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[h3][color=pink]Calix Falborough[/color][/h3]
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Calix wasn't particularly one who was always enthused for new content patches. It wasn't all that big a deal for him. He thrived in the old and forgotten. With how much player created content there was, he hadn't even finished the base game from release. Thus, if not for one small happenstance of fate, he wouldn't have logged in that day.

That happenstance being, while he was enjoying the warmth of the sun, reclining in his squishy lawn chair on the deck of the ship, he felt a bit chilly. Opening his eyes, he could see the skies suddenly overcast and cloudy. Kind of killed the point of sunbathing. [color=pink]"Hey, bro, I'm heading below till these clouds move away. Could you give me a call when they do?"[/color]

"Mmm." Was the inarticulate response of his brother. Well, at least of all the things to be obsessed with, being obsessed with piloting ships when you're heir to a ship building company is proper.

Down below, of course, Cali's goal was his VR rig.

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[color=pink]~Heh... No one will ever suspect a cute little kitten of being the nefarious Sura, Artisan of Calamity!~[/color] Kittensura thought to herself as she crept out of an alleyway, poised at the corner, ready to enter the street proper. [color=pink]"Hehe, this will be puuuurfect, if I do-[b]Waa![/b] Hey!"[/color] Kittensura suddenly could no longer reach the ground with her paws with instead her weight resting on her rear. The source of this mysterious condition was then revealed as a very close rang out.

[color=a187be]"Aw, this game has kittens? This is the best game!"[/color]

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Despite Kittensura's rather disadvantaged position, she couldn't help but struggle, [color=pink]"Lemme down! I'm a PC, a PC!"[/color]

[color=a187be]"It even doesn't want to be held, just like a real kitten!"[/color] The schoolgirl looking character continued to coo and gush over the fluffy little Kittensura.

[color=pink]"Can't you hear a word I'm saying?"[/color] Kittensura tried to bat at the girl's hand, but, well, it was futile, she just didn't have the power to escape the practiced kitten-hold of the schoolgirl.

[color=a187be]"And the mews, it's so realistic! Who's a good kitty?"[/color] Liz began petting the underside of Kittensura's jaw.

[color=pink]"OK.. Apparently not."[/color] Kittensura tried checking her status bar, even while distracted by the surprisingly enjoyable petting. [color=pink]~Kitten Form... Mmm... Kitten speech! Aha! So that's what's making me unintelligible! Man this is nice. Now.. If only I knew how to turn it off.. Maybe I should have read the readme before putting this cosmetic on.~[/color]

[color=a187be]"Mmm.. I don't see a collar, so it must be a stray! This game is the best. I hope my starter money is enough to buy a cute collar with a bell."[/color]

[color=pink]"How did a new player who can't even tell a PC from an NPC get this far in the game..."[/color] Kittensura whined, as she finally gave up the struggle, for now at least.

[color=a187be]"Aw, I bet you're excited, a collar with a bell would be so cute on you. What do you think about the name Oreo? Too unoriginal?"[/color]

[color=pink]"Very much so. How about something dignified. Like Helicopter Maximus."[/color] Kittensura rolled her eyes. But it was hard to act dignified when you were being carried around.

[color=a187be]"Mmm.. You're right, I'd want something that stands out for my first pet. I'm Liz, by the way. Oooh, that place has ribbons and bells! I could make a collar from those for cheap!"[/color] The girl obliviously continued, before spotting a vendor for tailoring materials.

Kittensura's face as the impending bell collar approached was one of feline-doom, but she was saved from the bell as a nearby vendor's stall exploded and the chaos began. Still, in Kitten form, Kittensura was both uniquely prepared to spy out the enemies and then do absolutely nothing about them. At least she had Liz to act as ablative bait.

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