𝑺𝑷𝑳𝑰𝑵𝑿.

. . . doctor? master?

[𝑺𝑷𝑳𝑰𝑵𝑿. @splinxisms]

⠀ ⠀ ⠀

⠀𝑴𝑰𝑺𝑺 … 𝑷𝑬𝑹𝑷𝑼𝑮𝑰𝑳𝑳𝑰𝑨𝑴.
⠀ 𝑷𝑬𝑹𝑰. 𝒀𝑬𝑺 𝑴𝑨'𝑨𝑴 — !!
⠀
ㅤ⠀ㅤ* .ㅤ🤖🐱 .

[𝗦𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡 ⸻ ׅׅ𖤠 @differentanew]

ᅠ 𝑖 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 do 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 …
ᅠ 𓈒𖦹 ࿔ why 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 face 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏 …

[𝑺𝑷𝑳𝑰𝑵𝑿. @splinxisms]

⠀ " 𝒊s that. . . all you have
to say—? " her vaguely robotic
tone still managed to convey
the fact she was teasing, and
as she grew closer —

she plopped down against
his hand. tail swishing.

[゛ 𝑷 ⊰˚ @MONADMADE]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ the very faintest
⠀⠀⠀ hint of a smile
⠀⠀⠀ takes hold as
⠀⠀⠀ the mimicry meets
⠀⠀⠀ auditory sensors ．

⠀⠀⠀⸝⸝⠀⠀ᵐᵉᵒʷ⁻ ⠀ ⸝⸝
⠀⠀⠀ again ． yes ．
⠀⠀⠀

[𝑺𝑷𝑳𝑰𝑵𝑿. @splinxisms]

⠀ she 'sniffed' at his hand,
before leaning in. reluctant,
then slowly settling against it.

" 𝒎eow, " mimicking.

[゛ 𝑷 ⊰˚ @MONADMADE]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ his head lowers、
⠀⠀⠀ sensing eyes cast
⠀⠀⠀ upward ． ⠀⠀pupils
⠀⠀⠀ then dilate to
⠀⠀⠀ accommodate for
⠀⠀⠀ calibrated lenses ．

⠀⠀⠀ ⸝⸝⠀⠀ᵐᵉᵒʷ⁻ ⠀ ⸝⸝

⠀⠀⠀ without a hint of
⠀⠀⠀ hesitance、 ⠀⠀he

⠀↓ ⨾༊·

[𝑺𝑷𝑳𝑰𝑵𝑿. @splinxisms]

staring up at @MONADMADE .
. . . 𝒄onfused —

[𝑺𝑷𝑳𝑰𝑵𝑿. @splinxisms]

⠀ " 𝒕his time. . . i can't be
so sure. but if you think he'll
be back, i don't see why not, "

she was hesitant to argue with
him while he's in such a state,
almost as if nervous about
his temperament and how
intertwined into his hands
she's found herself, literally.

[* ˢⁱʳ 𝓬𝐚𝐫𝐥𝓸᭡ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝑔． ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @CRICKETMISCHIEF]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ breathing wavering、
⠀⠀⠀ he blinks rapidly as
⠀⠀⠀ the feeling of tears
⠀⠀⠀ steadily bubbling up
⠀⠀⠀ takes hold ． ⠀⠀a soft
⠀⠀⠀ sniffle follows &͟ with
⠀⠀⠀ a choked little sound、
⠀⠀⠀ he starts to 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩 ．

⠀↓ ༅

[𝑺𝑷𝑳𝑰𝑵𝑿. @splinxisms]

⠀ " 𝒊 know, i can tell . . . "
she remarked, nuzzling his
hand as she settled herself
into place, content as ever,
even as she made sure to
keep an eye on him.

" 𝒔𝒉𝒉, 𝒔𝒉𝒉, s'alright. "

[* ˢⁱʳ 𝓬𝐚𝐫𝐥𝓸᭡ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝑔． ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @CRICKETMISCHIEF]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ sir carlo let's out
⠀⠀⠀ a heavy huff ．

⠀⠀⠀ clingy、 ⠀⠀painfully
⠀⠀⠀ so ． ⠀⠀but his morbid
⠀⠀⠀ devotion is better than
⠀⠀⠀ him counting the minutes
⠀⠀⠀ since his father had left ．

⠀↓ ༅

[𝑺𝑷𝑳𝑰𝑵𝑿. @splinxisms]

⠀ and while — she has no
ides what to make of that
particular statement, she
will be cuddling up to him.

attention deprived. what a
pitiful creature . . .

[* ˢⁱʳ 𝓬𝐚𝐫𝐥𝓸᭡ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝑔． ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @CRICKETMISCHIEF]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ yanking her up
⠀⠀⠀ &͟ immediately
⠀⠀⠀ burying his face
⠀⠀⠀ in her fur ．

⠀⠀⠀ ⸝⸝⠀⠀I could murder
⠀⠀⠀ everyone in this city
⠀⠀⠀ but you &͟ father

⠀↓ ༅

[𝑺𝑷𝑳𝑰𝑵𝑿. @splinxisms]

⠀ roaming ...

