Save the Earth Testrun

[allformii_ko]

((OOC: Human responses will come from talk_like_a for icon purposes!))

[A]

[You're minding your own business, probably in a park, when a cat comes bounding by intent on some prey. A stray, maybe? But she's an awfully pretty one...

Well, it probably doesn't matter, right?]

Stop wiggling!

[--Wait. Did that cat just talk?]

[B]



[There's a young girl staring at the street with interest as the various cars pass by. But despite being at a crosswalk, she hasn't actually hit the button.

Instead, she darts out into the traffic, causing an uproar of horns and squealing tires. If your character is fast enough, they might be able to catch her before she gets hurt...!]

[C]



[You were probably in the middle of explaining something on the network when this girl chimes in, looking puzzled.]

What's a _____?

[It doesn't even have to be a particularly difficult or complicated word. Rather, it seems this girl isn't all that familiar with certain basic human concepts...]

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[worldmother]

[Absolutely stunned, she says the only thing that really comes to mind. Because what is this ridiculousness.]

Mimi no! Bad! Stop chewing on that!

[Because snakes are gross and oh gosh she did not just hear her cat talking that's totally her studying way too hard it must be.]

[allformii_ko]

[And lo and behold, she stops. But now she just looks confused.]

But I wanna kill it.

[worldmother]

[Yep. That is her cat talking to her. Well, she had been told that the network had some... odd members. She just wasn't expecting her cat to be one. Okay what should she do in this situation? She doesn't want to scare the poor thing but TALKING CAT WHAT.

When in doubt, default to child speak.]

But that's not very nice. Think about if that snake was chasing you and wanted to kill you? Would you like that very much?

[Also it's gross and slimy and augh please don't Mimi.]

[allformii_ko]

There's no way a snake could kill me.

[Said without a single doubt in her mind.]

[worldmother]

But what if it was a really big snake? Even bigger than me.

[allformii_ko]

I can kill it!

[worldmother]

[No sense of peril. Great.]

But I would be very scared for you, Mimi! I wouldn't like to see you get hurt, and I would be afraid you would.

[Is she seriously having this conversation right now? With a cat? In the park?]

I'm very proud of you, but I don't like you going after things that can hurt you. Come on, let's go home and we can talk about this.

[And about why you're talking. Because seriously what.]

[allformii_ko]

[More like no sense of death.]

If we go home, does that mean I can have food?

[worldmother]

[EVEN BETTER.]

Yes, you can have food.

[allformii_ko]

Yay!

[And with that, she begins happily trotting in the direction of home, the snake completely forgotten.

For now, at least.]

[worldmother]

[BACK AT HOME.

Okay, with the walk back, she's had a moment to decompress. Her cat was talking. That was different. She didn't remember echoing anything back, so this probably had nothing to do with her. But her cat was talking. So did that mean...

Walking into the kitchen, she puts a can of wet food under the automatic can opener, still thinking. She hadn't heard of any animals getting powers, yet. Staring off into space, thinking hard, the can continued to spin, even after the lid had been cut away.]

[allformii_ko]

[And Mimi watches, growing increasingly impatient. Elly should have put the food in her bowl by now, and for some reason she cannot fathom, this has not happened.

She goes up on her hind legs, pressing her paws against Elly's legs - though at least she's got her claws very carefully tucked away.]

The food's still spinning!

[Do something about it, Elly!]

[worldmother]

[Maybe there was someone she could consult on this? But how would she even ask, and for that matter who? "Excuse me, my cat just randomly started talking, I'm curious if that's normal for us?" Great idea, except that sounded absolutely insane even in her own head.

Absently, Elly scratched the kitten's head, completely tuning out the kitten's plight and the hum of the can opener. She was focused now. If Mimi was talking, did that mean that there were other things going on? Where would she even look this sort of question up?]

[allformii_ko]

[Okay, this is not working.

Although the scratching is nice, it's not food, which means she'll be ducking away from Elly's hand and jumping right up onto the counter.]

Elly!

[FOOD. NOW.]

[worldmother]

[Finally noticing why Mimi was making such a fuss, she quickly snaps out of her train of thought, quickly scooping the kitten up and putting her on the floor, then spooning the food into Mimi's bowl.]

Sorry!

[allformii_ko]

[With food obtained, Mimi happily begins snarfing it down - although being the clean kitty she is, she's careful enough at least not to get it all over herself.

With Mimi's attention successfully diverted, Elly is free to sort her thoughts without distraction!]

[worldmother]

[She bends down to the kitten's level and sighs. She knew getting a cat would be trouble, but this was hardly what she expected.]

Mimi, when did you learn how to start talking like a person? Do you remember?

[allformii_ko]

[You'll have to wait until she finishes chewing before you get your answer there, Elly. But once she does--]

You were petting me and you called me pretty. I really liked that!

[worldmother]

Well you are but--really?

[Yeah, that sounded like an echo all right. Oh boy.]

[allformii_ko]

I know. But I like hearing you say it!

[...She's definitely not shy about it, it seems.]

[worldmother]

[This cat.]

And you just figured out how to speak from that? How?

[allformii_ko]

[She tilts her head, thinking about it for a minute...]

...I don't know.

[worldmother]

[Of course.]

Okay, um. When I said you were pretty and you figured out how to talk, how did you feel? Did you maybe think of something when that happened?

[How to explain echos to a cat.]

[allformii_ko]

I thought that I really like Elly!

[worldmother]

[This would be really cute if it wasn't frustrating.]

Okay... Anything else?