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Neon Icy Wings wrote: Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:58 pm Alex smiled and placed a paw on Phoebe's shoulder. "Eventful morning, huh? Wanna head back before those two gluttons eat all the food?" She said, fidgeting her phone in her paw to keep her paused conversation with Leon at the front of her mind.
Phoebe nodded wordlessly and headed back inside. She climbed back into her chair and continued eating her breakfast, having regained her apatite. Nightmare seemed to have calmed down as well.
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"Aww. Thpoilthport. I'd have cleaned it all up!" Sandy objects with his best innocent smile and tail wag.

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"Why would I do that? I'm not a robot." Holly asks, never having seen the referenced cartoon.
"Huh. Let's try again and I'll focus extra-hard on being visible this time." The rat poses again and gives Jake a thumbs-up when she's ready.

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"Told you it'd be all right, Phoebe." Socks points out with a small smile.
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Firedog: Okay the second one came through cleaner. maybe something was causing interference when the first one was sent?
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((OK, I'll have to give him a 'chat' name))

Havana Hare:- Seems Holly needed to Focus. Imagine a model needing to do that.. :-)
"She got that one, Hol," Jake told the Rat, before reaching over to 'tickle' her stomach.
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Leon was now out at his car, placing the items he bought in the trunk. After placing the cart back, he hopped in and, with the phone still on, said, "You still there?" as he started the engine.
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Amanda blinked lightly, but ultimately seemed to mentally shrug, and simply nibbled on some toast herself. "Odd morning."


Alex just escorted Phoebe back to the kitchen and was about to speak into her cellphone again when Leon spoke. "Perfect timing. Sorry about that, just, rapid developments as it were. Now, where were we? Planning some gardening fun, snacks for Phoebe. Guess only real missing piece is directions I can give Mac to meet up once my bunch are done munching."
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Neon Icy Wings wrote: Sat Dec 26, 2020 1:06 pm Alex just escorted Phoebe back to the kitchen and was about to speak into her cellphone again when Leon spoke. "Perfect timing. Sorry about that, just, rapid developments as it were. Now, where were we? Planning some gardening fun, snacks for Phoebe. Guess only real missing piece is directions I can give Mac to meet up once my bunch are done munching."
"No worries," Leon replied as he pulled out of the parking lot and back onto the road, "As for directions, you know the gas station by the mall? At that red light, take a left turn and just stay on that road until you reach a stop sign, then you want to go right and I'll be the fifth house on the right...honestly can't miss the darn thing but just tell Mac to look for a row of evergreens," as he approached the grocery store, a thought came to him, "Say, what snacks does Phoebe like? I'm grabbing some salad material in the case she doesn't want burgers."
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"Figured that, Sandy," Andy called, "but I'd still have to replace it. Oh, it's an old cartoon, Holly," he explained as Jake tapped away. "Very old. Star was a supermodel called 'Betty Boop'. You should get... I'll see if I can find a video online."
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"True," Sandy shrugs cheekily, "But you know I'm jutht gonna eat it anyway even if it'th not on the floor tho... Altho Kaylee probably will too. Thse hath a big appetite for a cat."
The dog grins mischievously at the cat.

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"Oh, okay. I could be a supermodel." Holly boasts, teleporting without warning onto Andy's shoulder so she can see his phone.
"Huh... THAT'S what humans consider attractive?" she asks, staring at the wide-eyed cartoon in confusion.

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"There any such thing as a normal morning around here, Mandy?" Socks quips drily before downing half his glass of milk.
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Kaylee grinned. "And you've got a good appetite... For a Donkey," she added, tossing a potato at the Canine.
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Hlaoroo wrote: Sat Dec 12, 2020 10:08 pm "Told you it'd be all right, Phoebe." Socks points out with a small smile.
Phoebe said nothing, but she finished her food quickly. Socks would be able to tell that the little rabbit was still worried, though it wasn't the petrifying fear she was feeling earlier. For one thing, Nightmare seemed to have calmed down considerably and was now hiding in the black patches of fur on Phoebe's back.
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Welsh Halfwit wrote: Tue Dec 22, 2020 11:00 amHavana Hare:- Seems Holly needed to Focus. Imagine a model needing to do that.. :-)
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Amanda sighed at Socks' question, and attempted to give her voice a joking tone, though not succeeding entirely, "There used to be. Then I stumbled into the hot bed of magical activity for probably a hundred miles." She at least held a slight smile before taking a sip of her own, half forgotten milk.

