10-13-2023, 12:32:35 PM
Zee can handle cats.
Zee can handle levitating cats.
But levitating, telekinetic cats?
“Oh, nonononono.”
Zee can handle levitating cats.
But levitating, telekinetic cats?
“Oh, nonononono.”
照猫画虎Zhào Māo Huà Hǔ // Using a Cat as a Model For a Drawing of a Tiger
1) "Surely a floating alien cat wouldn't be hard to find in this...
Zee stand there thinking for a while, before they decide to not waste time and run around town in search of the cat, all the while performing calculations on their holographic displays in an attempt to rationalise the situation.
2) Zee chirp in an attempt to catch the cat's attention.
“Chchch!
They're crouched down, one claw outstretched, the other resting on a familiar-looking shopping basket. Except, Zee being Zee, they've made some modifications to it, and it now has a lid with one of those 4-digit combination locks on it.
If the chirping wasn't enough, they've gotten some trears and catnip to really entice the little kitty.
Once it's safely inside, they shut the lid, automatically locking it.
“Heh.”
Get the guest book away from the cat safely. It's kinda defensive and guarding it.
3) A realisation hits Zee.
They glance down to find Grunkle Ed's guestbook in the cat's clutches.
“Well, now we find that… how d'you say it…
If they open the basket, they risk letting the cat loose. But if they leave it in there, they won't be able to get the guestbook back.
In the end, after several calculations, they decide to take the risk and open the basket, but not before going back to the check-in to do so. At least if the cat escapes, the twins would be able to handle it. Mavis seems especially competent, they figure.
灰不溜丢huībùlīudīu - boring, dull, grey, etc. etc.
... town. Right?"Zee stand there thinking for a while, before they decide to not waste time and run around town in search of the cat, all the while performing calculations on their holographic displays in an attempt to rationalise the situation.
2) Zee chirp in an attempt to catch the cat's attention.
“Chchch!
喵… 喵…Miāo…miāo… - Meow… meow…
”They're crouched down, one claw outstretched, the other resting on a familiar-looking shopping basket. Except, Zee being Zee, they've made some modifications to it, and it now has a lid with one of those 4-digit combination locks on it.
If the chirping wasn't enough, they've gotten some trears and catnip to really entice the little kitty.
Once it's safely inside, they shut the lid, automatically locking it.
“Heh.”
Get the guest book away from the cat safely. It's kinda defensive and guarding it.
3) A realisation hits Zee.
They glance down to find Grunkle Ed's guestbook in the cat's clutches.
“Well, now we find that… how d'you say it…
进退两难jìntuìliǎngnán - to move forward and to step back are both hard, i.e. to be caught in a dilemma
.”If they open the basket, they risk letting the cat loose. But if they leave it in there, they won't be able to get the guestbook back.
In the end, after several calculations, they decide to take the risk and open the basket, but not before going back to the check-in to do so. At least if the cat escapes, the twins would be able to handle it. Mavis seems especially competent, they figure.