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The Perk, Friday Afternoon

After getting back her normal form, Kate had promised herself she’d devote the weekend to human pleasures.

Said ’human pleasures’ included – among other things – walking into town by herself, listening to music on her iPod and smoking as she walked.

She had a destination and a goal, of course. She was in pursuit of one of the most divine pleasures Fandom could offer her at the moment: the Perk’s best hot chocolate with a generous helping of whipped cream.

Hot chocolate acquired, there was a very pleased and human-looking Kate sitting at her usual table. Had she still been able to purr, she would have.

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In his continuing and consistent exploration of the island, Jonas had made a point to visit the different establishments in town if only to know their names and know where they were.

When he pushed his way into The Perk, he didn't know what to expect so his entrance was a little wary while he took in everything to try and gauge what this building was.

Kate's usual table was in a fairly prominent spot, and good for keeping an eye on people coming in and going out, so that was what she was doing. And oh, hey, third floor kid who she'd failed to talk to after the picnic!

She gave a friendly little wave to attract his attention.

After taking a moment to look over his shoulder to make sure she wasn't waving at someone behind him, Jonas waved back and then got his sluggish feet moving in her direction.

"Hello," he said once he was in range enough that he wouldn't be yelling. It took him a moment to remember her name from the murky waters of his memory but he was proud that he did. "It's Kate, right?"

"Bingo," she nodded with a smile. "What brings you to the Perk on this fine Friday afternoon, Jonas?" Her current definition of a fine day? One where she was human.

"Exploration, honestly," he said, going back to his perusal of the building. "I don't know exactly what the Perk is but I've been trying to visit town more often so I know what establishment is where in case the information is needed. How are you?"

"I'm just fabulous, thank you. Spent a week as a cat, again, and turned back yesterday, so everything's been pretty awesome since then," she replied, leaning back in her chair a little. "How about you? Have you adjusted to the weird okay?"

"You--a cat?" He wasn't as surprised as he would have been a few months ago but it was still a little surprising to hear that said with such ease. "I'm fine, thank you. The adjustment is still happening, I believe, but I haven't become a cat as of yet."

He didn't really want that to happen either. Jonas thought he'd make a rather poor cat. "I'm glad to see you've returned to your normal self."

"I'm pretty glad about it, too," Kate grinned. She scooped a little bit of whipped cream from her cup with a spoon. "And I'm happy that Fandom hasn't tried to force you to adjust by throwing random transformations at you."

"I've been witness to a few of them," he said, recalling the day when the females had ended up male, "but never had to experience them myself. Ender warned me about them my first day and assured me it was just a physical transformation and your personality and everything attached remained the same."

Kate licked the whipped cream off the spoon and nodded. "That's exactly how it goes. You're still you, just not your normal shape. I think Leto and Bobby can also confirm from very recent experience that I'm pretty much the same even when I'm a cat."

"Do you enjoy being a cat?" he couldn't help but ask. She had said 'again' after all. He wondered if perhaps it was a secret strange hobby.

She looked thoughtful for a moment. "It's... okay, I guess. I mean, I don't hate it, but I prefer being girl-shaped. There's not a lot of independence when you're a cat who's not really a cat."

"I can understand that," he said and smiled briefly. "I honestly don't know how I'll react the first time that a transformation happens to me. I imagine I'll panic."

She gave him a wry smile. "I wish I could say that you won't panic, but yeah. It's pretty likely. But you'll get used to it, and it'll be okay." She paused. "And at least you know it's a possibility. No one told me before I transformed for the first time."

"Your assigned big sibling didn't?" Jonas inquired, stumbling over the words a bit since he hadn't know someone who wasn't related to him could be called a sibling before arriving here.

"I don't think she thought it would happen to me so soon after getting here," Kate shrugged. "And she probably didn't want to overload me with the weird, because I was kind of having a hard time accepting things."

"That's a feeling I'm very familiar with," he said and laughed nervously. "How long did your adjustment take?"

"About two months, maybe?" she said. "I mean, I accepted the weirdness and kind of adjusted in about a month, but then there was a lot of other stuff to get through."

"That's...hopeful." Jonas knew he would take longer due to his extenuating circumstances but it was nice to know that people did adjust and just didn't stay unattached and confused.

"What is that you're drinking?" he asked, segueing quite badly but unable to control his curiosity.

Kate grinned. "This beautiful thing," she said, gesturing at the cup with both hands, "is the Perk's finest cup of hot chocolate with extra whipped cream."

"Hot chocolate with extra whipped cream," he repeated, peering at her drink for a moment. "That's not something I've ever had. It wasn't very abundant at home."

It wasn't available at home at all, in fact.

"I know what chocolate is but didn't know it could be heated," he continued. "Chocolate milk tends to be cold."

"Hot chocolate is much better than plain old chocolate milk," said the connoisseur. "Words don't even make it justice. Wanna try it?"

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