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*tilts his head, expression impassive*

*a bit startled as she didn't hear him walk up*

Oh! Hello to you too...again.
*strokes the striped fluffy cat as it winds it's way between her legs as she sits, it purrs contentedly*

Hello, Jackie. It's nice to see you again. *his eyes move to the cat for a moment before meeting hers again* Is that your friend?

*smiles as she rubs the purring cat behind the ears*
We've only just met...but he seems to like me ok.

*picks up cat and brings him over* Say hi to Klaatu, little friend.
*the cat snuggles in her arms, oblivious*

*nods and reaches out but doesn't pet the cat as she does, placing his finger on top of its head instead. He pulls away after a moment* He is hungry.

....you're kidding? You can talk to cats too?

*oh well, who is she to argue?*
*hands cat to him* Here, hold him a minute, I'm pretty sure I've got some milk in the apartment.

*goes inside and comes back with a saucer of milk*

Not exactly. They don't have a language as you do.

*he waits patiently, holding the cat stiffly in his arms. When she comes back he places it back on the floor and it runs eagerly towards her*

That's still pretty cool though. I don't suppose you could tell me what my pet fish is thinking...*says kiddingly*

*the cat buries his face in the milk and makes loud slurping sounds*
Easy there, don't drown yourself. You sure are hungry.
*the cat lets out a loud meow of protest as she tries to scoot the bowl over to slow his drinking down*

If it serves a purpose, yes.

*tilts his head thoughtfully* Do you care for many animals?

No, just the fish and he's not hard to care for. But I do like most animals. *runs her fingers through the cat's fur as he licks a few drops off his face and then licks her hand appreciatively*
But this one is starting to grow on me...I'm not sure I could keep him though.

*gets a bit quiet at a thought* ...you could probably read people's minds too if you wanted to...*isn't sure how she feels about that*

Why? It wants to be with you.

*he crouches, meeting her eyes* Yes, if it serves my purpose. It worries you?

I can see that...but I really don't know what the landlord would say and I'm not always home...he might get lonely being cooped up by himself when I have to go to work.

*avoids his eyes a bit and doesn't answer the question*

He only wants somewhere warm to live and food to eat.

I'm sorry. *he straightens* It wasn't my intention to frighten you.

*the cat is now in investigation mode, sniffing her hands, her neck, her hair, walking around and sniffing at both of their shoes*

No, no, it's ok...it's not scary just a bit...disconcerting...

*he glances down at the cat for a moment, thinking, before returning his attention back to her* Would you allow me to demonstrate? Then you might understand the experience...

Demonstrate?...*gulp* on me?

*considers against her better judgement*

...well....*wary*...does it hurt?
*kicks herself mentally for such a silly question, the cat had seemed alright with it*

Only if I wanted it to. *he takes a step towards her, meeting her eyes assuredly* It won't hurt.

*he holds out his hand* Please?

*another gulp*

...o..k...just...don't erase anything or anything like that...
*squeezes her eyes shut and braces herself as if she's gonna get punched in the face or something*

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*sits down abruptly, almost squashing the cat who moves off unhappy at losing it's sitting spot*

...well...

*can't really say anything beyond that*

*he doesn't move to help or to comfort her, mainly because those are purely humans behaviors that he has no understanding of. He just watches her passively and kneels down to draw the attention of the disgruntled cat. He gives her a moment to process what's happened*

*recovering a bit*

Sorry, that was a bit...different...
Kind of like...*hunting for the right words*...like...like an electric shock but in slow motion...

*realizes she's now remembering what he saw in her mind after the fact*
*she was on the stage in college in the chorus for the musical Fiddler on the Roof, one of her favorite memories when they hit the last note and the audience got up out of their seats to cheer*
That's an odd memory...I haven't thought of that one in awhile...

*he settles down next to her, pulling the cat onto his lap though he doesn't stroke it* It felt like a nice one.

And now you have no reason to be afraid. Should I choose to enter your mind, you'll feel it.

*nods thoughtfully*

Was that the same thing you did with my Ipod? Pretty much the same thing?

*cat is sniffing along the lapels of his suit, wondering if he has any food anywhere*

Similar, yes. Though the human brain is slightly more complex.

*smiles* I would hope so...or you'd have a bunch of lifeforms that go around singing the same songs all the time and doing nothing else.

He seems to like you too.

*tilts head* Like a bird? *it's very nearly the Klaatu approximation of a joke. He hasn't really developed a sense of humor*

*glances down at the cat in his lap* Yes and I like him. *looks to her* Will you give him a name?

Yes, rather like birds. Though they seem to enjoy singing all the time.

I might. *rubs the cat behind the ear causing it to purr again* He seems like he would like a name.

ooc: sorry, I didn't get an email notice of this comment like I usually do, I would have never seen it if I hadn't gone back looking for it.

Is that your cat?

*looks up* Hey Evan. No he's not mine...but I think he thinks he is.

*smiles and crouches down beside her* Is he a stray? Maybe you should take him in.

*cat squirms away from her and goes over to investigate the new person*
I don't know that my fish would appreciate it...

My cat lives with fish, I don't think there's been any mishaps. *strokes the cat, smiling* I think I'd have heard all about it if she'd eaten one of them. I heard enough of it when she hunted down and ate his precious cheese...

What's your cat's name?

*grins at her* Cat. She only has one eye *he mimes covering his eye with his hand*

Good name. :) You could have called her a pirate name with only one eye.

Yeah, I've never been great with the imaginative stuff.

... I miss her.

*didn't realize till now*
Oh dear, I'm sorry...ever thought about getting another cat?

*blinks at her for a moment* Oh! She's not.... *smiles* She's with my brother in Chicago, he's been looking after her for me while I... sort some things out. Maybe I should fetch her.

*blushes at her mistake*
*cat jumps into her lap and settles down like he owns her already*

*chuckles* I think he wants to keep you.

Argh...sneaky manipulative...*sighs as the cat licks her fingertips affectionately* I can't keep him, I don't even know what my landlord would say.

...he is awful cute, isn't he...

*smiles* Why would your landlord have to know?

Oh please...like I could hide the smell of a cat?

...and he'd have to get his shots...
Goodness, I'm already considering this.

*picks up the cat and looks him eye to eye* You're gonna need a name if you're going to stick around here.

You could get those plug in air fresheners.

*smiles* Well don't look at me. Apparently I suck at naming things.