[AQ] The Cat Returns [Junko/Yasuko]

[junko ୧( ॑ധ ॑)୨]

The Great Cat Detective 

+ Description: Recently there have been a lot of lost cat posters around town. It seems someone has lost their precious 'President McRuffles' and is offering a reward for his prompt return! Mr. President's owner, Ms. Tanaka says you might have some luck if you try searching the park with a can of salmon...From his pictures he's a fairly fat cat... 

+ Begin the great goose chase for the President: +1 Faberge, -1 Roost 

+ Try to pass off some other fat cat as President McRuffles and claim the reward: -1 Faberge, +2 Roost 

+ Find the cat but hesitate about returning him...he's actually pretty cute: +2 Guardians, -1 Faberge 

+ Take down the posters, its just some old lady's cat, right: -2 Faberge, +1 Roost 

+ Requirements: Tag an X-mod if you take down the posters/refuse to return the cat to face Ms. Tanaka's wrath or tag an x-mod to collect the randomized reward  

+ Submitted by Kingmochi 

This was serious business.

Junko had happened to see the flyer on the telephone pole on her way out to grab something to eat. The girl had an endless appetite it was going to end up on her hips, it was just a matter of time. But the flyer had caught her eye, a few pieces already torn from the bottom and a big...interesting picture on the front.

It was a big fat-- and I do mean fat bobtail. Fitted with a big red bow on the back and a itty bitty bell that hung from the front. If she hadn't known any better she'd swear he was sitting on a throne but she was sure it was just a cushion. Pretty sure....50% sure.

It was pretty obvious by the looks of the poster this cat was lost. Which was mildly astonishing because how could you miss a cat like that wandering around the streets...it was a real eye catcher. She eyed the poster a bit more, reading the extra bit at the bottom just above the number to call. It seemed like he belonged to an old lady...who really wanted him back...Poor ol gal...!! One of her beloved felines was missing! How awful..

She frowned a bit, if she actually thought about it she actually recalled seeing an abnormally obese cat hanging around trying to catch some scraps just downtown..! Her snacks could wait, there was a old lady to reassure! She would find that cat and see a smile on her face whether it killed her or not. Or really until she ran herself ragged.

She took a step, spinning right around as she set course for a different destination, cupping her hands over her mouth as she started calling out for the cat.



"Mr. President! Mrrrr. Pressssidennntttt! Here, Mr. President!"

[Yasuko Kobayashi]

Venturing out downtown, Yasuko tugged on her bag as she stared at the paper in front of her. Placing her finger on it, she traced the drawn roads and the landmarks as she followed the map to her destination. She had ran out of stationary - Seiyo had more homework and assignments that she thought it would have, and she had already used up most of the pens that she had brought from home. Not to mention she had accidentally broken her mechanical pencil while attempting to grab Paii after one of her torrent of insults; it hadn't ended well and she had sadly ended up with a non-functioning piece of stationary in the process. She would have certainly tried the Student Store, but while it did carry her favourite mechanical pencil brand, it did not sell any of her favourite pens. And she was very specific about stationary.

Her mother had advised her to go to Downtown Otonoki and try some of the stores there. It was however a rather expensive brand of pens; ever since she started using it two years ago, Yasuko could never go back to cheap pens after that. The kind which she insisted was smooth yet comfortable on your hands, yet the ink was just wet enough to write with but not too dry that you can barely write with it. And it came in colours of matt black and shiny silvery hues. How any more professional looking can one get?!

The image of a fat cat however caught her eye. Stopping in her tracks, she stared at the poster on the wall, wondering whose cat it was. A quick glance around the area showed that there thousands of these posters peppered all around the road she was walking on. All of the same cat.

And what a damn fat cat it was.

She didn't recognise the breed; she neither disliked nor liked cats - she was simply wary of such pets, for she had a slight allergic reaction to pet fur. It wasn't something that caused a major reaction though, her asthma was very well-controlled, but it didn't mean that she wasn't at all cautious about them. "Man, the thing's fat though," she muttered to herself, staring at the poster up on the wall. The owner must either be filthy rich, or they were pampering their pet too much. Though, after reading onwards, she supposed it could be both too; the owner seemed to be giving out quite a fair amount of sums for the cat's return. Yasuko wasn't in dire need of money, but it didn't mean she didn't like the idea of having more sums for herself in case she ever needed anything.