Alex nodded at the directions given, but stalled at the mention of what Phoebe might like. "Uh, I honestly have no clue." She glanced through the open door to the group at the table, taking note of Phoebe's visibly calmer demeanor. "Play it safe, I'll quick check with Phoebe." Alex walked back to the others, a grin on her face, "Already told Phoebe, but Leon has invited us over to his place for gardening and lunch to tie up our schedule today." She turned to Phoebe and pointed to the phone lightly, "Any snacks you'd like in particular Phoebe? I can make Leon pick anything up for ya! That goes for you two to." She said, pointing to Amanda and Socks. "Oh, yeah, and do either of ya have a way to contact the rest of the lot? Rabbit bro, dog and ghost rat, oh yeah and Amanda's girlfriend!"

Amanda, having been quite stoic throughout the announcement, merely narrowed her eyes, not appreciating her cousin's seeming sarcastic quip, the frost increasing and flicking about angrily. "I cannot recall if we actually swapped methods of communication. I'll have to rifle through my stuff to double check both physically and mentally." Amanda turned to Socks, frost dying and expression more tired as her head tilted. "You have more solid leads in the meantime, Socks?"
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With a slight smirk, Socks sticks two fingers into his collar and pulls out a folded slip of paper which he holds out towards the other cats. If they unfold it they'll find Kaylee's name and mobile phone number.
"Ask and ye shall receive." he quotes. Unbeknownst to him, this movement has caused his silver pendant to drop below his collar, although it's still partially concealed by his tag.

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Sandy catches the potato and stares at it in confusion.
"W... Why wath that in the fruit bowl?" he asks the cat, looking bewildered before tossing the potato back to her.

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"Well, I've had plenty of practise." Holly demures.
"And heck, no. Or cats for that matter. I suppose it helps knowing they can't do anything to hurt me now. Did you ever think you'd be this comfortable around a ghost? Living in a haunted house? Say, you never did ask me those questions you said you had when we met."
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Andy could guess at what Sandy was talking about. "Never fill a fruit bowl at eleven o'clock at night," he told Holly. "Mistakes are quite easily made. And I can't remember what they were, Hol." He smiled pleasantly. "Not important now, eh?
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Kaylee caught the spud on her claws and thought about Jacket Potatoes for a second. "Andy probably wanted you to eat more Vegetables," she claimed, going for surprise by lobbing a Banana at him underarm.
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Firedog: Oh my god, i would pay to see that. if you're ever in the area keep an eye out for a fluffy gray maine coon in the trees along the sidewalk.
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Neon Icy Wings wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 8:56 pm Alex nodded at the directions given, but stalled at the mention of what Phoebe might like. "Uh, I honestly have no clue." She glanced through the open door to the group at the table, taking note of Phoebe's visibly calmer demeanor. "Play it safe, I'll quick check with Phoebe." Alex walked back to the others, a grin on her face, "Already told Phoebe, but Leon has invited us over to his place for gardening and lunch to tie up our schedule today." She turned to Phoebe and pointed to the phone lightly, "Any snacks you'd like in particular Phoebe? I can make Leon pick anything up for ya! That goes for you two to."
"Um... Idunno..." Phoebe said, shyly. "The shelter gave me somethin' they called 'alphalpha' and it was kinda tasty... " She fidgeted as she thought of other things. "I like some leafy things. Sometimes fruit, but I get kinda sick if I have too much of it."
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Amanda gave Socks a tired smile and a thumbs up. "Glad to know one of us is on top of things." She said, pretty much frost free at the moment. "So, you want to call request their presence for plant caretaking or should I?" Amanda's eyes caught the slight movement of the pendant, but seemed to write it off. Whether she assumed it to be a simple accessory, did not want to risk a confrontation, or simply didn't care, was hard to tell.

Mac happily went about cleaning his cooking space, and picking up any empty and unused dishes, humming a slight tune to himself.

