“Yes, it’s Tootsday again! Surprise!
Not that Toots and I have any affection for anything sudden at all,” said Suzy.
“We had a Purrcircle™ last night. Looks like we’re still in session. Everybody is
here. We did the usual meowing and mewing about things. But this is the thing. It’s
Skinnies.”
“Basically, we wanted him to know we love him,” said Suzy, cutting to the chase.
“Of course we don’t know if it’s his time to be called, or not. Nobody knows these things in front,” said Willie. “Our part is to love him. Not like me to say stuff like that is it, but I’m feline, and I do have actual feelings!”
There were, of course, many meows and sighs of consent. There was some purring too. Everyone gathered around Skinnies in heartspace.
“We have one other little order of business,” said Toots. There was some snickering.
“OK, we have a question for Charley! Hey Charley, now that you’ve worn your fancy manicure/pedicure for a few days, how’s it going? Still feel fancy? Suzy really wants to know,” said Willie.
“Well…,” said Charley. “I do feel special. I mean she must love me very much to give me such beautiful claw decorations, but I can’t scratch. It just doesn't work! I know she wouldn’t have done that on purpose!”
“Surely not,” said Charley while the crew giggled.
“The intentions of humans are deep and enigmatic sometimes, Charley,” said Mr. Baby, her housemate.
“I’ll say,” said Buddy. “In spite of their intentions, they need all the help we can give them! Sometimes all you can do is sit on ‘em until they feel better!”
“I think I would like dayglo green claw decorations,” said Suzy, with a dreamy look in her eyes. “Then I will go out, somehow, and search for the Green Dog! The mystery continues, it does not abate! I think I could live without scratching for a while!”
“One more thing! Does anybody understand what “open thread” means,” said Willie. “It makes no sense to me. How can thread be open or closed. I’ve seen thread. Why do they talk like this? Are they trying to keep secrets from us?”
“Like I said, their ways are unknowable. Best not to bother yourself with it. Let’s just adjourn and get some grub,” announced Mr. Baby.
And that’s just what they did! Cats are very direct!
“Basically, we wanted him to know we love him,” said Suzy, cutting to the chase.
“Of course we don’t know if it’s his time to be called, or not. Nobody knows these things in front,” said Willie. “Our part is to love him. Not like me to say stuff like that is it, but I’m feline, and I do have actual feelings!”
There were, of course, many meows and sighs of consent. There was some purring too. Everyone gathered around Skinnies in heartspace.
“We have one other little order of business,” said Toots. There was some snickering.
“OK, we have a question for Charley! Hey Charley, now that you’ve worn your fancy manicure/pedicure for a few days, how’s it going? Still feel fancy? Suzy really wants to know,” said Willie.
“Well…,” said Charley. “I do feel special. I mean she must love me very much to give me such beautiful claw decorations, but I can’t scratch. It just doesn't work! I know she wouldn’t have done that on purpose!”
“Surely not,” said Charley while the crew giggled.
“The intentions of humans are deep and enigmatic sometimes, Charley,” said Mr. Baby, her housemate.
“I’ll say,” said Buddy. “In spite of their intentions, they need all the help we can give them! Sometimes all you can do is sit on ‘em until they feel better!”
“I think I would like dayglo green claw decorations,” said Suzy, with a dreamy look in her eyes. “Then I will go out, somehow, and search for the Green Dog! The mystery continues, it does not abate! I think I could live without scratching for a while!”
“One more thing! Does anybody understand what “open thread” means,” said Willie. “It makes no sense to me. How can thread be open or closed. I’ve seen thread. Why do they talk like this? Are they trying to keep secrets from us?”
“Like I said, their ways are unknowable. Best not to bother yourself with it. Let’s just adjourn and get some grub,” announced Mr. Baby.
And that’s just what they did! Cats are very direct!
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