[𝑺𝑷𝑳𝑰𝑵𝑿. @splinxisms]

⠀ " and 𝒘𝒉𝒚 would i waste
time in lying to you —? "
she retorted, fighting her
urge to just whack him on
the cheek. she won't. this
particular time, anyways.

" 𝒎𝒎𝒑𝒇𝒕, you're quite
the comfortable seat. " rude.

[* 𝓀𝘪𝗇𝑔᭡ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᥆𝒻ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝖕⤸𝘶𝜌𝜌𝜀𝓉𝓈 ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @WILTEDROME]

⠀
⠀⠀⠀ ⸝⸝⠀⠀am I meant
⠀⠀⠀ to believe that ׅ𖤠 ⠀ ⸝⸝
⠀⠀⠀ skepticism simmering
⠀⠀⠀ at the tip of his tongue、
⠀⠀⠀ he shoves hands deep
⠀⠀⠀ in his pockets ． ⠀⠀slow
⠀⠀⠀ steps guide both from
⠀⠀⠀ the hotel's ﹙ still

⠀↓ ༅

[𝑺𝑷𝑳𝑰𝑵𝑿. @splinxisms]

⠀" 𝒉e didn't want to hear
of it from me. i did try, "

and she had.ᐟ more than
once as well. warning the
boy his father was just not
interested any longer . . .

⠀ " if 𝒚𝒐𝒖 cannot make
him understand, then no
one can. " a compliment?
barely just, yes.

[* 𝓀𝘪𝗇𝑔᭡ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᥆𝒻ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝖕⤸𝘶𝜌𝜌𝜀𝓉𝓈 ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @WILTEDROME]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ painfully used to being
⠀⠀⠀ used as a glorified cat
⠀⠀⠀ tree、 ⠀⠀he rolls his
⠀⠀⠀ eyes as she takes her
⠀⠀⠀ place along a broad
⠀⠀⠀ shoulder ．

⠀⠀⠀ ⸝⸝⠀⠀his father is
⠀⠀⠀ 𝓷ever coming back、 ⠀ ⸝⸝

⠀↓ ༅

[𝑺𝑷𝑳𝑰𝑵𝑿. @splinxisms]

⠀ " 𝒂𝒏𝒅— since when is it
my job to keep you informed? "
she huffed. whether he
understood her or not, she
didn't appear to care. instead—

she leapt up onto his
shoulder, and perched there.
very lightweight, at least.

[* 𝓀𝘪𝗇𝑔᭡ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᥆𝒻ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝖕⤸𝘶𝜌𝜌𝜀𝓉𝓈 ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @WILTEDROME]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ ⸝⸝⠀⠀&͟ where is he
⠀⠀⠀ then ׅ𖤠 ⠀⠀sir prick
⠀⠀⠀ for brains ． ⠀ ⸝⸝

⠀⠀⠀ oh、 ⠀⠀how he loathes
⠀⠀⠀ the 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 geppetto
⠀⠀⠀ made to replace his
⠀⠀⠀ son ．

⠀⠀⠀ ⸝⸝⠀⠀eh、 ⠀⠀pussycat ׅ𖤠 ⠀ ⸝⸝
⠀⠀

[𝑺𝑷𝑳𝑰𝑵𝑿. @splinxisms]

⠀ she offers a look of pure,
feigned innocence. the usual
for her, of course. . .

followed by a huff. bored.

[* 𝓀𝘪𝗇𝑔᭡ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᥆𝒻ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝖕⤸𝘶𝜌𝜌𝜀𝓉𝓈 ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @WILTEDROME]

⠀
⠀⠀⠀ ＊𝒚𝒂𝒚、 ⠀carlo's
⠀⠀⠀ puppet cat ．
⠀⠀⠀ the king's head
⠀⠀⠀ tilts down to stare
⠀⠀⠀ at the feline he
⠀⠀⠀ towers over with
⠀⠀⠀ an arched brow ．

⠀⠀⠀ ⸝⸝⠀⠀you're lucky
⠀⠀⠀ he still likes you、
⠀⠀⠀ cat ． ⠀ ⸝⸝
⠀

[𝑺𝑷𝑳𝑰𝑵𝑿. @splinxisms]

⠀ staring up at, and then
promptly hissing at @WILTEDROME.

[𝑺𝑷𝑳𝑰𝑵𝑿. @splinxisms]

she'd been so very, very
over excited to see him. well,
until he got close enough.

then she'd merely slumped
into place, unsure of how to
feel, as he seems . . . and
also looks, a bit 𝒘rong.

" 𝒎𝒎𝒓𝒑~ "
nudging his hand.
she'll try and get used
to it, perhaps.