Alex seemed content to let the other two cats of the house hash out a second phone call while she smiled at Phoebe. "Alfalfa, leafy stuff and a little fruit. Good to know, thanks Phoebe." She said, holding her cell phone at the ready. "I'll let Leon know, and then we could probably head over pretty soon if we wanted." Alex stepped back into the front area of the home and returned to the call. "Alright, Phoebe said she likes leafy foods, alfalfa and a little bit of fruit, but not too much fruit, else she gets sick. Unless my mind is failing me, that should be everything, and we should be good to head over whenever."
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Neon Icy Wings wrote: Fri Mar 19, 2021 8:40 pm Amanda gave Socks a tired smile and a thumbs up. "Glad to know one of us is on top of things." She said, pretty much frost free at the moment. "So, you want to call request their presence for plant caretaking or should I?" Amanda's eyes caught the slight movement of the pendant, but seemed to write it off. Whether she assumed it to be a simple accessory, did not want to risk a confrontation, or simply didn't care, was hard to tell.

Mac happily went about cleaning his cooking space, and picking up any empty and unused dishes, humming a slight tune to himself.

Alex seemed content to let the other two cats of the house hash out a second phone call while she smiled at Phoebe. "Alfalfa, leafy stuff and a little fruit. Good to know, thanks Phoebe." She said, holding her cell phone at the ready. "I'll let Leon know, and then we could probably head over pretty soon if we wanted." Alex stepped back into the front area of the home and returned to the call. "Alright, Phoebe said she likes leafy foods, alfalfa and a little bit of fruit, but not too much fruit, else she gets sick. Unless my mind is failing me, that should be everything, and we should be good to head over whenever."
Being close to the greens section in the store, Leon nodded while he grabbed some items that Phoebe would like, ranging from salad mixes to a few pieces of fruit. "Alrighty," Leon then replied, working his way to the meat section, "I just need to grab a couple more items here but feel free to head over to my house whenever you want, I'll see you then."
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Socks shrugs and slides his empty plate away.
"You can do it. I don't have a phone." he says, picking at his teeth with a claw.

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Sandy catches the banana in his mouth, the shape of the fruit forcing his lips into a silly grin. Instead of taking it out, he tries to talk around it, resulting in a series of unintelligible sounds.

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"Heh, I guess not." Holly answers after giggling at Andy's "admission".
"So... You going to go and get breakfast before those two have thrown it all on the floor?" she asks.
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"Hey, Holly," Kaylee called. "Come see! Sandy's finally talking sense!" She lobbed the potato back into the bowl.
"I suppose I'd better," Andy claimed, heading towards the kitchen. He noted the surprising lack of wind. "So what did you used to do for breakfast? If I can ask.
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Alex nodded and said a quick goodbye to Leon before putting her phone away and turning to the others. "'Kay, everything should be in order. Leon's grabbing grub, we've got directions. Once Amy hits up the others we should have nothing tying us down."

Amanda held out a paw and let Socks' folded number holding paper float to her as she slid out of her chair. "I will make the call." She paused for a moment before shrugging, "Hopefully the rest won't have any big specifics they'd want, but I guess it is a bit too late there. We should not bother Leon too much after all." She exited their dining arrangement and scuttled quickly to another room that held an old looking landline phone. With a light grimace she took up the phone and dialed the number on Socks' paper. No matter what. phone calls bothered her in ways most anything else just couldn't. After she dialed, she fidgeted slightly at the sound of the electric ringing. As if they were taunts on whether the other end would be picked up at all.

As they waited for Amanda's phone call to finish, Alex gave a friendly grin to Socks. "So Socks, any expectations for this gardening excursion? Maybe find a life long passion, no people, no pets, just plants."
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Kaylee held up a paw as her collar vibrated. She fished the phone out and answered it. "Kaylee's Fruitaria, how may we mangle your Mangos?"
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"Me? Before I died, you mean? Depended on the day and on what we could steal or scrounge. There was always something, being that we lived on a farm. The chickens never cared if we stole some grain. Heck, I don't think they even noticed. We even pinched an egg on the odd occasion. Couldn't do that too often though or the humans would notice. The pigs always got good stuff too, but you had to be quick to get it before they scarfed it all down, although not so quick that the humans saw you. You could get chunks of lettuce though, or carrots, or whatever other veggies the humans hadn't eaten the night before or had chucked out of the fridge. 'Course you'd have to eat around the mouldy bits every now and again, although that never bothered the pigs. They just ate it all up. Sometimes there'd be some meat in there, like ham scraps or a chicken carcass. Or bones to gnaw. Sometimes Sandy brought me some toast or bacon too. Those were real treats!"

