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Rimi can do that. The footage will go straight to your phone though.

[ He doesn't really have anything in particular to hide in his room either, so he doesn't care. ]

I don't know how it got here, but it's definitely Jace's bed.

[ He is not gonna say it's because it smells like him because it sounds... yeah... he's becoming aware. ]

Maybe you can get Rimi to patrol the outside of the house at night. I'll take a look at the footage if something weird turns up in the morning, otherwise it can be overwritten.

[ She sits down on the edge of Jace's bed. Does it not bounce like a normal mattress or does it still do that? ]

You mean it's the same sort of bed he had? Unless it's some fancy custom made bed...

[ It's a firm mattress, but a bit foamy, so there's not much bounce. It does feel very cushiony and nice though. Though it's advised that no one has a jumping party, since it would break the internal stuff like regulating temperature and adjusting the base. ]

Yeah, I can set it up to do that too. And it's definitely his bed. I don't know anyone else that has a floating, magnetic bed.

[ The little black kittens, who are thankfully not ghost cats for now, all excitedly try to climb onto Kido. They really, really like her... ]

[ DON'T SAY "FOR NOW" omg Kido gathers them all up into her lap, none of them are allowed to die and become ghost cats, thank god Ichi got to that bonus request before I did or we would've had ghost cats ]

A floating magnetic bed...? [ Why does it have to be so extra? ]

It won't erase everything off your phone and other electronics?

[ ghost cats are cute too nya

And that's because Jace is really fucking extra beneath his usual deadpan demeanor. Terry shakes his head to Kido's question though. ]

It's safe for electronics, so don't worry. It's probably a little more complicated than a simple "floating magnetic bed", but I don't know the details of that either. Anyway, uh...

[ Terry looks at the doorway and then back at the bed. ]

I don't think it can fit through the doorway, so if you want to sleep on this bed, you'll have to sleep in my room. It's a king size, so it can easily fit you and Rei.

Uh... You don't think that'd be weird? It's your friend's bed.

[ It sort of feels like they should be asking Jace what to do with the thing, but of course he isn't here. ]

You might as well use it. You'll need the king, with all these cats you have now.

Not really...

[ He figures that in a week or a month's time, it would be no longer smell like Jace anyway. What's even the point. He can just look at the bed and be reminded of his extra self. That will probably be enough. ]

So we can sleep on the bed if you want. The cats will just go wherever, and from the look on Ami's face...

[ Ami is watching over the kittens. ]

... She'll probably keep all the kittens close to herself when it's time to sleep. And she doesn't seem to like sofas or beds anyway. [ The only reason why she's here with everyone is because babies. Motherly instinct is strong in this one. ]

Unlike the sleeper sofa, this will actually fit three people.

[ Because Rei is small. ]

[ On one hand, Kido will be able to sleep on a real bed. On the other hand... everything else. She's not even sure if Rei knows yet, and Terry doesn't seem to care at all about sharing a bed, but Kido's not sure if she'll be able to fall asleep in the same room as everybody else. ]

...Are you really okay with it?

[ It was such a waste to buy a four bedroom house if they're all going to squeeze into one bedroom and the cats could always have the living room to themselves. ]

... If it bothers you that much, you can always go and buy a bed for yourself, you know.

[ Kido... though he won't blame her if she went and did that anyway, because. Yeah. Those four bedrooms. lmao. The cats will roam around the house like they own it because at least one of them is pompous. ]

But if you do, I'm just saying you can sleep here until you get a new bed. If you're not, well, I don't mind if you keep sleeping on the bed either.

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[ Beds are expensive!! Maybe sometimes she goes to the store and stares longingly at them but they're so expensive... ]

We're working on it. It's... not that big a deal, anyways, and it's sort of nice being with Rei at night. I know it makes her happy with us all here.

Yeah, because you're not sleeping alone, right? I heard that it's a sign of trust if you're willing to sleep next to that person.

[ Like... that should be obvious, but. Yeah. He was probably going somewhere with that, but the train of thought had flown off the rails, never to come back. ]

Anyway, you came to take me to the hospital, right?

