{1st Cat; voice}

[juzubeads]

Name: Kyo Sohma
Date: Late May
Format: Voice

[Kyo is used to transforming. He's the Cat of the zodiac and all, so he has two forms back home. The regular housecat and....well, his True Form. The reason he's both more calm over being called a monster and the reason he bristles at it, given that situation back home and all.

That is not to say that he isn't finding this frustrating all the same. Namely in regards to clothing with this being a more gradual transformation rather than just instant where he suddenly usually no longer fits into whatever he had been wearing with the zodiac curse back home.....]

....Dammit! This damned tail! So what, I'm just expected to rip holes into all my pants now? Not being the only one is debatable in this if that's comforting or more irritating in pissing me off.

[His life. He's finally free of the curse here and he is still. Turning into a cat anyway. Because of course he is. And then he winces, hissing briefly in pain when he nicks his lower lip with his fangs.]

Seriously though, there's probably some kind of tailor or something around, right? For....for people that are changing like this? Ah, right. And uh, introductions, I guess. Or whatever. I'm Kyo. Kyo Sohma.

[For those that he might not yet have run into or talked to. Introductions were only polite and all, so he should probably. Add his name in there somewhere at least, for this first time. Not that Tohru is around to remind him about that sort of thing but. Well, over time, she is rubbing off on him some, at least.]

Comments

[bloodyuseless]

[Mary stares. And stares. And stares. He eyes every strand of sprouting fur one at a time.

Then...]

Should we get you a ribbon?

[juzubeads]

A ribbon? Why would I need a ribbon?

[Or did he mean a collar? Either way, even as a human, Kyo hates anything around his neck, even tight shirt collars, hence him usually having them unbuttoned at least at the very top. He prefers looser, casual shirts for this reason. So any collar or ribbon around his neck was probably going to be a 'no' in response. Though given some might eventually mistake him for an actual housecat, he might need some way to identify himself.]

[bloodyuseless]

To tie around your tail.

[A quick poke of the base of Kyo's shiny new tail illustrates Mary's intent.]

You didn't want it to fall out of your pants, right? But you don't want to rip your pants either. Can't you do it like shoelaces? Lace up a hole in the back of your pants with a ribbon!

[juzubeads]

Wh -- no. I'm not tying -- huh? Like shoelaces? I don't know. I just don't want my pants to rip further from dealing with the tail.

[Even this was frustrating enough. He'd rather avoid it getting worse and exposing his underwear to everyone. Especially without initially realizing. But his tail does twitch, in bristling slightly at being touched.]

[bloodyuseless]

You don't think it'd work?

[Kyo is being pretty clear that that's not the problem. Mary doesn't get it anyway.]

[juzubeads]

N-no, something like that might? I just....I don't like anything tight. Or tied around me like that.

[So no, Mary. He will not tolerate a collar or ribbon around his neck or anywhere else. Kyo sighs, a hand running through his mop of red hair as his tail swishes slightly with his movements and emotions.]

[bloodyuseless]

...oh.

[Well, poo on you and your bad taste, Kyo. What's wrong with being tied up?

Mary's shoulders droop just a tad.]

You might be in trouble then.

[juzubeads]

Why would I be in trouble?

[He just doesn't like wearing tight things that feel all constricting. Why would that be trouble?]

[bloodyuseless]

Aren't your pants always going to be tight around your tail? It's not like you can just start wearing skirts instead.

[Skirts are scary. Never do it.]

[juzubeads]

That's why I need to figure getting them adjusted or whatever.

[Getting his clothes adjusted would be a pain. He didn't have to worry about that back home at least. Still, he doesn't have much choice, but to figure this out and deal with it.]

[bloodyuseless]

[Mary takes great pains to beat down the urge to grab that tail again. He bites at his lip and fiddles with his hands instead. Be glad, Kyo.]

Have you found anybody who knows how yet?

[juzubeads]

I think so. Luckily.

[He just wouldn't want to make this worse trying to figure fixing this himself somehow. He is okay with basic sewing repairs with clothes maybe but not so much in dealing with tails and the like. For obvious reasons.]

[bloodyuseless]

[Oh! So the problem's already solved. Mary perks up.]

Okay! I'll just get a brush then.

[juzubeads]

A brush? For what?

[He already quickly runs one through his hair in the mornings after a shower. He hasn't quite considered the idea of needing to brush out the tail. Not used to the transformation and fur being more permanent like this.]

[bloodyuseless]

["For what?" he asks! Obviously it's to groom his most precious pet kitty.]

You can't reach back there to lick it, right? I can brush your tail for you!

[juzubeads]

Wha -- no! It isn't that bad?

[Of course it is harder to tell. But Kyo doesn't think he's been that bad in getting it that dirty or matted or anything since it only appeared recently and all? Mary probably has a better view of it to be sure though. In comparison to Kyo who tries to glance over his shoulder a bit.]

[bloodyuseless]

It's going to be when you start shoving it through your pants.

[juzubeads]

It won't be that bad.

[Or. Well, he hopes. He hasn't actually really had to deal with the tail amid his clothes as a human.]

[bloodyuseless]

I'll have the brush ready.

[He's going to make this happen, Kyo. Accept it.]

[juzubeads]

H-hey!

[Kyo can totally do this himself! Maybe. Possibly. He might at least manage to brush out the ends of the tail. He just isn't used to this. To others insisting on helping him, or at least, that weren't Tohru or Shishou and even then their methods were usually less....of a demand or order?]

[bloodyuseless]

[If Mary were meaner he would agree to let Kyo try on his own first and watch him fail with an evil grin. As it is, he just wants to brush a cat tail. There's nothing particularly helpful or kind-hearted about it, whoops.]

Hey, what. It's not like I want you to sit in my lap or anything.

[juzubeads]

No way!

[If that ever happens, Mary will be waiting a good while or until Kyo is that tired and/or sick in letting that happen, letting his guard down that much with him. With anyone but Tohru, basically.]

[bloodyuseless]

I just said I didn't want that either!

[Kyo would squash him!!1!]

[juzubeads]

So just leave me alone and I'll figure this myself!

[Kyo is just rather particular in regards to affection, let alone the supposed more intimate things like helping with brushing hair or bathing or whatever. He's not used to anyone wanting to help, at least outside of Tohru, but he's also used to managing himself, mostly.]

[bloodyuseless]

No.

[He tenses up, straight as a board and twice as defiant. Maybe he's still talking about brushing cat fur, but the scrunched up look on his face says otherwise. Kyo's gonna have to physically kick him out before Mary leaves him to deal with this crap on his own.]