No! It's not, that's like... This is just a thing people do sometimes, okay? It's a completely legit business.
[ Riley's...okay, she's not good at hiding the things she's nervous about, per se. But she's had practice with it, making it seem like she's only mildly stressed about something instead of completely freaking out. Cairo, however, is like...an expert. The master of the go with the flow technique. Everything Riley's learned about how to mask her fears, she's learned from Cairo.
All this to say, she's got no idea Cairo's nervous about this. Okay, she could have told her before about all this, she wasn't happy about that. That's her bad! But now? She assumes Cairo's fine with all this as they approach café. Maple in his soft carrier is already mewing in excitement; he knows this place, it's the nice place where he gets to play. ]
The cats aren't in the kitchen, Cai...
[ She trails off as she spies someone standing outside. A manticore, it seems, which is apt. He looks familiar, but she can't quite...
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[ Riley's...okay, she's not good at hiding the things she's nervous about, per se. But she's had practice with it, making it seem like she's only mildly stressed about something instead of completely freaking out. Cairo, however, is like...an expert. The master of the go with the flow technique. Everything Riley's learned about how to mask her fears, she's learned from Cairo.
All this to say, she's got no idea Cairo's nervous about this. Okay, she could have told her before about all this, she wasn't happy about that. That's her bad! But now? She assumes Cairo's fine with all this as they approach café. Maple in his soft carrier is already mewing in excitement; he knows this place, it's the nice place where he gets to play. ]
The cats aren't in the kitchen, Cai...
[ She trails off as she spies someone standing outside. A manticore, it seems, which is apt. He looks familiar, but she can't quite...
Wait. Wait— ]
Eridanus?!