Feline magnet

[tricksterofthelord]

This should work-- Oh come on, man!

 [Say hello to Gabriel. And his new uncalled friends... the cats. There is a few, attached to his legs and one's already reached his shoulder, pawing at his ear. There are a few more various types of cats around starting from stray cats to that one with the pink, sparkly collar called "Snowball the Fluffy Queen of the Snow Kingdom" according to its tag.]

What's going on, where do ya guys come from...? No, I don't- I'm not, no, get off, would ya-

[He just can't get it. He tried with magic, with catnip, everything but these felines just... attached to him now. For some weird reason. What he could get from their constant meowing that he has a 'good smell'.... Too bad he can't really smell it because of his stuffy nose... Then a paw brushes over his upper arm making his rash itch like hell, again.]

Hey, would you-- Oh, dear...

[Well if isn't a cat on two legs, with a forked tail. Gabriel recognizes it, of course, but he's still annoyed.] Come on, I wasn't even near Japan this time!

((OOC: Yes, so he's affected by the pollen too. So everything and anything that has some feline in it will be attracted to him. He's like a walking catnip now. And, just heads up, that there is a tiger around too, not dangerous because he's under the catnip-spell, but still, it's a tiger. A. Tiger.))

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[darkercalling]

[Stare.]

... Is that... a tiger?

[tricksterofthelord]

[And for a second, Gabriel's convinced this dude just called him a tiger.]

Oh you, don't flatter me as such-- [But then he spots the real tiger which might have made the impact, and sighs annoyed.] Come on, now, I'm not Dr. Dolittle!

[darkercalling]

[Riku rolls his eyes at the mistake, so it's good that he's wearing that blindfold to hide it~]

Dr. Dolittle? [Frowns; he doesn't get the reference] Someone who likes cats, I guess?

[tricksterofthelord]

Not just cats... [Gabriel sighs, not really in the mood to get people involved in pop culture references, and looking over Riku.] Do I know ya from somewhere?

[Meanwhile trying to swipe off the cats from his legs.]

[darkercalling]

No, I don't think so. It's just hard not to notice someone with a bunch of cats stuck to him. [Smirk~]

Here. [He goes over and gently tries to detach one of them from Gabriel's leg.] How did this even happen?

[tricksterofthelord]

[Squints his eyes. Gabriel really didn't want to leave a first impression like that. He was no friends of cats...! He was a dog person!]

Well all I know that I wanted to pull this trick over this guy who thought cutting hookers' is a good sport, when these little fellas felt the urge to attach themselves ta me... [Whenever he finally manages to get one cat off another one climbs back.]

[darkercalling]

[Riku doesn’t quite follow... but he at least gets the gist that this whole cat thing clearly isn’t intentional. He’s about to detach another cat, but one replaces the one he just removed, and he frowns again.]

They’re persistent, aren’t they? Do you have treats on you or something?

[tricksterofthelord]

I'm used to feed different kind of cats, if ya catch my drift. [Huffs annoyed, scratching his forearm again.] I'm just as clueless as ya, blindey.

It started not long after I met Menzy in the bar.

[darkercalling]

[He catches. ... And is actually amused enough to smirk a bit and shake his head.]

You mean Menzies? [He frowns. Last he saw her...] Was she okay at the time?

[grip_on_reality]

[from the shouting, Menzies can identify Gabriel easily enough, but she isn't sure what to make of all the small coloured essences she sees around him. the meowing helps, though]

Are those...cats?

[she's smirking faintly at his apparent plight because she can't resist. but (unless he's too distracted by the tiger that she hasn't noticed) Gabriel might notice that her blindness means her gaze isn't fixed on anything in particular, and her eyes are glowing a deep blue]

[ooc: If she can see Gabriel's essence, could you give me an idea of what colour it would be? And, if you'd like, his current feelings and intentions? Thanks!]

[tricksterofthelord]

((ooc: Sure! ^^ I think, to humans Gabriel's essence is something very bright and shiny, almost blinding, and the color is faint gold.))

[While he's trying to get a cat off of his shoulder, Gabriel looks up at Menzies. He's feeling a pleasant surprise and the urge to impress, again. Always when it comes to her. Or any other woman that might be a bit out of his league.]

Menzy, my favorite kitty! Did ya come to join the others? There's still place around here. [He smirks, but it turns into a frown when he notices that she's blind. He immediately starts to worry and he moves closer.] Good Lord, what happened to you?!

