the cat comes back [nychta]

[attr="class","smdbody"]"Not now, Sol." Cecil scolded the orange tabby currently attempting to wind around his ankles. It was a little difficult in his own crouching position, but Sol manage to find a way as he worked on his goal of obtaining Cecil's attention. He sighed, a gentle smile on his face though, as he set the small shovel down and gave in to Sol's mewing, scratching him on the head. "I wonder how you got so spoiled, hmmm?" Seeing that Sol was getting attention a few of the other strays currently on his farm also made their over to Cecil. "You know, you guys are lucky I'm my own boss." he said as he gave in and sat down on the ground with a sigh, freeing both of his hands for pats and scratches. "If I saw my employee doing this, I would probably fire them." He looked up and saw that one of the cats was still warily looking in his direction, green eyes watching him intently. The black cat was a relatively new visitor to the farm and was taking his time warming up to Cecil, not that he minded it wasn't like all the cats that visited his farm were this affectionate. It just took some time to get into their own rhythm of things, like with meeting anyone new for the first time. [attr="class","smdtags"] --- ■ Nýchta ■ don't kill the flowers

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I know this isn't much but

I know I could I could be better

[attr="class","nPost"]Silent steps through tall grass, a frown twitched down the corners of his lips as he watched the frost creep from the soles of his feet. The frost formed the shape of his foot before climbing up the length of the blades, and they would most certainly begin to dry and brown by the end of the day. There was nothing like a good frost to confuse the vegetation into thinking it was the wrong season. Just when spring began to reclaim the foliage and bring green to the world once more. A sigh passed through his lips as he forced dark eyes to pry away and focus ahead.

He had been wandering the farmlands all day, avoiding freshly planted fields and sprouting crops entirely. He focused on the pastures filled with cows and horses, knowing the majority of the ranchers would be none the wiser to the god's presence. They would not know that he had been playing with the calves that made it through the winter or coaxing someone's new pony into letting him pet its velvety nose. For a deity known for his self-imposed isolation from the rest of the world, he did not shy away from contact with, well, everything but those who could speak.

Carefully and gracefully, he hopped over a barbed wire fence keeping a herd of cattle in. He landed without a sound except for the faint crackling of the frost, and he was off once more. Usually there was no destination in mind, but he had one in particular if only because, well, cats. Did he really need a proper reason? Cats should be reason enough. The scenery passed him by as he drew nearer and nearer, and he soon found himself on a familiar lot that he had been visiting every now and again for the past few years.

His steps stilled, dark eyes focusing on a blond head and the cats pining for the human's attention. His gaze drifted searching the lot before he found an unfamiliar cat. Just like that, his focus zoned in on the cat and ignored everything else around him. Slowly crouching down, he leaned forward and crawled forward, keeping his posture as relaxed and nonthreatening as possible. Long black hair dragged behind him, and any attempt at stealth would have otherwise been lost. At least that was not his intentions, merely wanting to approach the cat without frightening it off.

He slowed further as he neared, dropping onto his stomach and stretching out one of his hands to beckon the cat over.

[attr="class","nTag"]cecil thorne | gimme dat cat

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[attr="class","smdbody"]Cecil felt his own movements freeze as he saw a large, dark figure approaching his farm. Murderous creatures stalking around the town in broad daylight wasn't really that common in Symphonia, but one could never be too sure. The cats paused in their relentless efforts for a moment, most of them didn't appear to think whoever what approaching was a true threat though, so back to mewing they went. He watched in silence as the figure focused his attention on the new stray, her tail flicking back and forth as she basked in the sunshine. Cecil waited a few moments, watching as the cat turned her attention to the approaching (now somewhat familiar looking) man. "Azure." he finally spoke up, careful to keep his own voice level, not wanting to frighten off the cat either. "That's what I call her." Did she always respond? No, of course not, she was a cat after all. Fickle creatures. [attr="class","smdtags"] --- ■ Nýchta ■ catnapper

[attr="class","smdlyrics"]strike [attr="class","mdlyric"]me down [attr="class","giveitlyric"]give it everything you've got

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I know this isn't much but

I know I could I could be better

[attr="class","nPost"]"Azure," came the soft echo, his voice rasping from disuse. Humans had such weird names for other creatures, though he supposed he had no room to complain when he had been named by one. Inching a little closer, his bare stomach slid across the grass, already frosting over from his touch. Closer, closer-- good kitty, don't move. He stilled as the stray finally did move, answering his beckoning by turning more toward him and stretching out her neck to sniff the black claws attached to the hand held out to her. Her ears flicked before she closed her eyes and looked away.

