01 ❂ Polaris

[absentconstellation]

[ Tufts of fluff frame the image of a black cat with purple eyes, sitting upright and looking directly into the camera. The Cat could certainly push them out of the way if he wanted to. He doesn't feel like it. You can deal with his fluffy pillow tripod, and be jealous. His whole room is nothing but cat beds and towers and lovely things to scratch. You wish you had it this good.

He wears a collar a darker shade of purple than his eyes, with a charm in the shape of the Goddess' triple moon hanging from it. ]

Hello.

[ Although the cat is clearly meowing, his words are perfectly understandable as human speech. ]

So that we might not waste too much time in explanation, I will introduce myself. I am a warden on this ship, and you may call me Pounce. My true name is not one that you could comprehend, and is hardly relevant to my work here.

I am a cat.

[ He states this definitively, as many have questioned as to whether or not he is a cat. He is. Not a normal mortal cat, but definitely a cat. ]

Animals in the Mortal Realms of my universe are not typically capable of human speech. I am perfectly happy on a diet of chopped meat and water. I will not harm any of the Beast People here. They are my little brothers, and I am well fed. You may pet me if you wish, so long as you are respectful. I will also accept treats of any kind.

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[absentconstellation]

But of course. I am as I was made to be.

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[150th]

So then: speech is something you have always know, rather than what you have learned.

[absentconstellation]

That would be accurate.

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[150th]

You are fortunate. I was hoping it was a skill which I could learn.

[absentconstellation]

[ He thinks about this for a moment. ]

It may be possible, if you have the magical aptitude.

[150th]

I do not know.

[absentconstellation]

You could find out, if you wished to.

[150th]

Yes. To discover more about my own nature would be of great use. How do I do this?

[absentconstellation]

There is much that I would be able to see in you with little more than a glance.

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[150th]

We must find each other in person, then. Hardly a trouble. Where shall I go?

[absentconstellation]

Go on deck. I will wait for you on the prow.

text -> spam?

[150th]

Very well.

[Mewtwo goes right away, if at a sedate pace. It has far more time than it needs here, after all.]

spam!

[absentconstellation]

[ The cat is, as he said he would be, sitting on the railing at the prow of the ship. His tail flicks absently back and forth. He knows as soon as he sees the creature that this is the person he was speaking to earlier. ]

spam!

[150th]

[Mewtwo stops when it sees the cat, and nods - halfway to a bow. Its voice is calm telepathy.]

{Hello, Pounce. Well met.}

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[absentconstellation]

{And you.}

[ Pounce answers in kind - an easy task, for a constellation. It's not dissimilar to how he speaks normally. ]

{You are mortal, that is clear enough.}

spam!

[150th]

{You are psychic, as well?}

[Mewtwo is interested. Usually when it encountered other psychic Pokémon, it was to fight them.]

spam!

[absentconstellation]

{A simplistic way of looking at it.}

[ He is an abstract, something to which many of the usual rules don't apply. ]

spam!

[150th]

{You have psychic abilities. I understand that you also have others, clearly.}

spam!

[absentconstellation]

{What I am is difficult for mortal creatures to understand.}

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[150th]

{Yes, I take your point.}

[Impatient? Maybe a little.]

{What do you see about me?}

Re: spam!

[absentconstellation]

[ He narrows his eyes, a sign of relaxation in a cat. ]

Hmm. That's curious. Part of you is human.

spam!

[150th]

[Mewtwo flinches back, shocked. Its tail is fluffed: more common cat body language.]

{You must be mistaken.}

spam!

[absentconstellation]

I am very rarely mistaken.

spam!

[150th]

[Mewtwo shakes its head.]

{No. I was made by humans, for humans. But I am not human. Perhaps that is what you are seeing.}

spam!

[absentconstellation]

No. I can see that as well. Part of you is ancient, and part of you is not. Both parts were made by the Gods. It is only that humans put you together.