Inasa had made a habit since shortly after arrival on the planet to begin visiting the cat cafe. It wasn't fair to some poor feline to keep one himself at the moment, with his shifting assignments, but he did love the adorable furballs. After a quick order of milk tea and a pastry, he settled down into a seat and wiggled one of the toys, bringing Garbo hopping onto the table and pouncing on it in a flash.



"There you are, buddy," he greeted with a small, rare smile.

He'd asked the servants at the Embassy about which places were the best fun in the city and the ones that had given him a reply that hadn't bored the crap out of him had all mentioned Hakumyo. So here he was. As it was warmer he was wearing a loose blue top that often slid down and almost off one shoulder, white shorts and blue and white striped knee socks.

He only made it as far as a couple of steps inside the place when he stopped and stared wide eyed at all the felines present.

"Wowwwwwwwwwwww!" He said, his mouth forming an 'o' long after the word was out.

Inasa couldn't help but smile a little more at the newcomer's reaction. He'd been a little more muted about it, but it was pretty much exactly the same as his the first time. "Great, isn't it? Careful of Garbo here, though. He'll chew anything you let him at."

"Oh how could a fluffy cutey like that be a chewmonster?"

Mindful of the warning, Hinata carefully put his beret into his shorts pocket before traipsing over.

"Hi I'm Asahina Hinata!"

A bobbed bow was delivered in the direction of both cat and Cat.

Inasa rose and bowed in return. "Akodo Inasa. It's truly a pleasure to meet another cat lover, Asahina-san." He gestured to the other seat. "Would you like to join us?" To the side, he flicked a catnip mouse across the table with one finger, bringing about a pounce.

Hinata had been leaning forward to try and pet Garbo when the cat pounced on the toy.

"Oh so fierce!"

Taking the offer as made, he slid into a seat and looked pretty much like a child at the grown up's table, but he was used to his feet not reaching the floor.

"I bet he's a great hunter!"

Then something said previously finally registered.

"What did you say his name was, Akodo-sama?"

"He sure does like it enough. I bet he is." There was nothing buy warmth in his expression as he looked between the Crane and the Cat. Then he gave a small, playful grin. "Better be extra careful if he is. Cranes are a type of bird."

"Garbo. Like garbage, probably," He replied, glancing at the other cats. "I know a couple of the others are named, 'Ugly' and 'Mold'."

Yamako hadn’t been able to restrain herself once she learned of the cat cafe. The difficulty would be in not making a spectacle of herself. She just…couldn’t quite control herself around fuzzy creatures.

“Hello, hi, please can I pet the cats, ok thanks!” She throws some money down on the counter, obviously desperate and picks up the first cat she sees, holding it tightly to her. However, this does not go terribly well.

“Why won’t you let me love you?” She says rather loudly as the cat escapes.

Akodo Inasa wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 02, 2022 6:23 pm

"He sure does like it enough. I bet he is." There was nothing buy warmth in his expression as he looked between the Crane and the Cat. Then he gave a small, playful grin. "Better be extra careful if he is. Cranes are a type of bird."

"Garbo. Like garbage, probably," He replied, glancing at the other cats. "I know a couple of the others are named, 'Ugly' and 'Mold'."

Hinata's eyes go wide . . .well wider.

"Oh how can they give such a cutey such a horrible name? So cruel."

Ide Yamako wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 02, 2022 6:30 pm

Yamako hadn’t been able to restrain herself once she learned of the cat cafe. The difficulty would be in not making a spectacle of herself. She just…couldn’t quite control herself around fuzzy creatures.

“Hello, hi, please can I pet the cats, ok thanks!” She throws some money down on the counter, obviously desperate and picks up the first cat she sees, holding it tightly to her. However, this does not go terribly well.

“Why won’t you let me love you?” She says rather loudly as the cat escapes.

Hinata turned and watched the poor Unicorn suffer cat rejection.

"Oh not like that. I used to do that Unicorn-sama. After the twentieth time I got clawed I learnt I had to wait for them to come to me. Like . . . Garbo here."

He was obviously still quite upset at the name.

As the cat ran away, her ears heard someone advising her on technique. They also seemed to have cats near them. She carefully approached.

“I am sorry for my display honorable ones. I..struggle with containing my delight around creatures such as this.”

Indeed her hands appear to be flexing as if she wished to grab another cat, but she is clearly doing some careful breathing and focusing.

“What would be your best suggestions? And I apologize, I am Ide Yamako-San. I am not usually so scattered.”

Asahina Hinata wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 02, 2022 7:09 pm

Hinata's eyes go wide . . .well wider.

"Oh how can they give such a cutey such a horrible name? So cruel."

Ide Yamako wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 02, 2022 6:30 pm

Yamako hadn’t been able to restrain herself once she learned of the cat cafe. The difficulty would be in not making a spectacle of herself. She just…couldn’t quite control herself around fuzzy creatures.

“Hello, hi, please can I pet the cats, ok thanks!” She throws some money down on the counter, obviously desperate and picks up the first cat she sees, holding it tightly to her. However, this does not go terribly well.

“Why won’t you let me love you?” She says rather loudly as the cat escapes.

Hinata turned and watched the poor Unicorn suffer cat rejection.

