The Valley Campfire: Monday Afternoon

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Anyone coming across the campfire today would find Layla sprawled out on a blanket as she traced a convuluted route on a map of the Northeastern part of the United States. She was lying on her stomach with her feet up in the air as she munched on a snack of raisins and goldfish crackers

And while a fire wasn't lit in the firepit, there was a cooler of drinks and some goodies from J'GOB sitting on top of them for visitors to enjoy.

[Open campfire is open]

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"Had a bad experience or two?" Hannibal guessed. "Or just in a sour mood?"

[feline-royalty.livejournal.com]

"Perhaps both," came the dour reply. "Or neither. I've not decided yet if I'm completely mad, or simply in the process of walking that road."

A pause.

"I was cat food this weekend. I imagine madness is the explanation that sounds most sane."

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"Did you just say you were cat food?" Hannibal repeated. "You were just a cat?"

[feline-royalty.livejournal.com]

"A can," Tybalt griped. "Fancy Feast."

And if his ears were turning a somewhat frustrated shade of red, the expression on his face certainly didn't suggest anything of the sort. This place was strange. This was normal. Also, he hated the universe.

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"That's unfortunate," Hannibal said, biting the inside of his cheek to keep from laughing. "Did anyone know you were a can of cat food?"

[feline-royalty.livejournal.com]

"I've not been opened up and fed to the local feline population," Tybalt replied, giving Hannibal a look for that amused demeanor, damn it. "And so I'll assume that, even if it were common knowledge, none were terribly interested in it at the time."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"I've been around going on two years but that's a pretty new one for me," he said, letting a laugh slip through. Oops. "But look, you got better and you look all the better for it."

[feline-royalty.livejournal.com]

"Though I fear I can't say the same of the smell."

He'd be showering for another week just to be rid of it, he figured.

"If nothing else, I suppose this island will teach me to take madness in stride."

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"And I think turning into something is mild," Hannibal remarked. "Just wait till you turn into a girl."

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That earned a moment of silence, where Tybalt's only real response was the upward twitch of both eyebrows and a somewhat stunned stare.

...

"Surely you jest."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Afraid not, my friend," Hannibal said, shaking his head. "I was a hot girl, though."

[feline-royalty.livejournal.com]

"I must confess," Tybalt mused, a wry smirk creeping over his lips, "now you've got my curiosity piqued. I'd prefer a woman's bosom to a paper label advertising that I'll give a cat's coat a silky sheen, certainly."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Oh, it was daaaaaaaamn fun," Hannibal told him, grinning slyly. "The bosom was just one of the many fun parts. One of those things that you have to experience at least once, I think."

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"I shall add this to the list of conversations I'd never dreamed I would be having, and I'll thank thee for it." Tybalt chuckled faintly, shaking his head. "While I find myself in no particular rush to see my body change again, you have me pondering how one might properly prepare oneself for such an occasion."

Someone was considering making a trip to that adult store in town, yes.

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"You could always go the easy way and find a girl willing to let you acquaint yourself with her body," he suggested.

[feline-royalty.livejournal.com]

"An excellent suggestion. I shall have to make a point to do just that."

Actually, he did have plans with jean tonight. And so today wasn't a total loss quite yet, after all.

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Makes it easier when you actually become a girl," he decided with a small grin. "And hey, if anything, the cat food thing gives you an amusing story for the girls."