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CODE 🔋 3:27 AM

Cordelia Naismith Vorkosigan

UNSETTLED HERO
"LADY VORKOSIGAN"

ADDRESS
THE RESIDENCE

MESSAGE
"This is Cordelia,
leave me a message."

TEXT

CALL

VIDEO

VOICE | TEXT | VIDEO | ACTION | ETC.

Comments

[rathercommon]

[ Oh, yes. That's nice. A purr ripples up from her, and her eyes close in delight. Her tail twitches with pleasure, and she leans in.

And, before this goes on too terribly long and gets too terribly embarrassing for either party, Kitty comes clean. She speaks, saying: ]

That is very nice. Thank you.

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[ She starts again, though not startled enough to pull her hand back. ]

—Kitty?

[rathercommon]

Yeah.

[ Her voice is quiet, and just a bit sheepish. ]

You were much quicker to recognize me than Miles was, you know. - Sorry for barging in here. I guess that was a bit rude.

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[ What is this sheepish bullshit. Cordelia is having none of it or this supposed rudeness business, just swooping down and scooping Kitty into her arms, hugging her tight, though careful not to crush her in this smaller form. ]

We were so worried.

[rathercommon]

Oh!

[ She lets out a soft little cry of surprise with those arms wrap around her. It's entirely unexpected, and entirely welcome. After a moment, she relaxes into it, burying her face against Cordelia's front and purring shyly. ]

I'm sorry. I only returned this morning.

[keep_nothing]

We didn't know what to think when we'd heard your body had disappeared ...

[ She holds her for a good long moment, arms tightening just that little bit more when she starts putting. ]

[rathercommon]

I went home.

[ She lifts her head slightly, to look Cordelia in the eye. Her ears prick forward as she asks - ]

Are things okay here? I talked to Gregor already, and he just wanted to make sure that I knew that the war efforts were going all right. But - are they okay?

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[ She relaxes her grip on Kitty then, settling to sit cross-legged on the floor, letting Kitty be in her lap while they talk if she wants to be. ]

You did, with Gregor? [ She bites her tongue there, holding her questions for now to answer Kitty's. ] We're all right for the most part. Some of us going more stir crazy than others.

[rathercommon]

[ And Kitty curls up in Cordelia's lap, comfortably, tucking in neatly between her crossed legs. ]

Miles, I'm guessing. Is going stir-crazy.

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[ Her lips quirk up at the corners, ] However did you guess that?

[rathercommon]

Hah.

[ Her tail lashes from side to side - mixed smugness over being right and incredulity over her friend's hyperactivity. ]

What about you? And Aral? How are you two doing?

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[ She resumes petting Kitty as she was a few moments ago, not as intently so they can hold a conversation, but just idly skritching under her chin. ]

As well as can be expected, we're really just playing the waiting game for now.

[rathercommon]

[ Her head tips up, and her eyes narrow in pleasure at the under-chin scratching. Well done, Cordelia. Don't you dare cut your fingernails at any point. ]

Waiting for everything to settle down?

[keep_nothing]

For everyone to return safe and sound.

And if you're here, Kitty, you're safe. But ... how are you? [ The more obvious question of "what happened to you" is implied in her concerned tone. ]

[rathercommon]

Oh, I'm all right.

[ And then, because she knows what the underlying question is, she says - trying her best to sound peppy and cheerful: ]

I got a new Porter power. When I came back. I don't have to be a cat - I can shapeshift my form at will. I expect it's going to be a very useful ability. Imagine how much better my spying will get after this.

[keep_nothing]

Spying on your friend's parents as they get dressed, hmm? [ she teases. ] But that does seem like a useful power.

[rathercommon]

Oh -

[ She flickers suddenly from cat form into the form of a sparrow - a reaction to her embarrassment. ]

I'm - really sorry about that, really. I suppose that made me - I'm not some creep or something like that, I promise.

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[ It surprises her,the sudden shift, but she only jumps a little. She's also smiling once the initial surprise leaves her. She holds out her hand for the newly-shaped bird. ]

Teasing, love.

[rathercommon]

[ And the bird flutters up to land on her palm, still fluttering her wings in a rather flustered way. ]

Right, I know. I just...don't want to seem...You know.

[ Like a perv. ]

Like I don't respect your privacy. I definitely, definitely do.

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It's fine, Kitty. Really.

[ Her free hand rises to join the other, using the back of the knuckles of one finger to stroke Kitty's head lightly. Then she smirks, ] Don't let it ruffle your feathers.

[rathercommon]

[ Oh, no. Oh, no. The bird groans. ]

Oh, that was awful, Cordelia...Please tell me you haven't got some secret love of punning.

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[ She laughs lightly. ]

Aral's better at it than I am when he wants to be, but that was just begging to be used.

[rathercommon]

[ Hold on. She changes into a mouse in answer to her ripple of surprise. ]

Aral? Really? Puns? Him?

[keep_nothing]

[ Whoop, she makes sure to cup her hand so she won't upset Kitty's balance. ]

Not all the time, of course, just when he's in a good mood for it. Though I guess his darker humor isn't immune either.

[rathercommon]

Oh, I'd very much like to see that. I thought that the Barrayarans were hardly capable of joking in a way that's not ridiculously dark. Even Gregor has a very dark streak to him, doesn't he...