The Magpie Emporium, Monday [16/02]

[giveittoyoursister]

Vi was looking exceptionally pleased with herself as she tidied around the counter today, almost like she'd had an extremely satisfying weekend. Because, well, she had.

Saffron, conversely was in the mother of all sulks, for she had been abandoned not only by her humans, but also the traitorous Little Bot (for, like, an hour at most). Woe for Saffron. Woe and betrayal.

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[drumsticksandd20s]

It was a total surprise, then, that Steph also looked exceptionally pleased with herself as she showed up with grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup for lunch, wasn't it?

Little Bot rolled by and beeped out a cheerful hello, seemingly not even noticing the swat Saffron aimed at one of his servo arms as he passed.

"Have I missed anything?" she asked.

[giveittoyoursister]

It was possibly the greatest surprise in the history of surprises.

"Someone's grumpy," Vi stage whispered, sounding totally sympathetic, ignore the grin.

[drumsticksandd20s]

"Of course she is," Steph stage whispered back, looking very remorseful indeed despite the amused glint in her eyes. "The look on her face this morning might as well have been her telling us she'd forgotten what we look like."

Don't mock her plight, Food Human.

"I bring food," she added, hefting the bag. "I figure we had enough fancy-ass food over the weekend, so hope you don't mind a nice simple classic."

[giveittoyoursister]

"Somehow I'll survive," Vi said as she made grabby hands at the bag. "Unlike our cat."

How could Food Human do this to her?

[drumsticksandd20s]

"She's your cat," Steph said playfully, tapping at her lips with one finger as if to hint that she'd only hand over the bag after she got a kiss.

[giveittoyoursister]

Vi looked incredibly upset about that. Incredibly. "Yours too," she said as she leaned in to steal that kiss.

[drumsticksandd20s]

"Uh, obviously," Steph replied after she broke said kiss, "but she takes after you, is what I'm saying."

[giveittoyoursister]

Well, Saffron was hardly gong to take after Food Human, after all.

"I'd say she's cute like you."

Why? Why did they do this to Saffron?

[drumsticksandd20s]

"And stubborn like you," Steph retorted, poking Vi in the belly and ignoring that she was just as stubborn herself.

Ugh, Saffron's humans. Why were they like this?

[giveittoyoursister]

Vi squirmed dramatically, only refrain from retaliation in case Steph dropped the food. "Have you looked in the mirror lately?"

Because they wanted Saffron to suffer, that's why.

[drumsticksandd20s]

Steph grinned slyly. "A few times. Weirdly, I'm always really distracted when I do."

If that was what they wanted, they could at least do Saffron the courtesy of appreciating the lengths she went to in order to fulfill their bizarre wishes. You'd think.

[giveittoyoursister]

"Can't imagine why that'd be," Vi said, quite clearly imagining a few things.

It was like they didn't even care. But that couldn't be true, when Saffron was the most important.

[drumsticksandd20s]

"Total mystery." Were they the same few things that Steph was imagining right now, judging from the slightly dazed look on her face, or had they both picked a unique set of incidents? "Entertaining, though."

To say the least.

The humans had a funny way of showing they cared. Did they think this was a joke?

[giveittoyoursister]

Yes. As well as Vi possibly making some mental plans for later. "A very entertaining mystery."

Did they consider Saffron a joke?

[drumsticksandd20s]

Steph had full confidence in Vi taking that incentive, so she just grinned. "Never going to get to the bottom of it, probably, no matter how far down we go."

Make a joke of this tragic despairing pose if you dare, humans. No, it was not adorable.

[giveittoyoursister]

"Pretty sure I'll hot the bottom as I'm going down," Vi promised.

She was displaying her belly to show how empty it was, not how fluffy.

[drumsticksandd20s]

"I'm going to remember you said that." Steph waggled her sandwich at Vi and gave her an absurdly seductive look over the top of it as she took a bite.

Of the food that Snuggle Human got to have while Food Human refused to do her actual job. Thus the empty belly on display.

[giveittoyoursister]

Vi grinned back and licked a stray glob of cheese off her thumb. "Was hoping you'd say that."

Surely Snuggle Human wouldn't mind waiting while Food Human took care of Saffron, right? Right?

[drumsticksandd20s]

"You know me too well, what can I say?" Don't mind Steph following every detail of what Vi's mouth was doing.

At least up until a very familiar kind of yowling started up from the general direction of Saffron's dish.

"Sounds like I'm being summoned."

[giveittoyoursister]

"It sounds like her dish might only be three-quarters full," Vi said, a very serious expression on her face.

[drumsticksandd20s]

"Seven pieces missing at the absolute least," Steph replied solemnly. "And that's terrible."

Don't mock Saffron's pain, Food Human.

[giveittoyoursister]

"You must go to her in her hour of need," Vi proclaimed.

See, Snuggle Human was taking this seriously.

[drumsticksandd20s]

Steph put a hand to her forehead dramatically. "Duty calls. Wait for me, my love."

And yet Food Human continued to mock Saffron. Hmph.

[giveittoyoursister]

Vi swooned. Verily. "I shall find it within in me to go on."

See, Food Human, Snuggle Human didn't need you at all.

[drumsticksandd20s]

Steph reached for Vi's hand to kiss the back of it in similarly dramatic fashion. "I promise I shall make it worth your while to have waited."

Bold of you to assume you could go back, Food Human.