[ Yeah, Kido's not going to think about the number of times she'd fallen asleep next to Terry already, because he's right, it's hospital time and it saves her from any flustered thoughts she might otherwise have had. ]

That's right. Have you had breakfast yet? We'll go as soon as you're ready.

Yeah, I ate.

[ Not much, but it's still something in his stomach. Terry gets most of the cat fur off with the grooming glove and gets off the bed. ]

I'm ready. Let's go. Do you want to hold onto the black kittens as we go? Since it looks like they like you a lot...

[ They'll be following Kido regardless. ]

All five at once?

[ She can fit maybe one in her hood, one in her jacket pocket, one or two in her arms... but still that's a lot and if one of them runs away, she won't be able to chase after them. ]

I probably won't be able to handle that many, so I'll take one and leave the rest to you.

[ The one that nudged its head against her hand; if it's friendly enough to do that, she thinks it wouldn't mind being carried. Not all cats like that, she knows. ]

[ Yup, the one that nudged its head doesn't mind being carried. In fact, it seems to be purring a lot in her hold. The rest of the black kittens hop off the bed and look eager to follow. ]

... Right.

[ He will just follow instead so that the kittens don't get left behind for whatever reason. He'll stay quiet in case Kido is in cat heaven or something. ]

[ She's already named this kitten Hana-chan in her head, regardless of whatever Terry officially names his new cats. But however happy she is about all of this, she still manages to keep a neutral expression on when she gets up to leave the room. There's a note on the kitchen counter she'd left for Rei so she would know where they are, and that there's pudding in the fridge if she wants any when she wakes up, and she looks back to see just how many cats are coming along before she accidentally shuts the door on one of them. ]

Did they all come overnight too? Through your window, or something?

I woke up and the bed was there with five black kittens on it. I wonder if something happened overnight... I was too busy sleeping to notice.

[ The way the little kittens waddle are so cute... Terry looks ahead at Kido. ]

You wanna name them? They'd probably like it, coming from you.

Is that okay? They're your cats, after all.

[ Though, considering Terry's naming scheme for his other cats... maybe she should put some actual thoughts into these cats and save them from that fate ]

Well, I mean... they're strays? But I guess they're technically mine. I dunno.

[ Looks like Kido is saddled with the task of naming more things. ]

They might be strays, but as long as they're living under our roof, we have to be responsible for them. I'll think of good names for them... Maybe when I'm waiting during your session.

[ They're going to be really cutesy names like Hana-chan and Aiko though, if you leave it to her /: ]

[ You say that as if Terry doesn't like cute names... :) ]

Sure. It does leave you with a feeling of responsibility, doesn't it?

[ Despite how Terry ditched his cats multiple times. Ami just shrugs it off at this point. ]

[ Yeah, Kido has to glance back at all the other cats ]

Does it? I had a feeling the cats were taking care of you more than you take care of them.

[ That's what she felt with Sasuke too, but Sasuke is a worrisome child and she trusted Kurou to take care of him more than the other way around ]

I mean... they do make good therapy cats while I couldn't do anything in the hospital. I should work on brushing them all when I get back.

[ Sounds like a busy day today... ]

[ Their house must be covered with so much cat fur oh my god. Thank god Terry officially owns all ten cats and has to handle all the brushing and feeding and emptying out the litter box; Kido gets to sit there and pet them and that's it, the ideal. ]

Sounds pretty lonely to be cooped up in the hospital all the time... You've been doing a good job keeping out of it. It's been what, two weeks, now?

[ When's the last time Terry was in the hospital? It used to feel like every other thread, the setting was the hospital or it ended up there, the good old days. ]

[ Terry really needs a good vacuum cleaner like the Dyson brand for all the cat fur. There's really no way of skimping out on good vacuum cleaners this time around, or the people in the house are gonna start breathing in cat fur. ]

Has it...? I dunno. I think the last time I was admitted and had to stay for a while was until the beginning of August.

[ According to my thread tracker, the other times was when he got into a fight with Mondo, got his ear sliced by Kido, dumping Mondo at the hospital for eating too much butter... yeah. He's actually been skipping out on going to the hospital whenever he drinks blood and gets poisoned from that because... debt hurts. idk whether that's a good or a bad thing or Terry. ]

I wish you visited me more often.

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