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[arrowpoint]

[When Liam's face appears, there's rather angry looking claw marks raked from under his left eye and over this nose. He also looks just about at his wit's end.]

Hey, guys, small emergency. Anybody good with cats? Well, I left the door to the balcony open for some air, right? and then--

[Suddenly there's a sound of a dog barking in the background. Liam looks up with an expression of horror, then tosses his iPad aside onto the couch so you have a nice view of the ceiling.]

Shit! Jack NO!

[More barking, and some angry hissing as well. There's a scuffle, and a slammed door. Afterwards the barking is muted sounding, and Liam is back into view.]

Okay, so, long story short, Naya's out on the ledge and I can't reach her.

[Now he holds the iPad straight in front of him with a hand on either side, as if holding the viewer's shoulders in earnest.]

I am no good with cats you gotta help me. It's like thirty floors up, no joke.

Comments

[moreweaponsthanyou]

Sorry, can't help. You have longer reach than me and if you can't do it then I won't be able to. [trying so hard not to laugh]

[arrowpoint]

Dude, not helpful. Don't you have any ideas man? Like a cat... whistle or something?

[moreweaponsthanyou]

Sorry, sorry. Try luring it back in with food? And make sure the dog's out of the way first.

[arrowpoint]

I put Jack in the bedroom, but he's smart and if he bounces on the door enough times it swings open again.

[He gets up though, and looks around the kitchen for cat food. The image bouncing on the screen as he moves around.]

Um, I already tried the kibble but...

[He frowns, looking in the fridge.]

I guess I could try tuna. Cats like tuna, right?

[thebalrogslayer]

[This boy really is a walking disaster zone, isn't he? Gabriel watches the broadcast in faint amusement, golden hair spilling over the arm he's leaning on. Well. Teagan would have his head if he left them like that.]

Could you reach her from one of the other flats?

[arrowpoint]

Um...

[He looks thoughtful, and goes out onto the balcony to take a look.]

Maybe? But I don't want to scare her off if I try to grab her the other way.

[thebalrogslayer]

... [There's a long suffering sigh. Liam you're going to have him ageing again if you're not careful.]

Animals like me these days. If there's no one closer that can help I might be able to help. [Yeah, that was probably an echo, he's sure it was never that way before, but he's not sure where exactly it came from.]

...I wouldn't put it past him.

[arrowpoint]

Cool, I'll keep that in mind. Somebody said I should put food in a cat carrier and just leave it and see if she goes in there. I'm going to try that first.

Video (I should apologize for her, no really, I should, but...)

[mistakesmakeuswhoweare]

Looks like that's one puss that's too much for you to handle, eh, Kitten?

All right, more seriously, I don't do animals. But I have a friend who does. What have to tried so far?

lol

[arrowpoint]

[Ignoring the first comment for now...]

I've called her name, I've done that...cat summoning noise thing...

[he demonstrates the psspsspssh sound.]

And some kibble, and now I'm going for tuna.

[mistakesmakeuswhoweare]

And you did... what with the food, exactly?

Does the cat have any toys around?

[arrowpoint]

Held it out to her? Hoped she would want to eat it?

[That was what you did, right?]

Maybe... I haven't really looked, and Ariel's out of town.

[waltharius]

Oh boy...

[ Sigh of commiseration. He's been though this song and dance before, though with a tree. ]

Leaving food out for awhile might do the trick, but if she is too scared to come back on her own, well. That's when it gets really difficult.

[arrowpoint]

So, like, leave the food just sitting there?

[A pause.]

What do you mean by difficult? What happens?

[waltharius]

Yeah. If she has a carrier, maybe put it in there.

And... if she absolutely refuses to come back on her own, you'll have to try a direct approach without spooking her right off the ledge.

[arrowpoint]

Oh, like a trap, kind of?

[As to the other advice, he shakes his head.]

No, I don't want to try that I'm horrible with cats and I'll just make her jump. She hates me.

[espigeonage]

Cats all think I'm either scary or a giant toy. - and no I'm not volunteering to go get jumped on. Or climb anything.

Give it some time, for one. You should wash those scratches, cats have nasty things on their claws.

[arrowpoint]

Yeah, I think you'd better pass, Julien.

[He reaches up to touch his face at that comment.]

I'll get to it, Naya first, though.

[espigeonage]

A good attitude to have! But maybe time without someone grabbing at it will make the animal calmer. -Like, you could put out a box and some tuna and leave it alone for a bit, it might chill.

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[radiantchicken]

[Hello, have a tiny parrot with scaly reptilian arms.]

I might be able to offer some assistance. I'm not bothered by heights, and I've had some experience in dealing with cats before.

[Video]

[arrowpoint]

...the hell?

[Give him a moment.]

Uh, you... you got some bird thing going on. Like a lot. Bad pulse?

[Video]

[radiantchicken]

[He cocks his head to one side.]

Of course I have a bird thing going on. I'm a parrot.

[He also waves.]

And I would say I had a good pulse, in that I grew arms!

[Yep, normal baritone-voiced parrot with arms...]

[sylvanguard]

LIAM What are you doing to my cats?

[arrowpoint]

Technically they're not your cats...

[sylvanguard]

[There is a long silence where she is just staring at him. ]