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Under some inexplicable coincidence. The door to THEIR lair opened on a distant planet. One of which isn’t much known, except for their blessing of elation, a place contaminated or rather touched, by the shadowy hands of Aha.
In a hidden corridor of a busy street, a wooden door with a white sign pops into existence.
The sign reads as follows:
Black cat club. Meeting in progress. Do not enter without previous authorization.
Inside, soft murmurs, light purring and swift movement can be heard.
A booming voice resounds in the whole room, with an undertone of authority and ancient wisdom.
“Today the council meets once again after a thousand of amber eras. We shall discuss our duty, with careful consideration to not say too much or too little. To not disturb which shall not be altered. Or trying to tamper with what should…”
“And, after all…” after a short and suspenseful pause the leading voice continued “ to be jovial with one another, to relieve ourselves of all the pressure and grime accumulated in our long service.”
“Now, before our meeting commences, feel free to roam around the premises, as you may know we’re unbound by time restraints during this rare occasion.”
After finishing their speech, a cat jumps down the ledger at the end of the amphitheater.
“oh “ resumes the voice “ i almost forgot. Be reminded that the meeting starts in 17 system hours, we’re free of deadlines and restraints, but not without manners. I expect you all here by that hour.”
That said a stream of meowing and murmurs can be heard, as if the audience of this meeting is displeased by this last addition.
Among the black cats, one of the most energetic was already shuffling and sprinting towards the exit door, mumbling to some of their fellow colleagues “Meow. who cares it doesn’t matter anyway! We’ll just dilate time a little :3”
Another cat was slightly behind the first one, with a slight chub and a sort of fork symbol on their lateral fluff.
“Heh you’re right! I’ve heard the speaker this time chose an unusual planet to meet at! Let's go explore it! I’m sure we’ll find something amusing and good food too!”
“I really hope we’re not on a desertic planet like last time, munching on dried sticks and weird, thorny and bloated plants was not my thing at all!!”
A river of black fur, tails and pink ears flows from the door to the busy street outside, people passing by are a bit stunned at first, some start to pet the more friendly cats, while others snap photos and upload them somewhere. Most of the cats have gone by now and only some remain to be petted or just to laze around near the shops and shrubbery.
Some of them split from the main group, to explore the surrounding area a bit and to see more.
They take a run of stairs on the left of some building, only to find a cat cafe!
How awesome!
The employees of that place didn’t feel surprised at all, because by some impossible coincidence, they were expecting new felines to arrive there, they just didn’t remember them to be all black and fluffy like that… but it didn’t matter much! Cats are lovely however they may be!
Customers of all ages and walks of life are a bit dazed at the amount of cats rolling in from the doors, but after a short worry they started picking them up one by one, choosing the friendliest, the fluffiest, by vibe or attitude, all of them got plucked out in five minutes time, readily positioned in the customer’s laps or in comfortable and soft little coffee tables near the counters.
The gluttonous cat, to the surprise of no one really, was there, ready to be pampered by these people surrounding them.
“How lucky we are this time! Do they worship cats around here too?”
“I have no idea, but they’re feeding us as if we’re starving, are they worried for us, sibling?”
“Ew don’t call me that, we’re colleagues at best. Also , I have no idea why they act like this but these little treats they keep giving are incredible!”
The cats kept purring among themselves, delighting the people in the cafe and attracting attention from outside the cafe too!
Some of them even started gesturing and moving as if doing their little secret dance! How adorable! The customers were totally hooked on these fluffy creatures, not even remotely imagining that they were actually petting an aeon.
The aeon of finality. Terminus.
It’s probably better off this way.
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Another group of cats was instead following the leader that spoke at the start, they somehow managed to intrude without problem inside a near mall, one fitted with all sorts of shops and wonders, big, wide and shiny corridors extend in all directions, with high escalators and streams of people going from here to there from up to down and such.
The kitten, being full of manners and respect for others, simply formed a line and started elegantly waiting their turn on the nearest escalator.
“What are they trying to do? mrrrrrph Why do their eyes gleam with such creepiness?”
“I have just washed my fur this morning, I won't let them dirty me with their greasy hands! meow!”
“Siblings, colleagues, you can defend your privacy, but remember your station. Do not be harsh with these poor creatures.”
“Yess… meow…”
People passing by started noticing this weirdly posed group of fluff, some even approached to pet them stealthily, but a single purr from one of the cat stopped every attempt of petting.
So, discouraged, they did the only sane thing to do when a cat you met on an escalator strongly denies your attempt at petting.
And that is creating a fanpage on social media.
-DignifiedCat8
Stay away from me, weird stranger! I won’t let you pet me.
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└ SuperCatFan: what is this? A new roleplay sub acc?
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| └DignifiedCat8: yes! This account is dedicated to this elegant cat I met today at the mall! It
Refused any kind of petting in such a refined way. I felt so useless…[photo]
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| └ “SuperCatFan” changed their name to “ElegantCat6”
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└ElegantCat6: alright then! I’m in! I love these fluffies, they're so adorable I may die!
-new trending post: hey guys look at this fat cat! I’m at [- - -] coffee cat shop for whoever wants
To give it more food! It’s eating from my hand!!
