Set them free!

[eiusumbra]

[Shadow is walking around Garden, trying to lose track of the kittens that are constantly following him at his feet. They were Maria's, and with her gone, he doesn't want to keep them. At all. The kittens feel otherwise.

So much scowling going on.

The kittens sometimes get distracted and trip over their own paws, but do a damn good job of keeping up.]

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[tortileghostwriter]

[Who has a fondness for kittens? This guy. Going to look up from his book. Pay no attention to his writhing shadow. He beckons one of them.]

[eiusumbra]

[More friendly strangers! One kitten almost hops over to the strange cadet, pausing halfway before slinking over more. His shadow is definitely moving, which causes Shadow to keep an eye on him.]

[tortileghostwriter]

[David scratches it underneath its chin, allowing himself a small smile. When he speaks, there's an echo.]

Any particular reason for your styling as the Pied Piper of Garden?

[eiusumbra]

...the who?

[That isn't ringing a bell for Shadow.]

[tortileghostwriter]

It's a storybook reference. It hardly matters. I mean to ask how you came into possession of the litter.

[Still kind of playing with the kitten a little bit.]

[eiusumbra]

Some cadet brought them in two months ago. The entire Garden is infested.

[There is lots of purring going on! Yes. More attention weird human!]

[tortileghostwriter]

Unsurprising.

[He's not going to deny its want for attention.]

[eiusumbra]

Why is that?