XXI

[punsofiron]

[Liz-kitty found a good perch in a small tree on the nature deck, away from the traps. She knows everyone's still dealing with that whole thing, but there's something she needs to ask...she looks worried and maybe the slightest bit sad, unusually.]

Guys? Has anybody seen Linkara?

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[ttlynotanagent]

I haven't.

[He sighs.]

I thought he'd been pretty quiet. I'm sorry Liz.

[Pause, he studies the image of the cat in the tree and then goes to find her on the nature deck. He holds his arms up to the tree.]

[punsofiron]

[She blinks in surprise as he reaches up to her. There's a moment of hesitation, then she carefully bends to hop down into his arms.]

[ttlynotanagent]

[He catches her easily enough and starts to pet her head.]

He might come back someday. You never know with this place.

[punsofiron]

[That actually feels really good right now. Must be a cat thing. She leans into his shoulder and subconsciously starts purring.]

Given everything going on in our own world and up here, it's hard to tell whether that would be something to hope for or not.

[ttlynotanagent]

[Well, he's a pet himself most of the time, so he kinda knows how these things work.]

True. That can be hard to figure out.

But you have friends here and you know you'll see him again.

[punsofiron]

Yeah...

[ttlynotanagent]

[Perry takes a seat under the tree and continues to stroke Liz's head.]

It will all work out.

[punsofiron]

[She'll just curl up in his lap for a while, if that's okay. She'll be alright...she knows she'll see him again - assuming the Entity doesn't erase the universe before then. She just needs some quiet time. And petting. Petting helps too.]