Deuteronomy’s Sacrifice

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"I was hiding from Tumble," Quaxo giggled, nuzzling Burelle and lifting Leathik into his arms gently. He pet the tiny kitten's head gently, hearing him mew quietly. "Aww, Burelle, he's so adorable." he whispered, smiling at the older queen.

Quaxo turned his head toward Tumble and smiled, holding out his arm and pulling Tumble into his side, nuzzling him. "Cuddle with me, Tumbley," he murmured, pecking his lips softly.

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Aprilli drawed back, ready to pounce on her mother's tail. She had one arm in the air as her tail swayed and she stared at her target. But right as she dove to pounce, a itsy-bitsy mouse stumbled across the piano and caught Aprilli's attention, resulting in her landing flat on her stomach and going to catch the mouse. ' Mew!!!' She cried, going after it.

Mali was trying to imitate Electra when she saw her sister going past her.. Mali took off after her, tackling down her sister, who growled and got back up, going back after the mouse.

[Munkustrap Etc.]

((No mouse. No food in the junkyard. Mice are food. Even if it's a tiny one, a mouse is a sign that there IS food.))

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|| But you said ' Food is scarce' so this can be the 'Scarce' part...||

[Munkustrap Etc.]

Tumble laid down on Quaxo's other side, reaching over to rub Leathik behind his ears. "They're certainly getting active," he commented, watching the queenkits wobbling around.

"Yes," Burelle said with a laugh, wiping some spit from Simeon's chin. "Soon, I'll start weaning them, and then they can be Munkustrap's problem. I'm quite looking forward to not having to feed them every few hours."

Munkustrap climbed into the piano, still cradling the new kitten in his arms. He knelt down next to his mother and held the little tom out (he had checked). "Do you think you could take care of another? I found this kitten out in the cold. He's freezing."

Burelle immediately turned her attention to the weak kitten, sitting up and pulling him into her arms. "Oh, you poor thing. Your fur feels frozen..."

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Quaxo glared at Munkustrap as he entered, but turned his head toward the new kitten again. He frowned a little, tilting his head to one side. Something about this kitten seemed oddly familiar, but he couldn't place it.

Shaking his head slowly, Quaxo pulled Leathik closer to his chest and closed his eyes, nuzzling Tumble gently. After a moment, he laid the kitten near his sisters and turned toward Tumble, pecking him on the lips before standing. Quaxo made his way over to Munkustrap and smirked a little, feeling the need to be a pain in the ass. He slid his tail around Munkustrap's, unraveling it as he walked toward his and Tumble's corner.

[Munkustrap Etc.]

Munkustrap frowned at Quaxo when the smaller cat wound their tails together, wondering what he was doing. He didn't pull away, though. Regardless of how Quaxo was feeling toward him, the tail-touch was somewhat soothing, and Munkustrap could really use soothing, right now.

Tumble watched as Quaxo wound his tail around Munkustrap's and bit his lip, closing his eyes. Quaxo was just trying to cheer Munkustrap up. Something had gotten the tabby down, and Quaxo was just being a good friend. It didn't matter that Quaxo currently seemed to hate Munkus, he was just acknowledging that they had a bond deeper than whatever shit was between them. That was all. It didn't mean anything.

He didn't move to join Quaxo, though. Instead, he just stayed curled up near Burelle, but not touching the red queen.

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Aprilli gave up on the mouse quickly, going back to whapping tails. She padded over to Munkstrap and began to whap at his tail, puncing on it. She drew back, herr butt in the air, and her tail swaying back and forth, getting ready to pounce. She had one paw in the air as she stared at Munkustrap's tail

Mali sat and watched and Electra giggled, seeing the queen kitten whap at munkustrap's tail, wondering what his reaction would be.

[Munkustrap Etc.]

"Don't," Munkustrap said, turning around and picking up Aprilli. He gave her a hug before returning her to her mother. He wasn't in the mood for playful kittens.

With a sigh, Munkustrap padded over to where Bomba was lying. He dropped down next to her, curling up and tucking his tail in close to his body. Alonzo was going to get Plato. Once everyone was here, he could make his announcement.

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Aprilli went back to batting at Burelle's tail, before noticing the new kitten. She started batting at the new kitten, trying to get it to play. Mali noticed Munkustrap walking past her over to the other kitty and curl up. She followed him, curling up on his head.

Electra practiced doing her flips again, now that Mali and Aprilli were occupied... She didn't want them getting hurt too bad...

[Munkustrap Etc.]

Munkustrap pushed Mali off his head. "No," he said simply.

Burelle was giving Aprilli the same treatment, catching her paws before they made contact. "No, Aprilli. He's sick. He's not going to be playing with you."

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Mali padded over to Aprilli, tackling her and biting her ear. " MEROW!!" Aprilli squealed in pain. Mali had bitten a little too hard.

Electra stopped practicing and flopped on her bed, tired.

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|| I am leaving for the night..... Good night to all that is on.... ||

[Munkustrap Etc.]

((Good night))

"Queens, break it up," Burelle said, scolding her daughters as she freed Aprilli's ear. "That's no way to treat your sister."

[deuteronomy]

Everlasting Cat, where was he...? Was he dead again...?

No, not dead. He was still cold, but not nearly as cold as he had been before. A human had picked him up. No, he smelt cats... Jellicles!

Forcing his brown eyes open, his heart fluttered at the sight of them. Munkustrap, Quaxo, Bruelle... He tried to speak, but his chest burned and all that came was another coughing fit.