An Abundance of C/An Important Question [Video]

[thisclinchesit]

When the video starts, one will see Shoutarou standing outside of a pool hall - he adjusts his hat a bit before speaking.

"Hello, Hinoto-Ri. The name's Hidari Shoutarou, and I'm here with some news for you all, and a couple of questions.

To start, a rather unexpected thing has happened - whatever strange powers surround this place have seen fit to bring my detective agency building here. I suppose that means I'm stuck here for the long haul, I may as well start offering my services as a private detective. Just come see me in Pisces district, at the Narumi Detective Agency."

There's a pause, then Shou frowns and huffs. "...of course, whoever brought it here has a hell of a sense of humor, and put it across the street from the other Narumi Detective Agency..." The camera jerks, and points to the other one for a moment.

"The city's still working on getting power connected to the building, but I'm gonna call it open for business anyway now that I've moved in."

He clears his throat, and looks just a little more serious. "As for the questions - has anyone here heard of the Transmigration 9? It was where I was before I wound up here. Just wondering if any other crewmembers are here. My other question..." His face turns a bit awkward at this point. "...does anyone have any advice on taking care of a kitten? I've dealt with an adult cat that knows how to behave already before, to a degree, but a kitten is outside my experience."

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anon text (Cazali probably never potty-trained Besel, l-o-l)

[1500lives]

[Oh, the guy from the other night. Is it...forward to- wait he's a private detective. That's, safe. Right? He did owe him...]

how old is the kitten, if you had to guess?
i know a lot about cats, i can try to help.

[Text] Damn it Cazali y u gotta be that way

[thisclinchesit]

Ah, damn, I couldn't say. The extent of my knowledge of cats is 'feed it, water it, change the litter, and take it to the vet if something goes wrong'. It's young enough that it doesn't know to use the litterbox or to stay out of anything not nailed down.

caz manages to troll from beyond the...grave???

[1500lives]

most cats never grow out of messing things up.

but do you still have the adult cat? even if they aren't related, the older may help the younger "get" the cat box faster than your own efforts.

More like from beyond the piggy bank.

[thisclinchesit]

Well, can't blame a guy for hoping they could, eh?

I do, but... He's not very, ah, responsive to anyone but his actual owner, so I don't think he'd be any help in this situation.

[Text] [Protag tackle?]

[linefacingforever]

Best to get them litter trained as soon as possible. They're usually pretty instinctive, but if it looks like they're going to go to the bath room, hurry up and get them into a litter box. They can figure it out from there after a few times.

Might want to surround the litter box with newspaper though. Just in case.

[Text] [It's super effective!]

[thisclinchesit]

That's all there is to it? Really? I'd expect it to be more complicated than that...

[If only because he's been made a fool by pets on numerous occasions.]

[Text]

[linefacingforever]

You need to remember too that once you invite a pet into your home, it becomes part of your family. Even though cats are independent, they still need someone to pick them up and love them every now and then.

Otherwise they might just get spiteful and do things on purpose.

[Text]

[thisclinchesit]

Well, I didn't exactly invite him - just came home one day and he was hanging out in the agency and bugging the older cat. And now I'm here, and so's he.

I'm really just being a cat-sitter, as pets are more my partner's thing. I'll do what I've got to, and hope he shows up eventually.

not here

[amodernman]

[ F E H ]

also not here

[thisclinchesit]

[You mad, neighbro?]

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[themortalhalf]

...How old is it?

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[thisclinchesit]

[The question gets a shrug and a sigh.]

I don't even know - I can't just up and ask him and get a response, y'know?

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[themortalhalf]

Well, is he running around? Or is he not, or just walking uncoordinated? You can also get a good guess by seeing if he's got teeth yet and if his eyes are still blue.

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[thisclinchesit]

Yeah, he's runnin' around and making trouble. Definitely got teeth. Old enough to misbehave, young enough to not know better, I guess is a good way to put it.

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[thewunderkind]

Crewmembers? You mean like in a ship or something?

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[thisclinchesit]

[For a moment, Shoutarou stares at the video, until something clicks. It's at that point that he makes a rather loud noise, because all hard-boiled men do that when they figure stuff out.



He's really embarrassing.]

Oi, you! You're the weird girl hung up on lasers!

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[daswunderkind]

[New nickname acquired: Squeaky.]

Wait you know me? ...of course you would know me! I'm the Black Hole's Wunderkind, Lash! If there's a laser somewhere, I'll make it more deadly!

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[screwattack]

[When the feed comes on, it's coming from a woman with blonde hair tied back into a ponytail sitting in a stark white room. Seems like Samus had been browsing the network for interesting information while she was waiting to meet with a doctor in the hospital.]

Transmigration 9 crewmembers? Were you part of the police force on a ship, then?

[It certainly sounded like he was talking about a space ship.]

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[thisclinchesit]

[Shou nods a couple of times.]

As much as one could call a bunch of ragtag folks looking to keep the peace a police force, yeah.

[He squints a bit at the screen, obviously thinking a bit. Lady looks familiar...]

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[screwattack]

I used to be a part of the Federation Police in my world, though I imagine your circumstances were different. I'm simply wondering if it was a stray ship within my universe...

You were out in space correct? Does the Galactic Federation sound familiar to you?

[So far the only other person she's met from her world has been Gandrayda. While one was definitely more than none, she still made the effort to seek out others.]

video;

[manlyfop]

[... Oh. So you're the one who's set up shop on the other side.]

Two agencies would be confusing to anyone wanting a specific service. [Just... stating a fact. Though knowing Narumi, he might think of it as a rival.]

video

[thisclinchesit]

[Shou frowns at the statement, and looks suitably annoyed to go with it.]

I know, but I didn't exactly ask for my building to be put right here - and I'm not about to change the name. It's been like this for years!

[Voice]

[aurathread]

Can it eat solid food? Or is it still too small?

[Voice]

[thisclinchesit]

Solid food, solid objects that it really shouldn't but doesn't seem bothered, my patience...

[That last bit is rather quiet and under Shoutarou's breath.]

...which is to say, 'yes it can'.

[Voice]

[aurathread]

Set it up with a dish of solid cat food, then, along with some water. If it's not already, you should look into training it to use a litterbox. You should probably also look at getting it to a vet to make sure it doesn't have any health problems, and to let them tell you of any health problems particular to the breed to watch out for.

[He's... not sure how he remembers all of this. Strange...]