#sora 01

There was a cat by her feet.

It was pudgy and had short legs, fluffy and bright orange. It walked with authority equal to royalty. Its tail swished in the air, relaxed and pointed to the sky.

It was following Lila wherever she went. 

And she was oh-so-slowly getting irritated with it.

The cafe was bustling with people when Lila first caught a glimpse of the cat She had bought a snack and went her merry way before she ever noticed it following her around. For all intents and purposes, it was a normal cat, well-fed from the looks of it but not too fat. 

There’s nothing to note about the cat until she glanced at its head— and she watched it intently now as it poised in front of her, eyes squinting.

There was a flower crown on its head and a collar around its neck. Did it have an owner? Is she going to have to search for said owner?

“Aw, are you lost kitty?” Lila knelt down to stare the cat in the eye. 

It only answered her with a loud mewl. Well, if it wasn’t lost, it will be if it didn’t stop circling around Lila’s legs.

Comet Piers was a neat little hub. Charles was strolling on the boardwalk, eyes wandering around as he'd mull over whether he should get a snack while he's here, perhaps try out the roasted figs he's heard about.

That line of thought was interrupted as his attention was caught by something else; there was a boy waiting in line at a food stand, but that wasn't what worried him— no, when the stranger behind the boy started running, "Hey!" so did Charles.

"They stole your phone!" he'd shout— not entirely sure whether it was a phone or not, but did it matter? The stranger sure pick-pocketed something.

She pulled him back, right out of the line of fire. Albeit a little roughly but her hands remained upon his shoulders to keep him stable. “Hey, leave him alone he’s just a kid!”