[Worm]

---- T H A G H N E E L ----

Zeke did his best to impress Neel, and it worked. She clung onto Zeke tightly, unintentionally digging claws into his jacket as they flew through the sector. What little hair she had, flew back behind her ears. She let out a long "wooo~!" as they took off. George was even more impressive, gliding in and out of the air with ease. Need laughed, watching her catch up and fall behind and dance around the few people on the streets.

When they reached the restaurant, Neel gulped at the large amount of customers already gathered there. "Human Hub" was the name of the restaurant. Her mouth gaped as they got off the board. While she'd been off Kanna a few times, and seen big cities before, it always surprised her to see so many people in one place. She straightened out her jacket and followed Zeke towards the interactive menus. She looked at what other people ordered, mainly inspired by the images. Many seemed interested in hamburgers and spaghetti. Whatever that was. It reminded her of a nightcrawler dish back at home.

"This is so cool! All of the food looks so different." She hoped that her overwhelmed emotions didn't project into her conversation. As he mentioned sushi, she watched him scroll to the images of sushi. They looked... good! Rolls of grains and bits of vegetables and fish. While many Kraileck were vegetarian, most were pescatarian. Fish was just a delicacy. She licked her lips. "Yes, that looks delicious!" She pointed at a roll with imitation salmon and avocado. She poked the screen, adding it to their cart. Fresh avocado roll - ONE The machine responded.

"Thank you... By the way." She smiled, rubbing her head with a bit of anxiety.


----- M E E Q A -----

The night went much better than she'd expected. She came in to the day with a stranger, and found herself with a new friend and potential dance partner. As Magali lifted her tail for the growing audience, Mistress found her way into the observers as well. Meeqa gulped, making eye contact with the woman. Surprisingly, she did not stop the show, but urged them to continue. And so they did. Though Magali's dance moves were juvenile, and needed practice, the fact that she was having fun was all that was really necessary to draw a crowd. After a few whistles and hoots and hollers, the Mistress weaved her way through, parting the seas of people.

"Meeqa." This was all she needed to say and the glowing girl was at her side, clambering off the stage.

"Yes, Missus?" The woman placed a gloved hand on her head, stroking backwards like a person would do to a pet.

"What is your friend's name?" She kept her yellow eyes focused on the girl waiting for Meeqa.

"It's Magali, Miss. She's new to the school." Mistress perked up, something that every one of her family members could feel.

"I would like to have her under my wing." Meeqa beamed, bouncing excitedly.

"Yes Missus! I will tell her right away!" She leapt off, only to be grabbed by Mistress and yanked backwards.

"Meeqa. I want you to keep this between us. Felis don't dance." She whispered into Meeqa's ears, causing a tide of goosebumps to wash over her.

"What do you mean, Miss?" She looked back at Magali, dancing her tail off, and back at her Mistress who was quirking a brow.

"To make her a dancer would be a waste." She released Meeqa and brushed her hands off.

"So you mean - she has to be with the other Felis and Oriq?" Mistress chuckled, holding her powerful hips.

"Well of course! And she should be honored too!" She shook her head, acknowledging Meeqa's ignorance.

"I uhm- I suppose I'll let her know then!" She choked up a bit, unsure if this was something her friend would even want to be a part of. After all, it was something she struggled to escape in a normal day of being a Felis. She galloped off towards Magali, Mistress with her arms crossed shadowing her.

"Well - Mistress likes you!" She opened up with a large smile. Her glowing bulbs were dimmer as she tried to think of the words. "So umm - she actually wants you to work with her. That would be like... the other Felis here." She wasn't sure how casually she could throw around the idea of making her friend an escort. So she struggled. "She thinks you'd be better fit for it. She will teach you!" She tugged on a small bulb near her ear.

"Mistress is really great too." She smiled, the shadow of her owner still hovering behind the girls. The sea of customers seemed to have waned, leaving them in a private space with one onlooker - Mistress.