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.
smilingbullet: (Berthier rifle)

[personal profile] smilingbullet 2018-06-06 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[ D2 snorts. He would contain it but, you know, he wouldn't, obviously, contain it.

He lets the pen hit his head and it bounces off it and lands on the floor not far from him.

And he bends forward, shoulders shaking and a hand pressed over his mouth ineffectively as he laughs. ]
priforprince: (crown)

1/2

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-06-07 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
[ - how does the pen hitting him somehow manage to make her look more absurd....

Hibiki begins to reach the boiling point, hunching up as she makes a last-ditch effort to preserve what's left of her dignity. The cat, either actually concerned or else drawn to the interesting noises, paws at her. Mrwor? ]
priforprince: (sparkle)

2/2

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-06-07 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ AND SUDDENLY HIBIKI IS PERFECTLY FINE ]

There's no cause for concern. [ She holds out her hand in the hopes the cat will position itself the way it wants her to - she's still not sure about the whole petting thing. ] Each of your elegant actions is a pleasure to behold.

[ The cat is pleased to behold a source of ear scritches, even if she has to shove herself against Hibiki's fingers, thereby doing most of the work.

The adoption center volunteer, meanwhile, fetched another pen but is now looking around, having forgotten who needs it. ]
smilingbullet: (IOF.30-06 sporting rifle)

[personal profile] smilingbullet 2018-06-07 03:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Hibiki, learn that you're absurd most of the time, it's got nothing to do with others. But it can be pretty interesting to see Hibiki being absurd. Sometimes it's a menace, but only sometimes. ]

You might want to say hi to the poor volunteer.

[ Is Hibiki used to being forgotten by mortals yet? ]

Say, God Apollo? How much experience with cats do you have?
priforprince: (plan)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-06-08 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
Such details are trivial.

[ The volunteer notices the cat. Oh, the cat is....Huh, the cat is rubbing against a person. Is that...who needs the pen? ]
Edited 2018-06-08 02:27 (UTC)
smilingbullet: (Hanyang 88)

[personal profile] smilingbullet 2018-06-21 03:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Not entirely.

Though I'd say you are more comparable to a cat than you are to a dog.

[ Or most other animals. But if you go by the basic pet type animals, she'd be most like a cat. ]
priforprince: (drone)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-06-22 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
Exposure is all I require for mastery.

[ A pen, finally. Hibiki is able to finish her paperwork.

Though. Hm. Name of pet.....

She smirks, looking rather pleased with herself as she writes something down. The cat, meanwhile, is winding itself around her arm. Attentioooon. Pay attention to iiiiiiittttt.

This is quite the long name being written down here. ]
smilingbullet: (Arisaka)

[personal profile] smilingbullet 2018-06-29 11:03 am (UTC)(link)
Exposure to what, exactly? It can't be healthy in the long run.

[ Like radiation. That wouldn't normally cause abuse of the letter p and abundant narcissism. ]

What're you naming her?
priforprince: (sideways)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-06-29 02:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Lady Rosalie François Charlotte Antoinette Shikyoin.

[ Pause for consideration. ]

The First.
smilingbullet: (Barrett M90)

[personal profile] smilingbullet 2018-07-12 09:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow, that sure is a name. Will she be able to remember that?

[ And will Hibiki? He wouldn't be surprised either way. ]
priforprince: (placid)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-07-13 02:45 am (UTC)(link)
"Rosalie" will suffice for daily use.

[ Rosalie lifts a leg and licks herself somewhere a lady probably shouldn't lick. ]
smilingbullet: (Beretta Sniper)

[personal profile] smilingbullet 2018-07-13 08:34 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, so none of us have to memorize her full name. That's really convenient!

[ And yet he probably will. ]
priforprince: (whipped)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-07-13 03:00 pm (UTC)(link)
The likes of you shouldn't have any cause to converse with her.

[ There. All her paperwork is done, and presented to her. She places it in her lapel pocket and reaches to pick up her cat. Which sort of twists itself into a cat pretzel as she lifts it. Where are we goooiiiinnng. ]

Well, we'll be on our way.

[ Where are we gooooiiiiinnng, wonders Rosalie. Will there be more peeetttinnnng. ]
smilingbullet: (Carcano)

[personal profile] smilingbullet 2018-07-17 02:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh. Well. We'll see, we'll see.

[ He waves over his shoulder at her. ]

Yeah sure, see you guys later.
priforprince: (out)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-07-17 02:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmph.

[ A paw sticks out from the side as Hibiki takes her leave. Maybe that's farewell?

Or maybe it's just a paw. ]