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>T2, Nurture with Sunshine. Feed it cookies and love on that cat and inform her that, yes, the cat is fine eating them.
Employee T2 hums a simple melody, the stray cat hung round her shoulders like a shawl. It hisses once, leaps off, and bolts once she gets close to the airlock.
T2: Hmmm.
The airlock to the containment cell opens up.
The anomaly is quietly poking at one of the cameras around the room.
Its ears poke up at the warm aroma of freshly baked cookies.
It turns to greet T2.
<span class="mu-i">Now that is a familiar smell, as if out of a long-forgotten dream...</span>
ANOMALY: Oh? Another employee approaches? How curious...
T2: You invited me in. It would be rude for a hostess to deny a guest!
ANOMALY: Ho ho ho~ Then come in and close the door.
ANOMALY-B: Shake the dust off your feet.
ANOMALY: Stay as long as you please.
Employee T2 finds a comfortable enough spot to sit down.
The anomaly takes long and careful strides over to Employee T2.
T2: I don't bite. The only thing that needs to be bit are these.
Employee T2 holds up a chocolate chip cookie.
<span class="mu-r">The tumor hanging off the anomaly's back lunges forward...</span>
<span class="mu-g">And chomps down on the cookie.
It flashes a smile its many teeth.</span>
ANOMALY-B: Copacetic. More.
T2 complies.
ANOMALY: Much more interesting than the other automaton. I was rather unimpressed by his unoriginality.
T2: Well, that's not important now, is it?
She places down the plate.
T2: I have more than cookies to give you.
BOTH: Show us.
Employee T2 stands up on her tip toes and pats the anomaly on the head.
<span class="mu-g">The anomaly's eyes widen. You swear they're almost sparkling.</span>
The anomaly purrs with absolute satisfaction and kneels down to eye level.
Employee T2 sits down before patting her lap.
The anomaly curls up into a ball in the preoffered seat.
The tumor's grin slowly disappears.
Employee T2 gently pats the anomaly on the head while feeding cookies to the tumor.
<span class="mu-b">Employee T2 is completely relaxed.</span>
The oversized feline purrs, seemingly content with the pampering.
ANOMALY: Finally. Something else which understands what it means to be a proper host.
ANOMALY-B: Flattery and tributes are still your favorite, I see.
ANOMALY: <span class="mu-i">Silence.</span> Purr... purr...
Employee T2's eye twitches a bit.
Employee T2 keeps up her content smile regardless.
This continues for several minutes. Cookies get fed, the cat gets its pets, repeat.
The tumor shudders before audibly growling.
ANOMALY-B: Enough. Unhand my pet.
The feline twists itself to glare at the tumor growing off of it.
Employee T2 sighs, slumping with an overflowing disappointment.
T2: Do we have to? It was quite nice.
ANOMALY: For once in these many visits, I must agree.
ANOMALY-B: This behavior is unacceptable. I will accept more cookies, however.
Employee T2 unceremoniously tips the rest of the cookies down the tumor's gullet before standing up.
ANOMALY: Ho-hum~
The feline returns to its standing spot at the back of the room.