A faint smile turned up the corners of his lips, and the god slowly pushed himself onto his knees, crawled a little closer, sat down with is legs crossed, and carefully scooped the cat off the ground. He was lost once more as he set Azure down to situate herself on his lap, surprisingly warm despite the frost still lingering on the ground. Once the cat had found the perfect position, he took to smoothing down her fur with one hand, mindful of his sharp nails.

[attr="class","nTag"]cecil thorne | kittyyy

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[attr="class","smdbody"]He watched closely as the cat and creature inspected each other. Perhaps if he hadn't seen the other figure around his farm and cats before, he might be worried about Azure's safety, but Cecil had yet to see him even come close to hurting any of the animals around him. Sol would actually wander up to him of his own accord on occasion, so he couldn't be a horrible person. It was almost laughable, how picturesque the image was. Someone sitting with a cat purring contently on their lap, the spring sun warm and a slight breeze blowing through the newly leafing trees. The only weird things about the picture were the claws. And the fur. And the horns. And the frost. Okay, so there were a few weird things, but Cecil had already gone through his denial phase when the creature had shown up as his farm long before. "Huh." he let out a soft noise, "More progress than I've made with her." At seeing another cat get one-on-one attention, Sol left Cecil's side and wandered over the other man, immediately rubbing up against his knee. "Traitor." Cecil mumbled, a soft look still in his eyes as he watched his cat. [attr="class","smdtags"] --- ■ Nýchta ■ more cats 2 pet

[attr="class","smdlyrics"]strike [attr="class","mdlyric"]me down [attr="class","giveitlyric"]give it everything you've got

[attr="class","cred"]VEL OF WW + GS

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I know this isn't much but

I know I could I could be better

[attr="class","nPost"]He could sit there forever, claws gently running over the feline's fur. There was something calming about cats, just like there was something exciting about dogs. It was most likely something he could never comprehend, even with so many centuries under his belt. But, he could sit there forever, if it weren't for a few annoying factors. There was a human, for one. He had grown... accepting of his presence, though he never approached nor spoke to him. There were mumbled words here and there, though Nychta found himself echoing the names of cats than ever bothering to address the human.

Another factor was the sun beating down on his back. If this were his beloved winter, it would be tolerable. Any other season was unbearable. He was just about to shift before dark eyes caught sight of movement and pulled up to see another cat, this time more familiar, coming his way. He was never one to reject the needs of an animal, so he reached out with the hand that was one currently occupied. That small smile could only grow with the addition. As long as he ignored the human, that smile would stay.

[attr="class","nTag"]cecil thorne | be social nychta gosh

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[attr="class","smdbody"]Now, the entire rest of the day could easily be spent like this. Cecil had exchanged enough words with the other man, who was slowly being bombarded by cats, to be considered polite. At least to his standards. It would have been fine for the two just to sit there like that until either the sun set or he was done in the fields, whichever came first frankly. Then, of course, one of the many cats decided to act more like a cat. Which meant that because he was no longer receiving the proper attention a hiss escaped his mouth and Cecil suddenly felt a sharp pain on the back of his hand. "Ow! What.." he trailed off as he grabbed his hand and glared at the offending cat. "If you're gonna be like that, walk away. The thorns prick me enough. Shoo." The cat walked away with his tail up like Cecil was the one in the wrong, and strolled right over to the other man and sat down near him, giving him a look that obviously requested attention, he had done nothing wrong. [attr="class","smdtags"] --- ■ Nýchta ■ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[attr="class","smdlyrics"]strike [attr="class","mdlyric"]me down [attr="class","giveitlyric"]give it everything you've got

[attr="class","cred"]VEL OF WW + GS

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