capeandcowl2020 | Open Post 002

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Open Post 002

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That, I'd say, is partly by design. We don't like our operations to be easily discovered, but there are methods of connection when we need to establish them. It's just...they have to be very careful.

I've been involved with this for nearly two sweeps.

[she whistles lowly, impressed]

That's really great! Have you gotten very far yet or is there still a lot to do? It's kind of hard to tell just from stuff like rallies and newspapers.

[it's even harder to gauge when you're an actual imPort, too. even if the tide has been shifting she'd never know after someone got a glance at her real appearance]

[ and it's a slow process anyway, when so much of it has to be covert. ]

I'm more involved with relocation and resource management than the forward planning. My job is to help us maintain the luxury to operate despite the circumstances.

But I hear things, every now and again. Certain individuals we've acquired that should bring the fight in our favor.

I really hope so. [it's heartening to hear, even if it's something so small as that] I'm kind of getting tired of starting fights at rallies.

[ her brows furrow at that remark. ]

You don't...actually attack anyone when you attend those, do you?

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No, no, of course not! That'd be horrible. [she puts her hands up in front of her chest in a gesture of innocent]

I just want people to talk about what they're doing so I kind of...nudge them into doing that.

Only talking?

[ she's not sure if she's relieved that nepeta's not putting herself in danger or disappointed that it ends so...peacefully. ]

That's all I do, yeah. But some people get kind of upset about what others are saying, so...it doesn't usually just end with talking.

[her mouth twists into a frown]

But I guess that's still fine, since that gets more publicity anyway.

[ kanaya's eyebrows raise, her lips twisting ambiguously. honestly, she's trying not to smile, but it probably ends up looking a little scrutinizing, disapproving. ]

So you make them fight each other.

It's not on purrpose! [the cat puns roll in as she becomes a little distressed at the thought of the dreaded Kanaya Judgement]

I just make them feel a little more sympathetic towards imPorts so they can think about what they're doing and then ofur people get upset about that and it just kind of happens!

[ as kanaya listens, her lips purse tighter. it starts with a twitch, a titter. her eyes are watering, she puts a fist against her mouth to keep it hidden, but by the time nepeta's finished there's no holding it back.

she snorts out the laugh, the first she's enjoyed in too long. once she's finally settled it, she wipes her eyes with an amused hum. ]

That's brilliant! Good work.

[ don't worry nepeta, there's no judgement coming. or at least not an unfavorable one. she fucking hates those guys. ]

Well, somebody's got to do it. Efuryone has an impurrtant job, right?

[she grins as well, anxious posture dissolving with Kanaya's laughter. Nepeta has a feeling that this isn't something that her friend indulges in very often, and she's glad to be able to bring that out of her]

[ there's really only one concern she has, and she's at least been told that it's fine already. ]

As long as you're coming away from it safe, I think it's an effective use of your skills. I could ask around, see if there may be any more crucial areas you might be similarly deployed.

I'd appreciate it. [she laughs a little] The free food at those meetings isn't exactly the greatest.

[ kanaya lets out a very unflattering snort. ]

I wouldn't worry over that. I can provide you with much better.

[she rolls her eyes]

I'm purretty sure that anybody could! Although I'm getting purretty good at being snobby about chain store donuts.

Have you? Which ones do you consider most worthy of recommendation?

The holiday ones! Especially the ones shaped like hearts and the ones with green filling.

[she has certain tastes, ok]

[ she should have known. ]

I can see how that would be true, they have their own sort of whimsy. Not always seasonal, unfortunately, unless you've been hoarding.

Well...[she runs a finger in circles on the table, looking innocent]

Nobody really wants them after the fights, and it'd be silly to let them all go to waste.

Now, are those the fresh ones, or the ones in little plastic packages? [ she makes a gesture like she's pinching something between both hands. ]

I'd hardly think the former would last very long.

They don't! But I share, so I don't usually have too many that go bad on me.

[there's a lot of homeless people in Central Park who find themselves the grateful recipients of boxes of fresh donuts after dozing off for a bit]

That's a very kind way to handle it. I suppose I was afraid you might be too isolated to take such an approach.

[ but then, there is a difference between being isolated and feeling like it, and it's a distinction she's lived with for years. ]

Nah, I'm too good at sneaking around to ever really be alone.

[she likes it, really. stalking the unmowed grass and leaping through the trees with nothing more than a whispering rustle harkens her back to life on Alternia. if she weren't being hunted herself at the same time Nepeta might even go so far as to say she was content]

Funny, I'd have thought that would work with quite the opposite results.

[ after all, most of her sneaking has been for the purpose of avoiding others. ]

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