☂ 24; and thus within the lady's view / this mighty dragon straight he slew

[is_an_island]

[out on his porch

petting his cats]

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[thatsnotaknife]

[At the sidewalk, watching Pat the crocodile walk up the footpath towards England and his cats.

Pat is watching the cats.

So much watching going on in this tag.]

[is_an_island]

[without looking up from his kitties:] I know what you're thinking.

The answer is no.

[thatsnotaknife]

But the drone kids are surprisingly sharp on their feet and he hasn't gotten to eat anything live since he got here and Poooooooooooooooooom!

[is_an_island]

If I see him anywhere near my cats, I'm going to have a crunchy stew for lunch.

Now get him out of here before he scares my cats. [GATHERING THEM UP]

[hwamei]

Aiyo, they're so cute! So cute! [ hasn't really... noticed England at all...

approaches! approaches one of the cats and leans in ] I wonder what your name is...

[is_an_island]

[go to sleep yana also thinks she's talking to him]

England.

We've talked before, and... well, it's not like my feelings are hurt.

[hwamei]

[ but scarfle it's only 10 minutes to midnight also o-oh England why are you talking to yourself ]

Ah! England, these are all your cats? [ starts petting one of them ;u; ]

[is_an_island]

[yeah those ten minutes...

his cats like strangers more than he does so lancelot starts purring and nuzzling her hand]

... Are you insinuating that I spend most of my days inside with my cats knitting them sweaters? Be... Because that's bollocks. And you should stop listening to... whichever one of them told you.

[the_wee_big_hag]

[Tiffany walks out to sit next to him.]

[is_an_island]

They're growing up rather quickly, aren't they.

[the_wee_big_hag]

Yes, they seem to be.

[is_an_island]

I heard there was some sort of party coming up.

[scentofbauhinia]

[walking over

being followed by three other cats

it's a sort of kitty famirry reunion...

also just to make you feel like more of a crazy old cat dude, England]

[is_an_island]

... Are you walking your cats?

[scentofbauhinia]

No.

I brought em to visit. [yep, and that's a fourth kitty poking its head out of the hood on the back of his jacket]

[is_an_island]

[because you miscounted...]

... Well, I suppose it's too much to expect you'd pay me a visit. Fair enough.

Think they'll remember each other from when they were kittens?

[someday_a_queen]

[Elizabeth walks over with small box in her hands.]

Hello England.

[is_an_island]

Hullo, Elizabeth.

Something for my cats, there?

[someday_a_queen]

No. It's for you actually.

A birthday gift.

[is_an_island]

... I see.

You didn't have to go through all this trouble. Your presence is quite the present enough.