And somehow it turned into a new trend, everyone that met any of these black cats started snapping photos left and right and a new fandom was basically created overnight.
Going back to the cats.
The leader of the second group, the speaker at the start of this tale, started heading off towards a more tranquil section of the mall, all of these people and attempts at petting made them tired and a bit cranky. Until they saw it.
The House appliances section!
It was an invasion. The cats that were more dignified were the first to spring into action and run towards the few washing machines that were turned on for some promotional tests. Perching on it as if it was a most treasured nest. Relaxing on the slightly vibrating apparel, feeding off the comfy heat from the washing process and even sniffing softly the detergent’s fresh and clean smell.
It was paradise.
poor cats that couldn’t find a washing machine for themselves kept on exploring the sector, and found something even better. The massage chairs. Rows and rows of them, most of them turned on to make the customer feel them and relax a bit. Too bad they were all almost occupied by bored husbands and sleepy children, but the few cats that managed to squeeze in and sit reported later, to the others, sensations of pure bliss never experienced before.
Being too busy traveling through time and all, who has the leisure to sit on these marvels?
Bored of the washing machines then the first cats started an exodus towards new shores, in the meanwhile their online presence kept growing!
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-DistinguishedCat3: their majesties are leaving the washing machines department and going
| somewhere else, does anybody have a clue of where they might go?
| Bets are open for all the BlackCat fanclub members!
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| └FluffMenace4: i believe they’re chasing the next best spot to relax! I’m ready to bet that
| | They’re all going to the Bedroom sector, with all the comfortable
| | beddings and soft quills!
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-FatCatWantsFood: ??? what happened ??? all the cats in the cat cafe disappeared??? Where
| did they go??? My precious fat cat where are youuuuuu TTTTTTTT
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-CatAdmin: it’s not polite to snoop, bet and peek at what others are doing. From henceforth this
thread is closed.
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A disgruntled black cat finally stopped stomping their paws on a plastic keyboard, surrounded by soft meows and murmurs full of disappointment.
“mrooow..They were spying on us??”
“Who would have thought them so rude..meoo! They were giving me so much food…”
Everyone in the electronics store was baffled… did they just see a storm of cats invade the shop and start a fandom war online??
What happened???
After this brief misunderstanding, a young store clerk that surely wasn’t called “CatWantsToSleep” on a certain social, approached the cats, weirdly feeling that they were not usual cats, and so for some reason started explaining the intricacies of fandoms, fans, sub posts, categories, livestreams, bets and even fandom etiquette for some reason.
The cats seemed interested somehow??? And some of them were even nodding and taking notes with their paws???
The cat that was leading the online assault suddenly felt awful… What should they do?
And so while the cats were getting educated and introduced to the online world, other cat groups were having the time of their life in the child section of the mall.
A slim cat said scared “how did we even get here? And why are we still here, don't you see these weird metallic contraptions? Who knows what they’re used for…mrooww”
Another one felt adventurous and jumped on said contraption, only for it to snap close and start moving erratically down a rail… it was a rollercoaster!
The soft creature felt scared to no end at first, but after a few carefully engineered loops, all they could do was put their paws high and meow as if screaming! They were entranced and having so much fun!
After the cart opened and let them out the cat started preaching to the others about how much exciting it was.
“Meowww come with me!! It’s incredibly awesome!! The loops and the velocity seem scary at first but it gets better and better!!
Some were uncertain at first, casting glances on the machinery, untrusting, but when they saw the cat hopping on with the biggest grin on their face they all jumped aboard, even the scaredy cat.
Some children still talk about the weird ghost cats meowing in the mall, and a legend has spread in the local pre-schools. Now all kids seem to want a cat for some reason, and their parents are really confused??
All the felines, after a day of adventures, exploration, relaxation, exquisite food and even an online sensation, finally reunited to the starting point, The black cat club.
After all they still had to discuss the point of the whole meeting, and after that going back to their respective timelines and duties as observers.
The ledger moved a bit under the speaking cat’s weight, which had increased a bit since the last time it jumped on it, and they started talking.
“After this day of exploring and relaxing, we shall discuss why we have reunited after all this time. This crucial war among aeons is about to happen once again, for some of us it has already occurred and others may still have to see their first.”
“We have to vote on our resolution once again. Are we going to stay put and let it unravel. Devastating the cosmos as we speak? Or shall we intervene in a way or the other and try to mitigate its damages, or deleting it in its entirety? Today we need to decide.”
“But before that I will share why I chose this planet as the place for our meeting.”
“This will be the first planet to be obliterated by our colleagues’ struggle.”
“We may be divine entities, tied to the inner mechanics of the cosmos and to the concept we represent, finality.”
“But we’re bound by duty to know what we will bring to an end to, to not be indifferent to the fate of the cosmos, and personally i may add, to never see it’s true end.”
The vote shall start now.
And so the little cats reunited as one, bigger and mightier entity, Terminus, to observe and decide their position in the grander scheme of things.
After much deliberation, the planet was saved, and a certain gray haired person will receive or has already received THEIR blessing.
Let’s all hope the plan goes well. Or where are we going to buy more fish and toys?