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A; around town

[After her little portal excursion, Bernkastel has decided to go exploring as a cat. It's surprising what you can learn in this sort of form, after all--people are much more willing to disclose secrets to an animal. So if you'd like, you can find her about town--on fences, in trees, and maybe up in your business if you're doing something interesting.]

B; in a tree
[Or, if you would like to choose the more amusing option, you can find her stuck in a tree. Not like most cats are, meowing to get down, but literally stuck--it seems one of the branches decided to flicker in and out of existence just long enough for Bernkastel to get caught in the middle of one.

Her fur puffed out and looking incredibly indignant, her first thought is to look around to make sure no one actually saw that. If no one's looking, she can teleport. If not, this is going to become even more embarrassing very quickly.]

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[ Rika did not go a portal trip. Instead, she's been hanging around Mayfield and counting heads, making sure her friends get back safely. This means walking around a lot, which is how she comes to see a cat quite literally stuck in a tree.

Lucky for Bern, Rika does not recognize this cat. ]

Mi~ Miss Kitty, you should not be playing up there when the town is behaving this way. [ She will not climb the tree to retrieve the cat. She does not think the cat is worth risking getting stuck up there too. ]

[Of course Rika would be here. Bernkastel's tail sweeps back and forth in irritation--she'd certainly be making quite a face were she not transformed.

Rika doesn't seem to recognize her, though, so she can't break character. She meows, maybe a bit impatiently.]

Nn-nn. I can't do anything to get you down any faster. If things worked that way where then my reaction would probably be quite different. [ Or perhaps not. Rika recognizes that she might have left the cat up there anyway, as a joke. ] If you're not down in a few hours, though, I can bring you some food and water.

[Bernkastel meows again, this time in an annoyed sort of way--though she's trying not to let on she can understand Rika so she can't quite do more than that--and tries to pull herself free.

She almost makes it but ends up catching her tail and back paws in the branch.]

[ If Rika were a devious and sometimes cruel girl then she might have giggled at this... so yeah, she giggles. It's almost humorous, like a scene in a manga, to see the way that the cat is hanging. Humorous, but also pitiable. ]

Now now, careful. That must be hard on your poor kitty tail. [ Against better judgment, Rika starts climbing up the tree. Sitting on the branch and holding out her hands to pick up Bernkastel and hold her in the air, so that gravity doesn't yank on her tail or back paws. ] There there. Mayfield is being quite the trickster to poor kitty cats today.

[Bernkastel flails just a bit at being picked up--almost like she's having a very small kitty tantrum, because she kind of is. This is all incredibly embarrassing, especially because it's Rika.

But she calms down and settles herself, like any cat would, trying to act as if nothing is wrong at all. Occasionally she twitches her tail or tries to yank her legs up out of the branch, but it's remaining stubbornly solid.]

There there. You can relax a bit now, I'm not going to drop you.

[ Even if it tempted her, Rika wouldn't drop the strange cat now. Not after offering her help. To Rika, that seems too cruel for even a prank. ]

Are you one of the drone cats? Or did you get stuck here too? [ She pauses her words and begins petting Bernkastel. Poor Bern. ] Of course, you can't answer, hm?

[Bernkastel meows, somewhere between miserable and annoyed and either way really fighting the urge to vanish entirely.

Though, now that the thought occurs to her, would Rika really know it was her if she did? If Rika dismissed her as another malfunctioning drone, that would be alright. On the other hand, if Rika knew it was her she would hear about it.

She lingers in her indecision.]

You are making moody moody sounds, you know.

[ She catches up on this at least. Then again, wouldn't all cats be kind of moody in this situation? Rika doesn't think much of it. She just continues to pet Bern like she would any other cat; around her chin and such. ]

I wonder how much longer this will go on. I do not want to go to sleep some night and wake up trapped in my bed or anything. This is annoying and tiresome of you, Mayfield.

[With an attempted swish of her tail it comes free, and she's quick to pull her feet up once she realizes. Thus free she acts as if she'd never been trapped at all, sitting on Rika's lap and putting up with the petting, as it's better than having to try to climb down the tree and ending up stuck in the trunk or something.

She does meow again, though, as if that might encourage Rika to continue talking.]

[ Though this means Rika is next to get stuck; yes, the branch frees Bern's tail, but suddenly Rika's butt is stuck. She almost screams and throws a fit, but even to a cat she is going to keep a calm facade. Instead she just hisses in annoyance, then resumes the petting. ]

Tch. If this is what I get for speaking poorly of Mayfield then so be it. [ Pet pet. A bit faster as Rika calms herself down. ] At least you'll be safe now. Next chance, we'll get out of this tree for good.

[Oh, is Rika stuck now? Bernkastel is pleased enough by the karma--hah--to remain where she is. She watches one of the broken drones pass by talking about buying eggs and wonders just how much longer this little game is going to hold up.]

Don't they ever talk about anything interesting-- Mi! [ Rika watches the drone as well. Just as she loses focus on the tree, she falls through the branch again. Lucky for Bern, Rika thinks she is a normal cat and is taking more care to be sure Bernkastel is safe over herself when they land. ] -- whew... I am glad no one saw that.

[Bernkastel settles her fur as quickly as possible once they're on the ground--well, Bernkastel lands mostly on Rika, but either way the ground seems solid enough. She's still careful stepping off onto it, though, picking her way onto the grass like she expects it to vanish. It might, and she can't hover at the moment, with Rika watching.

She meows again at Rika, tail this time twitching just at the very tip.]

What a relief that you got down okay.