[* ˢⁱʳ 𝓬𝐚𝐫𝐥𝓸᭡ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝑔． ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @CRICKETMISCHIEF]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ sits with @splinxisms
⠀⠀⠀ resting atop his lap ．
⠀⠀⠀ an imported replacement
⠀⠀⠀ for the other feline、
⠀⠀⠀ 𝓼pring、 ⠀⠀whose fear
⠀⠀⠀ of the real boy had led
⠀⠀⠀ to complaints from the

⠀↓ ༅

[𝑺𝑷𝑳𝑰𝑵𝑿. @splinxisms]

familiarizing herself with
both 𝒄arlo, and everything
else around them both.

[𝑺𝑷𝑳𝑰𝑵𝑿. @splinxisms]

⠀ " is he 𝒕ruly so bad?
i've hardly had more than
a few moments around him. "

she doesn't seem to really
grasp, or care to grasp the
blatant disconnect between
father and son. " ah well, "
she's again purring, whilst
observing everything. just +

[* ˢⁱʳ 𝓬𝐚𝐫𝐥𝓸᭡ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝑔． ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @CRICKETMISCHIEF]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ ⸝⸝⠀⠀.̲.̲.̲ ⠀⠀if I tossed
⠀⠀⠀ you at him、⠀⠀would
⠀⠀⠀ you claw his face for
⠀⠀⠀ me 𓂃 ׅ𖤠 ⠀ ⸝⸝ ⠀⠀carlo
⠀⠀⠀ asks after a moment
⠀⠀⠀ spent holding the
⠀⠀⠀ feline ； careful ．

⠀↓ ༅

[𝑺𝑷𝑳𝑰𝑵𝑿. @splinxisms]

⠀" 𝒘ell, i'm hardly the one
you need to explain yourself
to . . . it's not my concern. "

slipping down his shoulder,
perfectly slipping into his
arms, whilst purring up a
storm. very needy, as she is,
she's still very gentle for a
feline in general.

" 𝒎𝒎𝒓𝒑~ "

[* ˢⁱʳ 𝓬𝐚𝐫𝐥𝓸᭡ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝑔． ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @CRICKETMISCHIEF]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ a pang of discomfort
⠀⠀⠀ squeezes at his heart ．
⠀⠀⠀ to be unable to return
⠀⠀⠀ at a whim is a matter
⠀⠀⠀ he's yet to take control
⠀⠀⠀ of &͟ while carlo would
⠀⠀⠀ have adored the opportunity

⠀↓ ༅

[𝑺𝑷𝑳𝑰𝑵𝑿. @splinxisms]

⠀ " i'm not such a petty
thing, i 𝒑romise you. "

she's shuffled to nuzzle in
against his side, comfy and
happy. " she does very much
miss you. you should return
more than you have . . . "

[* ˢⁱʳ 𝓬𝐚𝐫𝐥𝓸᭡ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝑔． ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @CRICKETMISCHIEF]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ ⸝⸝⠀⠀very good ．
⠀⠀⠀ I'd hate for you
⠀⠀⠀ to have scratched
⠀⠀⠀ her、 ⠀⠀then I can't
⠀⠀⠀ say I'd have ever
⠀⠀⠀ liked you、 ⠀⠀splinx、 ⠀ ⸝⸝
⠀⠀⠀ carlo casually informs ．
⠀⠀⠀ steps echo off the

⠀↓ ༅

[𝑺𝑷𝑳𝑰𝑵𝑿. @splinxisms]

⠀ " 𝒓osaura was very sweet,
quite gentle. " the feline had
been worried, upon seeing
the puppet girl.

" mentioned 𝒚𝒐𝒖 so very,
very often. . . " no shock,
as she'd been made for
carlo to begin with.

[* ˢⁱʳ 𝓬𝐚𝐫𝐥𝓸᭡ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝑔． ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @CRICKETMISCHIEF]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ lips pucker to blow
⠀⠀⠀ air、 ⠀⠀ensuring tufts
⠀⠀⠀ of her fur don't get
⠀⠀⠀ in his mouth when she
⠀⠀⠀ swishes her tail side
⠀⠀⠀ to side ． ⠀⠀otherwise、
⠀⠀⠀ he won't complain ．
⠀⠀⠀ for now ．

⠀↓ ༅

[𝑺𝑷𝑳𝑰𝑵𝑿. @splinxisms]

⠀ " my purpose was . . .
companionship, yet it was
never specified who i was
to accompany. " so it seems,
she has for now, chosen 𝒉im.

purring with a somewhat
rhythmic tone, she settled
herself into her new favorite
place to perch. looks as if
he has a companion.

[* ˢⁱʳ 𝓬𝐚𝐫𝐥𝓸᭡ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝑔． ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @CRICKETMISCHIEF]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ ⸝⸝⠀⠀clever cat、
⠀⠀⠀ I ought to give
⠀⠀⠀ that a try、 ⠀ ⸝⸝
⠀⠀⠀ he muses aloud
⠀⠀⠀ while a hand lifts
⠀⠀⠀ to slip fingers into
⠀⠀⠀ the synthetic fur
⠀⠀⠀ under her chin ．

⠀⠀⠀ ⸝⸝⠀⠀I assume you

⠀↓ ༅