| | A figure flashes past you leaving you slightly stunned and turned around. “Hey, you.” Says a mysterious black cat wearing high red boots and brandishing a sabre. “Did you see an orange tabby cat wearing a ridiculous hat? He might have passed this way?” You are still shaken, but you have not seen any such cat. “If you see him tell him I need to speak with him and don’t follow me.” The mysterious cat in the high red boots dashes off and is soon lost in the crowds. You take a moment to process what happened. A cat wearing boots and carrying a sabre is not something you ever thought you would see, and now you are curious.
You have followed the mysterious black cat, but before you can find out where the cat is going, the red-booted cat turns to look at you. “We have to stop meeting like this.” The mysterious cat in the high red boots holds up the sabre. “Be off with you. This is not something that concerns you.” The cat pauses, “Unless you have news of that orange cat.” You step backward holding up your hands to show you mean no harm and shake your head. “I have not seen an orange cat. I don’t know why I followed you. Curiosity is all I can think of. I have never seen anyone like you in PnF town. Anyone would be curious.” “I have to be off, I am on an important mission, and I must find that darn cat. If you insist on following me, at least get a sword and remember the stories about what curiosity can do.” With that being said, the mysterious black cat in the high red boots vaulted onto a roof and raced away. Will you ever find out what is going on? Will you still follow the mysterious cat?
You turn a corner and run straight into some pet. “Oof, sorry, I was going too fast and did not see you.” You look up; it is none other than the mysterious black cat. You jump back as she raises her sabre. She makes toward you. “There he is, quick, follow me. I see you found a sword.” The mysterious black cat begins to run, and you run after her. “Why are you doing this?” you huff as you try to keep up. The mysterious black cat suddenly stops and looks at you with a gleam in her eye. “Did I not tell you? I want to invite him to lunch.” “What! You are chasing this orange cat all over PnF land to invite him to lunch. I thought he had done some unspeakable crime.” “Oh, no,” laughed the mysterious black cat. He is an outstanding orange cat, and I am quite fond of him, but I can never find him, and it is a long time since he and I compared notes and had a cozy chat.” You wave off the mysterious black cat in the high red boots. “Go! I don’t want to follow you anymore. I hope you find the orange cat. All this for a lunch date.” You turn and walk away, shaking your head. The mystery is solved. |