshakes, as well as seasonal fruit based cakes and tarts. For those without as much of a sweet tooth, there's savoury snacks as well - or maybe you'd prefer to just buy some snacks for the cats, which is an option too.

Upstairs, there's also a video game area with plenty more seating and plenty more cats...though good luck getting them out of the way of the screens, or occasionally off the consoles themselves. Quite a few of the cats are lounging around by the large window, either between cushions or on an impressively-sized play frame, and some are even up near the roof on mounted walkways. There are no guarantees they won't drop onto the occasional passerby. The upstairs also houses a few enclosed areas for people to socialise with specific cats or groups of them to see which ones they get on with best.

Volunteers will be thanked profusely, and some of the staff may even approach visitors to ask if they might help, offering compensation of food and drink prices or similar. There's a lot of adoption paperwork to be done, and with the waitstaff run off their feet, there's few people left to supervise interactions between visitors and cats to make sure all's friendly. Of course, this is an excellent excuse to just surround oneself with any available cats and let others approach as they please.

There's a steady stream of kittens being let out into the mingling cats throughout the day, most of them kept to enclosed areas under staff supervision. Whenever more come out, it might be possible to catch some whispers from the waitstaff, as if surprised at something - listen closely enough, and it sounds like they're talking about an employee, one who they barely see and rarely talks, yet finishes work promptly and slips away before anyone notices except the cats, who all seem very comfortable around him...

Whatever the reason for being here, there's plenty of cats to go around, plenty of activity, and ample opportunity to take home a new friend! Or two. Or ten, if you can convince the staff you can handle it.
priforprince: (laptop)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-03-23 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
Do, but only to settle the matter.

[ Hibiki has finished scrutinizing the cat. She nods. ] My sense for the elite never falters. This animal's lineage must stretch to the cats of Priopatra in Pegypt.

[ The descendant of Priopatra's divine felines lifts a leg and licks. ]
alchemists: (look I'm useful)

[personal profile] alchemists 2018-03-25 03:12 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm going to need you to hold them for a second while I collect enough samples to run.
priforprince: (peekaboo)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-03-25 06:04 pm (UTC)(link)
A simple task.

[ Hibiki cups her hands and moves in towards the cat. ] Now, mademoiselle, look only at me. Isn't my beauty captivating?

[ Here come the sparkles. Hibiki is flirting with the cat.

She has not yet, however, managed to grab hold. ]
alchemists: (cooking by the book)

[personal profile] alchemists 2018-03-27 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
It might be better if you use a toy instead?

[ Hibiki please act normal, it's a cat. ]
priforprince: (part 1)

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[personal profile] priforprince 2018-03-27 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
[ What are you talking about? This is normal. Hibiki keeps addressing the cat. ]

Don't be shy. I'll let you cleave to my bosom.

[ Hibiki's hands begin to close around the cat's middle.... ]
priforprince: (part 3)

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[personal profile] priforprince 2018-03-27 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
[ ....And the cat swipes at her.

Hibiki pauses. ]
A fickle lady.
alchemists: (Somen noodles !)

[personal profile] alchemists 2018-03-28 08:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Elfnein can't help but let out a small laugh at the cat trying to swipe at Hibiki. Thankfully Elfnein is prepared and has a feather toy ready to go in order to grab the cat's attention. ]

Do you want to play with this?
priforprince: (what)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-03-28 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Such a meager pastime cannot--

[ A FEATHER!!! The cat thinks this is the greatest thing EVER, happily diverted and playing and batting and twisting around.

Hibiki stares. A purebred, celebrity cat....prefers a feather on a stick....to her? ]
alchemists: (protect the smile)

[personal profile] alchemists 2018-04-01 09:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Cats like feathers and other toys, it activates their hunting skills.

[ Hibiki you have high hopes on this cat, it's not gonna do anything but eat and sleep. ]
priforprince: (oscar)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-04-01 10:40 pm (UTC)(link)
It retains the thrill of the hunt, hm....

[ Hibiki smirks. ] Well. Such a fierce disposition isn't bad.

[ And she finally manages to get both hands around the cat! ]

It's secured.
alchemists: (Smol doing their very best)

[personal profile] alchemists 2018-04-06 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
[ Elfnein quickly takes a few strands of the cat's hair. ]

You can let go of them now, I have enough to run a DNA test.
priforprince: (ME)

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[personal profile] priforprince 2018-04-06 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
I anticipate the results.

[ Hibiki lets go of the cat-- ]
priforprince: (aback)

2/2

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-04-06 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
[ which, figuring it may as well get something out of this whole procedure, thrusts its head up into Hibiki's palm. Pets. NOW. ]

--Wha?!

[ It's

so soft ]
Edited 2018-04-06 03:03 (UTC)
alchemists: (Happy)

[personal profile] alchemists 2018-04-08 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
I think it's already taken a liking to you.

[ Does it really have to be the best of the best when it already seems to like Hibiki? ]
priforprince: (part 4)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-04-08 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Wh-what is it demanding? [ To the cat: ] Explain yourself!

[ The cat purrs and headbutts Hibiki's hand again. This human will do, it has decided.

Their hands are warm. ]
alchemists: (Somen noodles !)

[personal profile] alchemists 2018-04-10 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
You need to pet it on the head, it wants attention.
priforprince: (tape)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-04-10 02:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Pet it on the...head....?

[ The cat pauses with its neck extended, waiting for the tribute it is due. Hibiki considers this, then moves her hand up and down. Pat. Pat. ]

Like....this........?
alchemists: (everything is alright)

[personal profile] alchemists 2018-04-12 04:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Perfect, also if you scratch behind it's ears it'll be happy as well.
priforprince: (confetti)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-04-12 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
What bizarre preferences.

[ Still, a finger hooks and scratches. Once. Twice. Thrice.....

Something unexpected happens, and Hibiki nearly starts away from the cat in surprise. ]
It's rumbling!!

[ THE ENTIRE CAT IS VIBRATING WITH A BURBLE NOISE WHAT HIDDEN SETTING DID SHE UNLOCK ]
alchemists: (Happy :D ~)

[personal profile] alchemists 2018-04-12 08:33 pm (UTC)(link)
It's called purring, it's a sign that the cat is happy.

[ Elfnein really needs to get Hibiki a cat care book. ]
priforprince: (smuggest)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-04-13 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
Of course it is! I'm bestowing my personal attention.

[ So this is the noise you make when you're pleased, hm? Hibiki looks down at the cat. This...is the finger motion. All right. And this....the favored spot, behind the ears. What a simple matter, after all! ] Shall I dedicate you some amore as a service....?
alchemists: (look at the happy smol)

[personal profile] alchemists 2018-04-15 06:56 pm (UTC)(link)
You should give it a name if it's taken this much of a liking to you.
priforprince: (mission clear)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-04-16 12:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Inspiration shall strike any moment now.

[ Besides, she's intent on getting this scritch thing down. ] I could come up with one, two, or even seventy-nine suitable names in my sleep...

[ The cat's eyes are closed. It is soaking in her amore! She won!!

....Granted, that outcome was never in doubt. ]
alchemists: (Crane game master)

[personal profile] alchemists 2018-04-17 04:50 pm (UTC)(link)
I would go with something simple, if it's too hard for the cat to remember they won't answer to it.
priforprince: (smuggest)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-04-17 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
This cat is intelligent!

[ This cat is falling asleep. ]

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