She shrugged. She supposed if she saw it, she would return it just for the money. But then again, a fat cat like that didn't seem like it would survive too long outside. What would a fat cat eat without it's constant daily supply of food? Assuming it was the type that simply ate too much, but judging from how big it was she doubt it could be anything else. Staring at the paper in her hands, she sighed. She supposed it wouldn't really hurt to...perhaps try harder than just hoping she'll bump into it somehow. It was someone else's precious cat and she couldn't very well judge on how important pets could be to their owners huh? 

The sound of someone calling out though, made her look up. Mr President? She stared back at the poster. Oh, it was the name of the cat that went missing. Someone else was looking for the cat too? Maybe they had more information on the cat then she did? Walking quickly forwards, she skirted around the corner to look for the source of the voice. 

[junko ୧( ॑ധ ॑)୨]

Continuing to call out to the cat, she didn't notice the person who had suddenly whipped around the corner. It took her a moment to notice that eyes were on her, looking a bit curiously at her as she randomly stood on the street hollering out for some phantom cat. She paused for a moment, looking over at the other girl who had appeared. She glanced to the side sheepishly, realizing how embarrassing her actions might've been in the end. She had such a bad habit of acting without thinking. This was one of those times.

"Aahhh...sorry! I was pretty loud wasn't I...haha.." She laughed nervously. "There's this missin' cat and I'm trying-- o-or attempting really to find it so it can get home..." She put her hands on her hips, almost posing heroically. "I feel bad for Miss Tanaka.."

She couldn't imagine how the poor old woman was feeling. If she ever lost Peaches or Sassy Fran...Those two had been her source of comfort for years and to suddenly loose one would be so heartbreaking..What if Ms.Tanaka was by herself? And Mr. President was her only family and company and now he was GONE. She probably had no one!! How was she coping? Junko just didn't have the heart to ignore the situation!! She had to make things right!!

"Ah! You don't have any information on the little porker do you?" She glanced around for a moment. "I've seen him around here before, trying to get scraps from one of the restaurants but I can't remember which one.."

[Yasuko Kobayashi]

Stepping out from the corner, the first-year took a quick glance around to find the source of the voice - and found herself looking at a girl standing on the streets calling out the cat's name. A girl with long brown hair and what looks like a beauty mark on her face. She didn't recognise this person; though she was fairly certain she was of high school age. Could she possibly be from Seiyo as well? Yasuko wasn't sure - she had only researched about the Seiyo academy here in Otonoki, but hadn't really looked to see about other high schools in the area.

But the girl...even from here, Yasuko could tell that the girl was much taller than her. And that made the first-year feel...rather self-conscious. Granted the girl wasn't extremely tall, but any female taller than 5'3" always made her nervous. She knew she wasn't really that tall and there was very little she could do about it - and certainly there was very little anyone could do about their height - but tall girls made her anxious. They always reminded her of how...small she looked. And she didn't like feeling that she was small.

Perhaps she was a little too sensitive about her height.

Upon being noticed, Yasuko realised that she had been just standing at the corner without doing anything but stare at the stranger as she hollered away. "Ah." she instinctively said, a little embarrassed. She must have gotten too distracted by the girl's height that she ended up being unable to know how to approach her without looking weird. Well, she probably looked a bit weird now considering she was just looking at her wordlessly like that.

As the girl laughed nervously, the first-year immediately put up her hands and shook her head. "Oh no no...!" Yasuko said, her hands waving about as if to accentuate her words. She didn't feel that there was a need for the girl to apologise, since well, one needed to be loud to call out for a missing cat that they weren't sure where it was. At least though the tall girl's laugh gave her something else to focus on instead of being self-conscious about the fact she just stood by the corner doing nothing but stare.

"Oh uh..." Yasuko responded, sounding a little hesitant. She realised that she was on the other side of the street - and that probably was rather uncomfortable for someone to yell across like that. Quickly, she walked over. "I...was hoping you might have been able to tell me actually," she said, as she stopped just a ways from the stranger.