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WHO: uta and whoever
WHAT: bingo effects & catch-all for dec
WHEN: 12/10 - 12/12 (for catte), 12/13 - 12/16 for the rest
WHERE: wherever most (in)convenient
WARNINGS: there shouldn't be any??


ᴍᴇᴏᴡᴍɪx ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀʟ sᴏɴɢ ɪɴᴛᴇɴsɪғɪᴇs.

[ where are you right now? are you simply wandering around the island in no particular place? well, for those near the beach you can find a small calico cat who seems rather skittish and may be running away from a dog. fortunately, the dog doesn't seem to be chasing after the cat with any bloodlust but more like following her around? what is happening here?

or maybe you are having a meal when this small calico walks up to you and meows exactly once before sitting politely at your feet. or maybe you're just somewhere on the island in general when you stumble upon her. ]

ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʜᴀɴɢs ᴏɴ ʜᴇᴀᴠʏ ʜᴀɴᴅs.

[ because i refuse to believe that there is not a single bench on this entire island, uta will be outside sitting on one of them while flipping through a book with a title that seems... questionable or exciting depending on your taste in reading material. for uta, however, she'll questioning the novel she received with the proud title of My Boyfriend Is The One Except He’s A Lizard And Father Doesn’t Approve on its cover and spine. can't forget what you're reading, after all.

why is she reading this book outside where god and everyone can see her questionable taste? simple. if she must suffer, she will not go down alone—would be the answer if she was petty. the truth is that she's hoping to pawn it off to someone (anyone) else who finds the faintest interest in it. ]

ɪ'ᴠᴇ ɢᴏᴛ ᴀ sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ᴛᴇʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ.

[ since it has been a bit since they've all arrived, uta will be checking out the boutique's offerings to see if she can't find something to change up her wardrobe. farmcore has never been her thing, but wearing an all-white dress with a short skirt is definitely not practical. that said, she will be posing in front of a mirror in some new clothes which still aren't great for farming before going to change into something else that is a lot more reasonable.

perhaps it's interesting that regardless whatever she is trying on, she'll have a particular straw hat on her head in exchange for the headphones. ]

ʙ-ɪ-ɴ-ɢ-ᴏ!

[ if you'd like pick a square from her card here and we can go. ]

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[framestory]

[ It's a nice day for Ellis to explore on the 10th and when he's near the beach, he looks at a cat running away from a... friendly dog? Ellis would normally leave it be but what are they doing all the way at the beach for?? Ellis is curious so he walks over to the cat and dog. He has leftover crackers when he went with Uta and he's been using it to feed whatever animals he comes across and doesn't flee. ]

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[ fortunately for ellis, here is an animal (or two animals technically) who isn't about to run away from him. instead he's going to get the two of them running towards him as soon as uta spots him.

...she doesn't expect him to know it's her but maybe she can communicate with him in some fashion? not that she can do much other than meow at him, and not like he can understand her meowing even if he could hear. nevertheless, as she approaches him she ignores the crackers entirely and just stands in front of him with her ears pulled back.

and. uh. the dog is also here too. the dog who is growling but not barking at ellis but not the cat. of all things?? ]

[framestory]

[ Ellis can't tell if the dog is growling if it doesn't obviously bare its fangs at him, so he looks down at Uta the kitten. So cute, especially with the ears pinned back. He tries to pet her, but he doesn't... actually know how to treat small animals, so when he pats with a finger, he presses too hard at times. Oops. ]

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[ SIR. this is not how we pet cats??

and it really is unfortunate that ellis can't hear the dog's growls and while it isn't unusual for people to try to pet her (it makes sense, she's a friendly cat) but when he presses too hard on her she'll just be squished closer to the ground before backing away and swiping at her head with one paw.

at the same time, the dog will, now, start barking at ellis and bare his teeth at ellis. ultimately the dog still hovers over uta as after she just does the whole cat head shake thing, she steps on one of the dog's paws. ...which is enough to have him stop barking??? ]

[framestory]

[ Once Ellis sees the dog being somewhat hostile to him, he withdraws his hand, but then he sees the cat stepping on the dog paw and it stops like a robot turned off. What...? Damn, this dog is whipped by this cat. Ellis looks curious and amused by this.

