Fandom Post Office, June 25 (Tuesday)

[filleauloup]

It was probably a terrible idea to bring a kitten to work with her, but at least Éponine had decided to let her stay in the post office while she was out on her route. ("Your legs are so short, you'll get tired dreadfully quickly trying to keep up with me," she'd said while arranging a corner with food and water and a little nest of blankets.) That was something, at least.

Her time actually spent in the post office looked less like working and more like sitting cross-legged in the middle of the floor, playing with Alouette.

She'd argue that she was valiantly trying to protect all the paper objects in the room from a curious kitten's sharp claws and teeth. Technically, she wasn't even lying about that.

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Re: Talk to Éponine [6/25]

[filleauloup]

"Yes, it's sensible of her to behave that way," agreed Éponine, moving behind the counter to weigh the package. "She doesn't particularly trust me yet, either -- it's that or she's decided I taste good, but as there isn't enough of me to make that much of a mouthful I don't think that's the case."

Alouette had gone into the tiny kitten version of stalking-prey mode, apparently intent on circling and pouncing Jack's foot from the side.

"How fast d'you want this to arrive? I haven't a clue what sort of tricks it takes to get from here to there myself, but they do the job all right."

Re: Talk to Éponine [6/25]

[bitten_notshy]

"Depends on what it will cost," Jack admitted. "There are some cookies in there, but probably as long as it gets to him within two weeks or so it'll be fine."

He let Alouette chomp on his shoe for a moment before gently shaking his leg to get her off. "Ah, yes, I can see she's a fierce huntress. Has she caught any mice yet?"

Re: Talk to Éponine [6/25]

[filleauloup]

"No, but it isn't for lack of trying, surely. Lord, how she will pounce on anything, and it's only the third day since I got her! I expect sooner or later I'll wake up to a present from her," Éponine concluded before rattling off the shipping options and prices. "There aren't cookies like this where your friend is now, I take it?"

Alouette seemed put out for a moment, but got distracted by a few dust motes floating around in the sunlight.