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[The network gets a close-up of a tuxedo cat's curious face, and then the feline loses interest and moves on--revealing a dozen more cats huddling on a bed and crowding close to Rita, who's quick to complain to her roommate.]

What a pain! Where are these guys all coming from?

[Despite her best attempt to put on a grumpy face, both of her hands are busy skritching ears of the closest cats.

As for said roommate, Estelle sits next to Rita on the bed--and the cats absolutely refuse to come near her, leaving the princess' half of the bed empty except for herself.]

[ooc: Rita is cursed with the (arguably) not-awesome superpower to attract cats today! Estelle is just a natural deterrent.]

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[And Estelle tries to pet one of the many cats that have wound up on the bed, however every time she moves to touch one it hisses at her and runs away. However, she won't give up! She tries to pet another one and the same thing occurs, a hiss and it runs off...

She pouts and whines...]

Why won't any of you let me pet you?

[It might have been funny to watch if this was anybody but Estelle. As it is, Rita feels a little bad for her, but she can't come up with any logical explanation besides one thing...]

Well, this has to be a curse. There's no way they'd all come running in like this otherwise. Maybe you're cursed with the opposite or something.

[As much as Estelle wants to believe her, she really can't considering that she can't even get their house animals to come into sight around her, no matter how much she calls for them. This is honestly the closest she's come to them ever since her arrival here aside from that day a cat followed her and she got to play with a dog...]

Maybe...

[Her voice and expression show that she doesn't quite believe Rita as the cats don't even want to seem to come near her.]

Come on, Estelle--they can't dislike you or anything!

[Rita thinks that's impossible! They're just animals, and Estelle's really friendly, so naturally Rita believes they should get along just fine...]

[And Rita's words give Estelle a sort of determination as she reaches out to pet another cat. And instead of hissing at her, it instead reaches out and takes a swipe at her hand with its claws, causing her to bleed. Pulling back instantly, Estelle brings her hand to her mouth, sucking up the little blood that had already started to leak out, then cast a healing spell on herself.]

Estelle-!

[It might be just a scratch, but not even a cat is allowed to treat Rita's best friend that way! She tries to shoo the offending cat away, but it reaches up to butt its head against her hand.]

Don’t worry, Rita. I’m okay!

[It hurt really badly, but she’s thankful for her ability to cast healing spells. Inspecting her hand, there isn’t a scratch or scar and the pain is gone as well. Though she can’t help but be a little jealous as she sees the cats trying to get Rita’s attention. Estelle wants to pay attention to them too!

Why don’t they like her!?]

[Rita believes it, since Estelle's healing artes have never been anything short of amazing. Still, she picks up the cat that scratched her and leans over to place it down on the floor.]

Go on, go away...

Anyway, I don't get it--it just has to be a curse.

Maybe it's a curse that makes cats really like you! [There's a bit of a pause... then...] I wish I could get cats to like me like that...

[She's not quite pouting anymore, but she still moves her hand to try to pet another one of the cats, and this one just walks away from her. Perhaps she really was cursed to repel these cats from her...]

It has to be. [Because the cats always seem to like her, but never like this!

Still, she does feel a bit bad for her friend.]

Estelle...

Maybe the effects will cancel out if we're close enough. [So she tries scooting closer, to sit right next to Estelle so that they're pretty much shoulder-to-shoulder.]

Maybe...

[She really appreciates Rita's enthusiasm and also moves to scoot in to her. Just maybe with that the cats will finally stay close enough to let her pet them! Watching the cats as they follow Rita, Estelle simply sits still hoping that one will come near her....

And there is simply a perfect line of cats on Rita's side of the bed, not even daring to pass some invisible barrier. Of course they're close enough to pet, but as soon as she tries, it's like two positive ends of a magnet as the cats seem to back away from her. ~~It's a rather hilarious image... feel free to laugh.]~~

[~~najksd oh Estelle~~ Rita gapes in disbelief at the cluster of cats next to her--and especially the way they all retreat from Estelle to cluster at Rita's side.]

...You're definitely cursed!

Am I really? If so, that would be a relief...

[But the matter of fact is that she's really not cursed, however she will believe that it is one. She would never believe that animals dislike her this much.]

I'm certain of it. You repel them way too easily...

[--Which might be really blunt, but Rita doesn't notice as she puzzles over it.]

[She goes and reaches out for a cat again and it simply backs away from her. Finally, she lets her hand fall to her lap as she finally gives up.]

M-maybe I'll try tomorrow, though I'm sure your curse will wear off by then as well.

[Even though she doesn't want to call Rita's curse a 'curse', since it sounds like a good thing.]

Oh...Yeah, it will...

[Even Rita sounds a little disappointed about that. All these cats will probably leave afterwards.]

--We still have the other ones, you know.

[And she has every right to be disappointed. All these cute kitties will be gone. How lucky Rita is to be cursed so so many animals like her...]

The other ones run away from me to... or they just hide from me...

[She can't really deny that's true, or that it's weird...Because Estelle can't always be cursed.]

There has to be something. I mean, there's no way you could do anything to scare them off.

Really? If so, that would be such a relief. I never intend to do any harm to them.

[Because, Repede never ran away from her. He just never let her pet him.]

That's exactly why I don't get it, though...

[She just doesn't understand why the pets keep avoiding Estelle!]

[Estelle just sighs as she looks down at her hands. Why don't animals like her? She never planned on suffocating them or holding them down so they couldn't escape, she simply just wants to pet them, but even something as simple as that is rarely granted to her.]

[Seeing that look on her face, Rita reaches out and places one of her hands on Estelle's--there's no thinking about it; Tyr's been making her get used to being touchy-feely.]

Don't worry about it right now, Estelle. We think about it after the curse is over.

[Of course, telling her not to worry when all the cats are huddled on Rita's other side and peering cautiously at Estelle...]

That sounds like a good plan for now.

[As Estelle looks over towards the cats, all of them leering at her. But she really appreciates the gesture of Rita placing her hand on Estelle’s, as she turns her hand and gently wraps her fingers around her friend’s. Her smile turns soft, as she laughs gently.]

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