video:

[charring]

[Charlie's in her rooftop garden again and it's flourishing. Charlie's not recording that, though. She's recording her fox, Phantom, who is tearing around the garden at top speed. At one point, Charlie gives up trying to track him and just lets the device rest on the arm of her chair. Phantom zips by a few times before stopping to investigate the camera, sniffing it and peering into it with curiosity.

There's a meow nearby that gets both Charlie and Phantoms attention and Charlie's arm comes into view. It's scratched up slightly. No big deal. When her arm retracts, she's holding Petrichor who apparently gives no fucks about this and is purring loudly.

Phantom is watching this, standing on his hind legs with one paw on the armrest. This knocks the device over and Charlie swears, leaning and reaching for it.

When the camera settles, it's filming Charlie who has a couple more fine scratches just on her jawline. Phantom and Petrichor are curled up against her, Petrichor with his head on her shoulder and Phantom with his paws in the air. She's cursed to hug the cats but it's mild.]

Life lesson for the day; Don't hug Hypnos. She's not a fan.

[And with that, she shuts the feed off, one arm around the cat who is enjoying this very much so indeed.]

Comments

[candothat]

Petrichor is a good cat. [thoughtfully] If Tessa adopts a cat, it would be best for her to find a kitten? I think that she would want one more like Petrichor, who will be held.

[charring]

That's probably the best idea. They have more time to adapt to you and they learn better what is and isn't okay by you.

[candothat]

Charlie, thank you. I will share that with Tessa.

[charring]

You're welcome. And I'll help her pick out cat toys, if she wants.