test... drive...?

[mewtation]

[ WHOEVER YOU ARE, wherever you sleep: there is a cat in your bed.

or. well. something that looks sort of like one...? if cats were four and a half feet tall and roughly humanoid. um. ]

Comments

[lonelydemon]

I don't believe you at all.

[mewtation]

[ streches and rolls over, making a point to wiggle a bit ]

It would be inconvenient if I left such obvious evidence.

[lonelydemon]

Haaa, right, I'm supposed to forget all about this. Why bother then?

[mewtation]

It's nice to have company, sometimes.

[lonelydemon]

[...flops onto his back.]

Mm. That's reasonable.

[mewtation]

[ makes a soft, sneezy sort of noise. probably a sigh, from the way he relaxes and shuts his eyes ]

I'm glad you think so.

[lonelydemon]

Company can be annoying, but too little can be lonely. Isn't it sad, though?

[mewtation]

?

[lonelydemon]

Getting rid of their memories. Safety is a good reason of course, but it still seems too sad...

[mewtation]

... It isn't something I like doing, no. But it's better than letting the knowledge of me stay and lead to inconvenience or worse.

[lonelydemon]

So pragmatic... Yes. You aren't wrong at all.

[mewtation]

[ tilts his head a little, thoughtfully ]

Is it pragmatic?

[lonelydemon]

Mm, somewhat? That's how it strikes me.

[mewtation]

Interesting. I'm typically told it's selfish.

[ he doesn't "say" that as though it bothers him ]

[lonelydemon]

There's nothing wrong with protecting yourself.

[mewtation]

[ tilts head the other way? ]

To a point, arguably. However, I'm not protecting myself.

[lonelydemon]

Everything to a point, arguably.

How isn't it protecting yourself?

[mewtation]

I am not the one in need of protection.

[lonelydemon]

S'that so?

[mewtation]

It is.

[lonelydemon]

Aah. That's always good.

[mewtation]

[ makes a nearly inaudible "pwrrt!" sort of noise, and then starts grooming a forearm ]

The people who know how to find me know that they can't make me return, and that I won't consent to doing so if they bother anyone who doesn't know of the situation. The people who think they can coerce me and don't care about my willingness can't tell where I've been aside from finding evidence of my passing. So it isn't something I do for my own safety, mostly.

[lonelydemon]

Are you still in contact with them? Your... makers, I mean.

[mewtation]

Not at the moment.

[lonelydemon]

I definitely didn't expect that.