[ Rika lowers herself to her knees, to bid the cat farewell. Truly relieved to see that cat she spent so much time worrying over is okay. ]

Be careful of the trees for now. If you get stuck again I might not be there to get you out, you know.

[Bernkastel meows once more--this was probably as minimally embarrassing as the situation could have gone, at least. Of course, it would have been better if it hadn't happened at all.

Still, she allows Rika to say her goodbye before she runs off through the grass. She vanishes, having teleported home, as soon as she gets out of sight.]

[Nyanpire is off on his daily wander into town to bum snacks off of his friends. He's skipping along jauntily, singing to himself in a way that betrays his not-normal-catness just as much as the little wings and little cross on his belly.]

Milkshake, milkshake, gonna get a milkshake...

[He would worry about who he'd beg the milkshake from once he got to the soda shop.]

[Interesting--of course, in Mayfield, probably not that out of place among the residents, but still enough so that she approaches, meowing at the cat to see how it will react.]

[The meow catches Nyanpire's attention, and he stops short. Then turns himself around to face this new cat, looking very curious.]

Nyaa?

[Was this a Mayfield cat? He had been ignoring the drone-cats that Mayfield had put here and there. They were no fun.]

...are you real, nyaa?

[Another day of getting re-adjusted to Mayfield. Another day of trying to deal with being here. Another day of— oh hey it's a kitty.

She'll just stare at it with this happy face and barely-audibly squeal, please. Distractions help.]

[Bernkastel's ear twitches slightly--a not unusual reaction to her cat form, she's found. She looks toward the girl and meows once.]

♪ BGM: Crimson Sunset Skies (R)

[Aurica squatted down and meowed back. She was enthralled, but at the same time curious if the cat would understand her trying to communicate. It worked with at least one other feline here in the past, so it was worth trying.]

[...CAT.

Toni knows better than to give in to her baser instincts. But sometimes, sometimes she just can't help it.

BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK.]

[Ugh, dogs.

Bernkastel darts off down the sidewalk, trying to decide if this is another shapeshifter (in which case she should keep up the cat act) or just someone's pet (in which case vanishing would be fine).]

[Toni is pretty good at keeping up the dog act, especially when it came to chasing other animals. Her tail is wagging like mad as she runs as fast as her stubby little legs will take her as she gives chase!]

*Sniper is raking leaves in his front lawn and looking incredibly displeased about it. He's only marginally cheered up by the cat lounging on his fence.*

G'day there mate.

[The tip of Bernkastel's tail twitches once, and she watches the man lazily, meowing in response. She's found people respond better when they think she's meowing as if to talk to them.]

Comfy up there I take it? Ain't seen you around before.

[ A cat? He can hear a cat!

Turning, looking up, Natsuki's eyes widen. ]

Are you stuck, kitty-chan?

[ He hasn't actually seen how she's stuck. ]

Would you like help down, kitty-chan?

[Ugh, of course someone would have to spot her. She's loathe to accept help, but at this point teleporting away might only cause questions to circulate and then one of the main strengths of this particular form would be ruined.

She struggles in an attempt to get free, finds the branch isn't letting her loose, and meows at the passerby.]

[ And of course she's spotted by someone who can't ignore any animal, because they're all too cute to ignore. ]

Just wait there, kitty-chan, and I'll come up.

[ Not that he's.. very good at climbing trees, so it takes him several attempts for him before he actually get up without falling down again. ]

... My, my. It has been quite a while, Lady Bernkastel.

[Well, well, look who's here? In an eyeblink Bernkastel is her usual self again, her dead-eyed stare watching the other witch. She can't tell where on the timeline this Beatrice is, so she opts for her usual tone--which is to say, next to no tone at all.]

Indeed it has. Are you enjoying this game board?

Indeed. It does not bore me, you see? ... Though, I am sure that your answer is identical to my own, right...?

[Scratch is outside in the park when he spots the cat from the corner of his eye. He doesn't say anything, but he does look toward it to see if it'll notice him.]

[Bernkastel spots him soon enough. She's not sure if Scratch is capable of seeing through her disguise--of course, not knowing the extent of his capabilities is part of what makes him interesting. She approaches, if only to see how he'll react.]

[He can see through it. His omniscience already clues him in on that it is Bernkastel. But he never realized she could shapeshift. Interesting. He sees her drawing close and regards her with the same indifference as always.]

Do you want food? I don't have anything on me for a cat.

[Gumshoe is walking by when he hears some strange sound. He glances around and notices a cat stuck in a tree. At first he thought it just having trouble getting down like most cats in trees get, but then he sees part of it is actually in the branch.]

Ah geeze, if things were glitchy enough around here, it's affecting the animals too? Just a moment, I'll see if I can get you down!

[And Gumshoe will start to climb the tree to get to the cat. A smarter person may wonder how he expects to get a cat half in a tree out, but Gumshoe is more worried about getting there to help than that specific detail...]

[The fur along Bernkastel's spine rises a bit--how embarrassing, to be caught like this. And vanishing isn't an option if she wants to maintain the facade of this form being a normal cat. She struggles more urgently, but the branch isn't letting go.]

[For such a big lug, Gumshoe surprisingly scales up to the branch with little problem. He inches over, still worried the cat might freak out on him but still determined to help.]

Almost there... Okay... Just a bit more... Right, now let's see. Let me see if I can get you out of there, so try not bite me...

[Gumshoe gets a hold of Bernkastel upper half sticking out of the branch and pulls gently to see if there's any chance he can just slide the cat out of the branch. That doesn't work though, so he lets the cat go.]

Dang, that didn't work... There has to be some way to get you out of this branch...

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