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Spitting out the banana onto the bench, Sandy seizes the opportunity and licks the paw Kaylee holds out to him.

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"None whatsoever." Socks answers flatly.
"Although no people does sound nice. I might finally finish my nap. And pets count as people, by the way."
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Amanda blinked for a moment, the anxiety from the phone call overall stalling as her brain latched on to the alteration. "Well, there might be fruit involved. H-hi Kaylee, Amanda here." She for a moment tried to think of how to describe the morning before shrugging it off. "Uh, Alex, Socks and I were invited to do some gardening with Leon, and we thought we'd ask if you and Sandy would like to join us? At all? If-you-don't-have-any-prior-engagements-I-mean." She finished quickly, sounding almost unsure of herself.

Alex paused a bit at Socks' words before shrugging with a smile. "Eh, point. I just keep a collection of contradictory classifications of things in my head, for my job. Humans, pets, bigger animals. There's a lot to keep track of sometimes." She threw her arms back, stretching lightly. "But, an un-interruptible nap does sound appealing."
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"Heya, Amanda," Kaylee said happily. "Yeah, we'll be good to... Sandy, no tongues next time! I... Uh, that's not what you think, Amanda! He just licked my hand and..." She coughed as the wind blew the back door open. "Uh, yeah, we'll be there in a bit. Um, Jake's here," she continued, referencing the Cuban Rabbit, who'd been pretending not to listen to Kaylee's faux pas, "I take it he's invited too?"
"The gang's nearly all here," Jake remarked. It seems Amanda's summoning us, he texted.
"I expect you're invited too, Hol," Andy said, filling a breakfast bowl, "although, if you want - and can - you could always lounge around the house with me for the day?"
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sadly, im still on duty, only way im getting an invite is if someone pulls the fire alarm. she texts back, after a minute another message pops up. huh... a week ago i was annoyed at having four days off in a row, now i'm looking for an excuse to leave the station... this is weird...
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Re: HPU: RGV: Radient Gardens Vineyard

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"Huh." Holly says thoughtfully.
"That's actually a good question. I've not tried being away from Sandy since I died. I have no idea if I could or not... What would you be doing today anyway, if I did decide to try staying?"

Sandy tries to hide his giggle at Kaylee by running himself a glass of water and lapping loudly at it.

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"Mmhmm." Socks agrees before getting to his feet and collecting the empty plates.
"What exactly is your job anyway, Alex? You mention it a lot but you've never actually explained it."
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Alex gave a semi dramatic sigh, "What isn't my job? Basically I help my family track down potentially dangerous magical artifacts or individuals. We lock away or confirm the mundane-ness of the items and try to teach others how to use their power so they have better control and discipline. Or we make sure they aren't a threat anymore." She glanced quickly to Phoebe and added, "Or make sure others aren't a threat to them anymore. And then you have one bad mission where the cult is more ancient than intel said and you get captured for ten minutes, pushed into a little ritual that's interrupted and before you know it, you are put on rookie work for months on end." She finished a tad bitterly before lifting her flask to her lips and taking a drink, a small dribble of red leaking out which she wipes away quickly.

"Basically I am whatever the family needs when they need it. And if they take even a little bit longer on helping you I'm gonna have dark words for Tony." She blinked behind her dark glasses for a moment before thinking aloud. "Ya know, I don't think I have a specific job description, come to think of it."

"Having all the fun without me, huh?" Amanda mildly looked at the phone, a small smirk on her face. "Eh, who am I to judge? And yeah, basically anybody is invited as far as I know." She quickly relayed how to get to Leon's before shuffling a little. "W-well, I think that's all. I-I think. Uh, can't wait to see you?"
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Kaylee repeated the instructions before saying yeah, we can be there in about... twenty minutes? And I'll see you then, Amanda." She grinned. "Love to the family," she said, waiting a few seconds before hanging up. "We are all invited to Leon's," she announced.
"Nice to be considered," Jake said, slipping away his phone. He'd heard the directions Kaylee had repeated and he was pretty sure he knew roughly where they were off to.
"Ah, not too much," Andy confessed. "Bit of work on the garden, some things to do in the house, bit of TV watching. Can't say it'd be thrilling but I'd love the company."
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"We'll have to eat breakfatht fatht then." Sandy observes, tail wagging slowly.

