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<blockquote data-quote="mroberon1972" data-source="post: 484762" data-attributes="member: 5148">Death of a kitty...Death of a kitty...-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Wendy looked at the door with her eyes wide. &quot;Do you think he's hurt?&quot; Her voice had a tinge of panic.I mumbled my reply into my hands.&quot;What?&quot; The panic sounded worse.I looked up and carefully phrased my reply. &quot;No. I don't think he's hurt.&quot;Her face relaxed and she inhaled again. &quot;Thank the gods...&quot;&quot;I think he's dead.&quot;You could have heard a pin drop for nearly 5 seconds.&quot;WHAT?&quot; The panic in her voice had returned with reinforcements.I looked her in the eye with my best condescending look. I toned my voice to match. &quot;He hasn't come back out, has he?&quot; This seemed to deflate her completely. &quot;Shouldn't we do something?&quot;&quot;What you mean is, 'Why don't YOU go look at the carnage'?&quot; I raised my eyebrow. &quot;Am I right?&quot;Her arms folded across her chest. &quot;Your office. Your rules. Your job.&quot; She sounded positively petulant. I smiled and shook my head. She WAS right. It was my office.&quot;Fine.&quot; I stood back up and walked over to the door. Placing my ear against the wood, I listened for anything at all. Nothing. Zip. Nada.&quot;Well?&quot; I frowned and glared at her. &quot;You want to be a human shield?&quot;&quot;No.&quot;&quot;Then shut up.&quot; I considered. &quot;Please.&quot; I braced myself and opened the door. Everything was as I left it.But no cleric... And no cat... The room was completely devoid of living, or undead, creatures.&quot;Well. That takes care of that.&quot; I began walking to the kennel in the back of the clinic.Wendy looked confused. &quot;But what about the cleric?&quot;I picked up the cryscomm without activating it and placed it at my ear. Looking at her, I smiled and began to speak. &quot;Hello, is this the temple of light? Good! We just had a cleric come down here... Yes... Well, he won't be coming back... No... You see, he was vanished by an undead kitten. No, you can't see the kitten. He vanished too. Really? An Inquisitor? Will take care of everything? Thank you! Our address is...&quot;Wendy threw her hands into the air and yelled. &quot;FINE! I get it! You can stop now!&quot; I put down the cryscomm and continued to the back.&quot;But where are you going?&quot;&quot;To get a cat for a little girl.&quot; &quot;Won't she...&quot;&quot;No. I'll use some rites I know to change it so it looked the same.&quot; I began looking for a similar sized cat from among the ones in the room.Wendy piped up from the office. &quot;Hopefully a LITTLE better...&quot; I remained silent and continued looking. After about five minutes, I was able to find one that looked pretty close. It was the same breed and was male. Looking it in the eye, I spoke the rite that would let me speak with it.&quot;Hello, Cat.&quot; I picked him up.&quot;Hello, Human.&quot; His voice was a comfortable rumble. &quot;YOU'VE been having an interesting morning, haven't you.&quot; It was not a question.&quot;Listening in?&quot; I carried him to the waiting room where the monster had been. I took another look for it, just to be safe.&quot;No, you and the other female were loud. Hard to get a good nap in with all the noise.&quot; His nose wiggled and he bared teeth. &quot;What's that smell?&quot;&quot;A dead cat.&quot;&quot;Smells worse then dead.&quot;I set him down on the table. He quickly began smoothing his fur. &quot;I need you to do something for me.&quot;&quot;Why should I?&quot;I smiled, or rather, I bared my teeth at him. &quot;Because I'M the bigger predator here.&quot;He was attentive at once. &quot;I meant: How can I help you?&quot;&quot;Better. A little girl has lost her cat companion, and I want you to take his place.&quot; He looked at the door. I think he was estimating his chance for escape. &quot;Did she have anything to do with her cat becoming 'lost'?&quot;&quot;No, he jumped out of a high window and died in the fall.&quot;&quot;Is she really THAT bad?&quot;&quot;LISTEN YOU! I have had it up to here with this. You are going to be her faithful, loving baby. You will do this either through the kindness of your heart, or fear of me. I don't care which. Do we understand each other?&quot; I was screeching and hissing. Cat hunkered down and folded his ears back. Wendy even walked by to see what was going on. I ignored her.His reply was wary. &quot;All right, you aren't giving me a lot of choices.&quot;&quot;Nope.&quot;&quot;But won't she figure out that I'm not her...&quot; I began chanting the rite of shifting forms. &quot;...Hey! I don't understand you. What are you...&quot; His form suddenly shifted to match the other cat, abet in a much healthier form. He sat stunned.&quot;There! You look great!&quot;&quot;You used magic on me!&quot; He hunkered down on the table and yowled.&quot;Kitty!&quot; A child's voice broke through the yowling and caused the cat to start. The little girl came into the room. Wendy looked at me from behind her and shrugged.&quot;Hello, Honey.&quot; I said quickly. &quot;I was just trying to calm down your kitten...&quot; She picked him up and laid him backward across his arms so she could rub his belly. Cat growled at me. &quot;Can I back out now?&quot;&quot;This or the dog kennel.&quot; I cooed back at him.&quot;Can I have a few minutes to make up my mind?&quot;The little girl hugged Cat lightly and smiled at me. &quot;You fixed his voice!&quot; Her voice was pure sunshine. &quot;Thank you! Daddy can pay you...