> Post kittens.

[alienates]

Karkat Vantas shared a photo. 3/24 near Apprassage

You are goddamn welcome, everyone.
At least now, no matter what kind of a shitstained day you've been having, you can say you saw newborn kittens.

[ timeline-wise this is a little later in the afternoon, so like for high schoolers it'd be after school ends for the day, etc. ]

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[tearable]

If she let you do that a second or third time, that means you're doing something right. Cats like to go away for having their litter.

Do you recommend them for people who are very willing to give attention?

[alienates]

Yeah.
All of that crap about cats being extremely antisocial and unloving is wrong, honestly.
Cats love attention as much as dogs do, they just express it differently.

[tearable]

Hmm... that's interesting. Given the amount of "bad cat" stories on the internet and how finicky they're portrayed. It's nice you've given them a home then.

Hypothetically, of course, if you were expecting a dog as a pet one day... would you be disappointed receiving a kitten?

[alienates]

I've read up on it. It's because cats as a species are more loners, versus dogs who live in packs.
Humans have familial structures that are more similar to canines, so we can relate to them more.
So a cat can love you more than it loves anything in the entire damn universe, but because of its nature it won't be as social as you would see a dog as.
Or, I guess, they can be? Uhhhh
Think about it in people terms. There are some days where you feel like going out an seeing people, and other days where all you want to do is hang out on your own.
It's like that with cats except in a smaller time scale.

If you were someone who hated cats, maybe.
If you liked both, then probably not?
I might still want a dog eventually though.
And then you can raise a furry family or something.

[tearable]

[ Liz doesn't reply immediately. More like she tries to weigh her options. Karkat may not know it but he's contributing to the cats vs dog debate because Elizabeth was actively weighing which choice would be best for Jade. ]

Mmm. You mean domesticated cats, right? Ferals run in packs, I thought? Jade brought home a flyer for a trap, spay, and release program for colonies of ferals outside of Recollé. And big cats, of course.

Given, I'm not possibly considering adopting any of the above one but... you do seem to be right on that. Mannerisms and behavioral instincts. Bred to live a certain way.

Hm... Do you have a home for the kittens already? Hypothetically speaking of course.

[alienates]

I think the best metaphor I saw for it is uhhh
Imagine an apartment? With dogs, it'll be more like a family living the apartment.
But with cats it's more like roommates.
So they can live together and care about each other and function together as a cohesive unit, but they still have their own boundaries as an individual that wouldn't be there in an apartment where an actual family lives in.
If that makes sense???
And it's not like cats don't get super attached to their owners or anything like dogs do.
It's just that because of all of these different things, they express that attachment different.

I have potential homes for four of them, so there's still three I need to find one for.

[tearable]

We had some ferals that lived on the property I grew up on. Couldn't really catch them — they bothered the cows and ate from the feed. They liked their independence while reaping the benefits we allowed them to have.

But, that's just an old story. :)

Can I put my name down as a "maybe" for a home?

[alienates]

I am going to be perfectly honest I cannot tell if that smiley face is actually happy or if you hold a personal grudge against those stray cats.

Sure. Just let me know if you change your mind or not.

[tearable]

[ Oh my god??? ]

What? No! I just don't want to prattle on about something completely irrelevant that only has a thread of connection with the topic of cats!

I would never hold a grudge against them.

[alienates]

You can never really tell when a :) is being used passive aggressively or not these days.
Maybe you wanted to avenge your cows I don't know.

[tearable]

They're cows... they're not the brightest in the bunch. Not like the kittens put an assault on them, just ate some feed from them.

Point is... okay. Yes, I am interested but I'm weighing my options on which pet would be best. Hypothetically, you know.

[ Drop the act? ]

[alienates]

Hypothetically speaking, exactly who do you not want to know that you are hypothetically trying to figure out if a dog or cat would be a better pet for them?

[tearable]

Hypothetically, someone's daughter or son would definitely benefit from secrecy.

[ JADE, IM SO SORRY. ]

[alienates]

Hypothetically speaking, which would you prefer to have in your home?

[tearable]

In theory, someone would be okay with both so long as there isn't too much of a mess and their furniture isn't ruined.

But, in a situation where I WOULD adopt one, it would ultimately be for their daughter, not for the one adopting.

[alienates]

Ok so
Has this hypothetical daughter ever taken care of a baby animal before?

[tearable]

If she could have, she would have.

But, all evidence would point to no.

[alienates]

Ok well you hypothetically seem to know what you're doing so I guess that would work out there.
Anyway what are your thoughts on possibly getting one of each?

[tearable]

That would instill fear and worry, but there's worse things out there. Could end up with a farm animal in the backyard or something.

I think.

[alienates]

Where I used to live my neighbor had a ton of chickens in their backyard and they would get out from their yard and shit in mine.
Don't get chickens.
Hypothetically.

[tearable]

Trust me, chickens are so far down the list of what someone could possibly want in a newly bought house.

[ Think of the floor. The yard. The anything. ]

[alienates]

Unless you are an avid chicken lover who gives zero regards to the state of your home.
Which.......... does not seem likely to be a category you would fall under.

[tearable]

Thank you? That's oddly flattering.

But.

We'll keep in touch, if that's alright. I appreciate you talking me through possible cat-parenthood.

Hypothetically. :)

[alienates]

See you hypothetically later then.