[grip_on_reality]

[wow, Gabriel is bright. it's an odd sensation to experience, considering she's blind, but in this case she can guess why his aura is that colour--he's serious about the pagan god bit. it's a bit odd to realise]

[she snorts at his reaction, though] I should be asking you the same thing. [as he moves, she notes that the cats move with him] You setting up to unleash a plague upon the Earth, or is the Plane up to something with you, too?

[tricksterofthelord]

[Gabriel tilts his head to the side and waves his hand in front of Menzies face to see if she's really blind, but she is. Even though, she can see things, Gabriel can tell. That doesn't help his worrying.]

You're blinded, but still can see, huh... [He mutters as he's scratching his forearm absently. Stupid rash.] Oi, hey, no, the plague was an accident, ok? I had only little to do with it, it's not my style anyway. So, these felines probably turned up because this stupid place decided to make me into a living catnip---

[And that's when the tiger arrives and rubs its head against Gabriel's waist.] Dude, come on, I'm talking to a lady!

[grip_on_reality]

[she's surprised by that observation and wonders how he knew that] Uh, yeah. I can sort of "see" energy--from people. And cats, apparently. [ignoring his joke, she frowns] How long 'as this been going on?

[she watches the tiger, which to her looks like an aura somewhere between the size of cats and humans] ...what is that, anyway?

[tricksterofthelord]

[Gabriel can tell if something's fishy. He can tell she's blind and can see somehow, but not exactly how, and that makes him a but nervous too. He's not a pagan god, but an angel, and he doesn't want more people to know about it.]

For a day now, I figured comin' back here would help, but nah... Oh, this? He's... Well, she's a little tiger, just like you Menzy. I think I'll call her that. Though her claws are not as sharp as yours. [Flirting, yes, and Gabriel is amused, but there is always that hint of worry, because blindness, no matter what kind, is always troubling.]

[grip_on_reality]

[thankfully, she's blaming the brightness on general godliness and hasn't worked that out--unless she reads that information off him, of course]

What, like, about since we breathed that stuff in while we were in the bar? [she smirks faintly. if she thought the evidence she's seen was convincing before, it's even moreso now. they were together when that problem hit, and now they've both been affected. it makes perfect sense]

[she ignores the flirting and instead gapes at him in his direction] You've got a tiger with you?

[tricksterofthelord]

[There could be a faint worry about that coming from Gabriel. A nervous feeling of being exposed, and being afraid of it.]

Oh, missy... [Sighs, because DAMN it was that allergic thing, wasn't it?! Gabriel rubs the bridge of his nose at the revelation, because they saw it coming, and now he's very frustrated.] How come it has different effects, I just got pest problems but you're walking around like a blind fortune teller!

They're cats just like their smaller cousins. Or like this fella around with the forked tail, it might be a good thing you don't see it...

pardons for the late tag '''orz

[not_a_lamb_nor_ram]

[ Never mind the tiger and the dozens of other smaller felines... ]

A-- a Bakeneko, seriously?

[ This redhead's totally following that big cat, holy wow! ]

it's ok! ^^

[tricksterofthelord]

[Gabriel frowns at the newcomer.]

Yeah, Sherlock, it's a Bakeneko--- You've seen one before?

[not_a_lamb_nor_ram]

[ Shake of his head. ] No, I haven't! I've just read about them in books. Looks like I've been reading the right ones then.

[ But-- all these cats though. ] Is it the one causing you to be followed like this?

[tricksterofthelord]

Oh right, books, very reliable. [Chuckles a little, though still annoyed as he's shaking his leg to get rid of the cats.] No, poor bastard's looking like he's dealing with the same problems these others are... Namely, annoying me to hell.

[not_a_lamb_nor_ram]

Ahah~ [ Wow, those cats are tenacious. ] Are you under some kind of spell or...

[ Waitaminute. ] Don't tell me this is an effect of that weird pollen.

[tricksterofthelord]

[Now that's something very, very interesting this guy's saying here.] ... Pollen? What are ya talking about?

[not_a_lamb_nor_ram]

It's been something that's going around lately. Usual symptoms -- sneezing, coughing, itching, but something else goes along with it.

[ Counting off on his fingers -- ] Body transformation, lack of control over magical skills... [ gesturing towards the walking catnip ] then, I don't know, feline attraction?

[tricksterofthelord]

Wait wait wait, sneezing? Are ya serious? [Because DAMN if the sneezing!date with Menzy at the bar wasn't related... It actually starting to make sense now!]

Bro, what the hell... so that's what this is about? You gotta be kiddin' me! [Looks at the over-attached cats.] And how do ya stop it, Dotty?