"Oh not like that. I used to do that Unicorn-sama. After the twentieth time I got clawed I learnt I had to wait for them to come to me. Like . . . Garbo here."

He was obviously still quite upset at the name.

"It's not necessarily their fault. It's all to avoid the wrath of Daikoku, from my understanding, since cats hunt rats," he replied. And Daikoku is an asshole.

Inasa smiled toward the Unicorn and wiggled the cat toy for emphasis. "For the quieter ones, you can get down to their level and just hold your hand out and still. Eventually they'll come smell you, and they might rub against you on their own."

Akodo Inasa wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 02, 2022 7:22 pm

Asahina Hinata wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 02, 2022 7:09 pm

Hinata's eyes go wide . . .well wider.

"Oh how can they give such a cutey such a horrible name? So cruel."

Ide Yamako wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 02, 2022 6:30 pm

Yamako hadn’t been able to restrain herself once she learned of the cat cafe. The difficulty would be in not making a spectacle of herself. She just…couldn’t quite control herself around fuzzy creatures.

“Hello, hi, please can I pet the cats, ok thanks!” She throws some money down on the counter, obviously desperate and picks up the first cat she sees, holding it tightly to her. However, this does not go terribly well.

“Why won’t you let me love you?” She says rather loudly as the cat escapes.

Hinata turned and watched the poor Unicorn suffer cat rejection.

"Oh not like that. I used to do that Unicorn-sama. After the twentieth time I got clawed I learnt I had to wait for them to come to me. Like . . . Garbo here."

He was obviously still quite upset at the name.

"It's not necessarily their fault. It's all to avoid the wrath of Daikoku, from my understanding, since cats hunt rats," he replied. And Daikoku is an asshole.

Inasa smiled toward the Unicorn and wiggled the cat toy for emphasis. "For the quieter ones, you can get down to their level and just hold your hand out and still. Eventually they'll come smell you, and they might rub against you on their own."

Vibrating slightly, Yamako approaches a cat slowly on a cat tree, holding her hand out slowly. The cat however is startled by Yamako’s intensity and leaps away. The unicorn’s face visibly falls. “This is why I like plushies. They can’t run or bite”

"Plushies are great. I have so many at home! I'm Asahina Hinata."

Finally remembering his manners and not being a disappointment to his ancestors.

. . .

More of a disappointment anyway.

"Why not try Garbo here? He chews everything didn't you say, Akodo-sama? Just find him something to chew on, Ide-sama!"

Asahina Hinata wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 02, 2022 7:29 pm

<snip>

Ide Yamako wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 02, 2022 7:26 pm

<snip>

"Fair. Plushies are nice," he agreed. After a moment, he admitted, "Having a cat while traveling as much as I do wouldn't be fair to it, so I have a couple of cat plushes at home to make up for it."

He nodded in agreement, smiling. "Yes, as long as he has something to bite, he should stick around for a bit, anyway."

She bows to each in turn and ponders their words, scanning the area for a toy. Seeing one with feathers, she reaches for it and begins to dangle it above Harbo.

“Like this?” As she says so, Garbo viciously attacks the bird, nearly pulling the toy out of the small unicorn’s hand.

“Oh heavens! He’s strong!” She pulls back, as if trying to reel in a fish.

"Oh wow he is strong. I bet he brings in some big birds if he goes hunting."

He obviously had not noticed the lack of feathered avians in the planet's eco system. Any embarrassment at forgetting that Daikoku liked rats was dismissed as he watched Garbo wrestle the toy and try to drag Yamako down with it.

"Such a strong and fierce boy."

He nodded as he watched her play with the cat. "I always called playing with cats with those feathers on a string 'fishing for cats' when I was a kid."

Gritting her teeth, Yamako attempted to entice Garbo closer while also not being dragged off her feet. He was a crafty foe however and took much of her concentration.

“I…just…want…to pet you!” She exclaims as the rod is finally pulled from her hands and Garbo drags it off to a corner to ‘kill it’.

Turning back to the crew, she flops into a nearby chair with a sigh. “One day…one day I will make it work. But clearly, not today.”

Tsuko was frustrated with all this skateboarding and despite his unwillingness to socialize without altering his person, her niahs were too persistent to ignore, plus he gotta admit that he enjoyed the cat cafe. Jun was following as he stopped outside and commanded him to not stream any.

With the skateboard on his shoulder, he entered the establishment and looked around. Apparently, there were many other samurai worshipers of the feline deities. For the time being, he didn't approach any of them, preferring solitude. He ordered milk and cake for Tsuko and from his backpack reached for a book with ghost stories and started reading.

[OOC: He is discreetly listening to the conversations between the other samurai present.]

Ide Yamako wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 02, 2022 8:29 pm

Gritting her teeth, Yamako attempted to entice Garbo closer while also not being dragged off her feet. He was a crafty foe however and took much of her concentration.

“I…just…want…to pet you!” She exclaims as the rod is finally pulled from her hands and Garbo drags it off to a corner to ‘kill it’.

Turning back to the crew, she flops into a nearby chair with a sigh. “One day…one day I will make it work. But clearly, not today.”

"Awww the fierce hunter wins. Don't worry, Ide-sama! Kitties remember who plays with them. Next time he'll be waiting for you to bring him something to chew!"

That something might be her hand, but Hinata did not think of that.