&quot;I cut her off. &quot;No, Honey. It's fine. You just take him home and show him how much you love him. I'm glad you brought your cat in for help. He needed it.&quot;&quot;Thank you.&quot; And she left happy, with Cat in tow yowling for the dogs.Mr. Oberon&quot;Hello, is this the temple of light?&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mroberon1972, post: 484762, member: 5148"] [b]Death of a kitty...[/b] Death of a kitty... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wendy looked at the door with her eyes wide. "Do you think he's hurt?" Her voice had a tinge of panic. I mumbled my reply into my hands. "What?" The panic sounded worse. I looked up and carefully phrased my reply. "No. I don't think he's hurt." Her face relaxed and she inhaled again. "Thank the gods..." "I think he's dead." You could have heard a pin drop for nearly 5 seconds. "WHAT?" The panic in her voice had returned with reinforcements. I looked her in the eye with my best condescending look. I toned my voice to match. "He hasn't come back out, has he?" This seemed to deflate her completely. "Shouldn't we do something?" "What you mean is, 'Why don't YOU go look at the carnage'?" I raised my eyebrow. "Am I right?" Her arms folded across her chest. "Your office. Your rules. Your job." She sounded positively petulant. I smiled and shook my head. She WAS right. It was my office. "Fine." I stood back up and walked over to the door. Placing my ear against the wood, I listened for anything at all. Nothing. Zip. Nada. "Well?" I frowned and glared at her. "You want to be a human shield?" "No." "Then shut up." I considered. "Please." I braced myself and opened the door. Everything was as I left it. But no cleric... And no cat... The room was completely devoid of living, or undead, creatures. "Well. That takes care of that." I began walking to the kennel in the back of the clinic. Wendy looked confused. "But what about the cleric?" I picked up the cryscomm without activating it and placed it at my ear. Looking at her, I smiled and began to speak. "Hello, is this the temple of light? Good! We just had a cleric come down here... Yes... Well, he won't be coming back... No... You see, he was vanished by an undead kitten. No, you can't see the kitten. He vanished too. Really? An Inquisitor? Will take care of everything? Thank you! Our address is..." Wendy threw her hands into the air and yelled. "FINE! I get it! You can stop now!" I put down the cryscomm and continued to the back. "But where are you going?" "To get a cat for a little girl." "Won't she..." "No. I'll use some rites I know to change it so it looked the same." I began looking for a similar sized cat from among the ones in the room. Wendy piped up from the office. "Hopefully a LITTLE better..." I remained silent and continued looking. After about five minutes, I was able to find one that looked pretty close. It was the same breed and was male. Looking it in the eye, I spoke the rite that would let me speak with it. "Hello, Cat." I picked him up. "Hello, Human." His voice was a comfortable rumble. "YOU'VE been having an interesting morning, haven't you." It was not a question. "Listening in?" I carried him to the waiting room where the monster had been. I took another look for it, just to be safe. "No, you and the other female were loud. Hard to get a good nap in with all the noise." His nose wiggled and he bared teeth. "What's that smell?" "A dead cat." "Smells worse then dead." I set him down on the table. He quickly began smoothing his fur. "I need you to do something for me." "Why should I?" I smiled, or rather, I bared my teeth at him. "Because I'M the bigger predator here." He was attentive at once. "I meant: How can I help you?" "Better. A little girl has lost her cat companion, and I want you to take his place." He looked at the door. I think he was estimating his chance for escape. "Did she have anything to do with her cat becoming 'lost'?" "No, he jumped out of a high window and died in the fall." "Is she really THAT bad?" "LISTEN YOU! I have had it up to here with this. You are going to be her faithful, loving baby. You will do this either through the kindness of your heart, or fear of me. I don't care which. Do we understand each other?" I was screeching and hissing. Cat hunkered down and folded his ears back. Wendy even walked by to see what was going on. I ignored her. His reply was wary. "All right, you aren't giving me a lot of choices." "Nope." "But won't she figure out that I'm not her..." I began chanting the rite of shifting forms. "...Hey! I don't understand you. What are you..." His form suddenly shifted to match the other cat, abet in a much healthier form. He sat stunned. "There! You look great!" "You used magic on me!" He hunkered down on the table and yowled. "Kitty!" A child's voice broke through the yowling and caused the cat to start. The little girl came into the room. Wendy looked at me from behind her and shrugged. "Hello, Honey." I said quickly. "I was just trying to calm down your kitten..." She picked him up and laid him backward across his arms so she could rub his belly. Cat growled at me. "Can I back out now?" "This or the dog kennel." I cooed back at him. "Can I have a few minutes to make up my mind?" The little girl hugged Cat lightly and smiled at me. "You fixed his voice!" Her voice was pure sunshine. "Thank you! Daddy can pay you..." I cut her off. "No, Honey. It's fine. You just take him home and show him how much you love him. I'm glad you brought your cat in for help. He needed it." "Thank you." And she left happy, with Cat in tow yowling for the dogs. Mr. Oberon "Hello, is this the temple of light?" [/QUOTE]

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