"Well, I don't mind chatting. I'll have to make sure Sandy is okay with it though." Holly tells the human.
"You don't have to go to work though? I thought humans went to work every day."

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Socks can sense the bitterness behind Alex's words but has enough tact not to comment on it.
"You seem as eager to have me fixed as I am." he points out instead.
"Does that mean you consider me a threat?" he asks, picking up a jug.
"More water, Phoebe? Had enough to eat?"
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*It took a while thanks to traffic but Leon soon pulled into his driveway and began unloading the groceries and gardening gear. "Well, got plenty of burgers and hot dogs for the crew, along with chips and such, and got stuff for Phoebe to eat..." he mumbled while placing the stuff into the fridge before placing the gardening supplies outside on the porch, under the sun roof, "...and I got the garden stuff we'll need. Now just to wait for them."


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Alex was quiet for a moment after the question Socks directed at her. Her emotions hidden beneath her practiced meditation, with the exception of small, but notable spikes that pierced through her concentration. Feelings of failure, of loss, a memory locked away, feared and well known. "No. But... I've seen others be threats to themselves. In more ways than one. Powers uncontrolled, or too powerful, or pushed. And then there's a mess to clean up." She paused, deliberating behind her mask. "I lost two cats because of that. Long time ago. And one won't ever come back." She turned to face Socks properly, fiddling with her shades as if she were half tempted to take them off. "You're no more a threat than anyone else. But I loath to see your power threaten you, however strong you are, and I don't want to see anything mishandled. I'm not in the business of seeing people hurt."

Behind the group Mac continued his dutiful work, trying to stay out of the way, but present if needed. While he wasn't as practiced as Alex, it was obvious he had decent control over his thoughts and emotions. As Alex had spoke, it was clear Mac, who just finished drying a plate and sat it in a cupboard, was aware of what Alex was talking about.

Amanda nodded happily those few rooms over, action unseen by the phone. "S-see you soon!" She awkwardly waited a moment before putting the phone back, only then noticing how her heart began to slow from the conversation. She hated phones. Rather quickly, she returned to the others, a grin on her face. "Everyone else seems ready and willing! Kaylee said they'd be at Leon's in twenty minutes."

Too preoccupied with her own jumbled emotions, Amanda failed to read the room, although that seemed perfectly fine to Alex and Mac. "Sounds good to me. How's about you Mac? Socks? Phoebe? Need that drink or anything else before we shove off?"

Mac laughed his belly laugh without a turn. "I am ready whenever all of you are!"
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Hlaoroo wrote: Sun Jul 25, 2021 8:01 am Socks can sense the bitterness behind Alex's words but has enough tact not to comment on it.
"You seem as eager to have me fixed as I am." he points out instead.
"Does that mean you consider me a threat?" he asks, picking up a jug.
"More water, Phoebe? Had enough to eat?"
Phoebe didn't say anything. She just nodded shyly and accepted the water.
Neon Icy Wings wrote: Mon Aug 16, 2021 1:20 am Too preoccupied with her own jumbled emotions, Amanda failed to read the room, although that seemed perfectly fine to Alex and Mac. "Sounds good to me. How's about you Mac? Socks? Phoebe? Need that drink or anything else before we shove off?"

Mac laughed his belly laugh without a turn. "I am ready whenever all of you are!"
Again, Phoebe didn't say anything. She drank her water and stood up, ready to go. Her shadow darted around under her, though without the accompanying red eyes or evil-sounding demonic whispering.
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"Speed you eat," Kaylee jibed, "we'll have no trouble, Sandy."
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Socks nods.
"I appreciate that." he says quietly, tucking the note with Kaylee's phone number back into his collar, then standing up, ready to go.

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"Hey, at leatht we dogth apprethiate food. Not like you prim and proper catth who turn up your notheth at everything." Sandy parries the jibe.

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"All right." Holly agrees. "Worst case scenario I reckon I can teleport to him. Although I've never tried it over a long distance before..."
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