He doesn't run away though. ]

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[ this dog is, in fact, definitely whipped by this cat. a small cat that will meow softly at ellis from under the dog who seems to somewhat calm down but refuse to stand down. and, if you squint enough, it might look as though the cat is a bit exasperated with it.

...though it's really hard to tell because cats lack a way to express themselves like humans. if nothing else, ellis can see the way that only the tip of the cat's tail fwips back and forth on the ground.'

truly how was uta going to communicate to ellis like this?? ]

[framestory]

[ A cat that can't speak with a person who can't hear is quite the combination when it comes to communications or lack thereof. Since they're near the beach, Ellis gets up to grab a thin stick so that he can draw on the sand. He wonders if the animals will stay or leave, though he's better more on the latter. He ends up drawing a cute, basic, cat head with Uta's pattern. ]

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[ !!

uta hadn't expected for ellis to start drawing her pattern when he picked up the stick to draw in the sand. she just thought he was drawing for the hell of it. ellis' gamble that the two of them would stay is a good one because uta walks closer to the drawing and sits right next to the drawing and meows at him.

her dog had decided that she was no longer going to be in danger and also takes a seat a small distance away. as long as uta doesn't get distressed, he will behave. ]

[framestory]

[ Aw... Ellis thinks it's cute that the kitten just sits next to the drawing as if she knows who it's for. What a smart kitty. Ellis reaches out and gives some scritches under her chin. Good girl. Gooooood girl. ]

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[ well.

this is not what she thought would have happened, however the scritches under her chin are weird at first, but she gets over it as soon as she realizes just why cats like this. it does feel nice. she'll close her eyes and purr softly.

...these are things that she did not expect to happen but they just might as well. so much for ellis understanding that she was uta but just as a cat. ]

[framestory]

[ Sorry, but he's just a dumb 2D. He pets Uta a little more and then looks at her. He wonders if cats can be smart enough to write, so he tries to get Uta's attention on his finger on the sand and writes "hi".

He's waiting for Uta to meow at him. ]

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[ it's okay. she'll forgive him especially since, he's taking the opportunity to try something different with her. so, as far as she knows, ellis might actually know its her and is just...messing with her.

regardless she does, in fact, meow at ellis in response to the "hi". she's not going to be able to write in the sand back but maybe they can start something? ]

[framestory]

[ Ellis gets a brilliant idea that he's seen from videos, so he writes out neatly on the sand (his writing skills are A+ don't worry about it): "Do you like tuna?" and writes a yes within a square on the left and a no with a square on the right. ]

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[ this... isn't what she was expecting to get out of him when she meowed at him again, but it might as well happen? nevertheless, after she allows herself a moment to appreciate how anyone can write that neatly in the sand, she'll wander over towards the yes and sit in the square.

meow. it's not her favorite but it's definitely good. ]

[framestory]

[ Ellis has a :O!! face for a second before digging into his knapsack and pulling out a can of tuna, made especially for cats. Wet food to prevent her from getting thirsty. He opens it and puts it in front of Uta. Will she eat that...? ]

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[ WELL... it's tuna, right? and even though uta is uta at heart, she is in the body of a cat and that cat body is totally fine with the smell of it. there might be a moment of conflict within uta as she sniffs the food tentatively. (which might as well be cat behavior)

after determining that she was not above eating canned cat food (since she was a cat at this moment) she'll take a few bites of the food. she'll notably be eating a lot neater than what would be expected of a cat. ]

[framestory]

[ Ellis continues to look surprised. What a good kitty. Uta's mealtime shall not go disturbed. Ellis will protect it--also because he's very intrigued. He wonders if the cat can understand him after all. ]

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[ and because uta is not like an actual cat, she will not consumer all of it like she has never had an entire meal in her whole life and will get through about half of the can before she has decided that she was done.

once she is done, she'll look up at ellis and meow at him in gratitude. ....though it might not look that way? she starts cleaning herself as cats do after a meal. ]

[framestory]

[ Aw... Uta cat is so cute. He pets her, better this time, with a finger. What do you know. Cats can be intelligent creatures indeed. Who knew!! ]

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[ who knew!!! except this cat was also uta and not a normal cat. nevertheless this petting will go a lot better and she'll let him know with a pleased meow.

good job ellis! you can learn how to interact with animals after all. ]