entrancelogs | OPEN | well, i don't know where they come from but they sure do come

Who: Everyone and some adorable, rolly polly, purring kittens.
Where: Ballroom.
When: April 4th.
Rating: PG? It's kittens, how bad can it get.
Summary: As advertised, Anders wished for some kittens, now there are kittens, please adopt a kitten, kittens everywhere.

The Story:

_{[In the ballroom with plenty of space for them to romp around, Anders and Alistair set the kittens loose.

When he'd been thinking about them, Anders had had a particular image in his mind: a bunch of kittens sitting in a padded wicker basket like something out of a graphic illustration or inspired by a toilet paper brand. Who wouldn't find that adorable? That's exactly what he'd gotten, and exactly what they load the kittens up in to move them downstairs. Once the basket is deposited in the center of the room, some stay napping in its cushioned confines, others tumble out to explore.

Anders takes the time to bring up food, water, and litter. After some internal debating, he scatters some cat toys around the room, too. Welcome to Wonderland's one and only kitty daycare, for a limited time only!]}

_{(OOC: Don't worry about threading with Anders or Alistair if you want to join in just for kittens. Consider this a mingle log where you can make your own posts, tag around, etc.)}

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[ Wow, excuse you? Eight is probably more than you're keeping, Alistair. ]

A little of both, probably. It's storytelling, but it's not, and it's... Well. It's definitely playing pretend, but in such a boring way that I don't know if you could actually call it "playing." [ There's a shrug, gentle enough that she doesn't jostle the kittens in her arms around too much. But really, he was the one who was coming up with RPG character names for cats, so yeah, she's still surprised he doesn't know what the heck roleplaying is. ]

Could not! Pete's kind of a cute name, actually. It's funny because it's a name for a person. No one would expect you were talking to or about a cat when you said its name. [ No, she's still not going to be so cruel as to name one of the kittens Pete. ...Even if it's tempting just because it might bother him on some level. Honestly, Selina doesn't even try to keep her grin away, far too amused by this ridiculous conversation to bother. ]

Wow, really? You think Mittens is better? It's so overused! Pete is so much better, and way better than numbering them. I think calling one Mittens is the real act of cruelty here. [ She shakes her head and tuts, like it's such a shame he feels that way. ]

[Eight is way more than he's keeping! But hey, it's her choice. He's not holding a sword to her throat and making her take all those kittens.]

Riiight. That makes no sense at all. [Storytelling but not. Sure. OK. Whatever this game she's talking about is it sounds weird and he's not going to ask about it or what it has to do with his names and Ferelden history.]

Could too! [How old is he again?] It's a boring name! And if you want to confuse people you should name your cat Dog or Ser-Barks-a-Lot. So they think you're looking for a dog. [In case that one's not obvious. Because that would be funnier than a person. Shut up.]

It's overused for a reason. [That reason being lots of people are unoriginal but he's committed to taking a stand against the name Pete now.] You just have no taste.

[Folding his arms Alistair frowns down at her like he's honestly deeply bothered by her choice in names. Which are terrible but really. If she wants everyone to know that she has no taste that's not his problem. He tried to help and got laughed at. And is valiantly fighting back a smile but no, those are still terrible choices.]

[ Her choice, but he's the one whose shoved them at her and made her look at those tiny faces and get attached. She'll be taking them, but she's going to be blaming him for the number for a long time. ]

Never claimed that it made sense. [ Whatever, he can think what he wants. It's a nerd game anyway so it's not like she's going to take any offence, nor is she going to try to explain it further because... Well, she doesn't care enough, and she doesn't really know much more beyond that, anyway. ]

Could not! [ She wants to guess maybe 12. ] Really? I'd think everyone would be convinced I was looking for a giraffe with that name.

[ The words drip with sarcasm and she rolls her eyes because does he really think that needed explanation? Still, it's good-humoured. Also, a dog name is not as funny as a person name. ]

Pff, please. You're the one with no taste here. Next you're going to be telling me that I should name them Tabby, or White, or Orange instead of Pete.

[ Literally all the names that either of them have suggested have been either terrible or a mouthful. None of them are actually going to be used, but if the idea of naming one of her cats Pete horrifies him this much, it's fun to keep teasing. ]

[She's not the only person blaming him for their new addition - which is terribly unfair, given Anders started all of this and he's just trying to help a friend. But people in Wonderland can just be so unreasonable at times. And weird or at least come from worlds which don't always make sense, be it the people themselves or the things they do for entertainment.]

Could too! [Sounds about right, yeah.] I had to explain, you are weird enough to think Pete would be a good name. Maybe you wouldn't have gotten it on your own.

[And she was the one who thought hers needed explaining. When it's her joke that does as he has only faintest idea what a giraffe is, mostly that it's definitely not the sort of thing you keep as a pet.]

Maybe you could name this one Orange. [He pets a small black kitten.] That would be better than Pete. [At this point he wouldn't be surprised if one of the cats ends up with that name just to annoy him. Ah well. It's not actually that terrible a name. Just boring.]

Why don't I help you get them all to your room while you try and think of decent names?

[Yes he got her the box but there are eight of the kittens to be transported and he remembers how difficult it was to get them down here in the first place. The least he can do is offer to help transport them to their new home. Plus it will help ensure none escape and turn up later and need to be rehomed. Or get adopted by Anders. Who is not allowed to keep too many for himself for Alistair's sake.]

Nope. [ She'd cross her arms stubbornly if they weren't already full of cats. ] So you think just because people like names that you don't, that means they might be too dumb to get your jokes? Wow, judgemental.

[ There's an attempt to give him a disapproving look, but it fails because she's still trying a little too hard to not laugh. ]

...Actually, naming that one Orange would be kind of funny. [ She has to admit that much. Still probably won't, but still. It's silly enough to be a cute idea all the same. ] I could just name them all after colours. Problem solved.

[ Smirking now because she's sure he'll turn that idea down, too. However, at the offer of help, she only seems skeptical and uncertain for a few seconds before nodding. Help wouldn't be bad, even if she's sure she could manage just fine. Besides, he's the one who's dropped them all on her so the least he can do is help. ]

Sure. I'll start coming up with some good and hopefully ironic colour names to give them.

[ Laughing quietly to herself, Selina slowly lowers herself to her knees next to the box and carefully starts setting kittens inside one by one, careful not to drop the ones still in her arms. Man, that is one full box of kittens. Thank god the closets will give her everything she needs for them. ]

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