[Mirror Gardens]

Tilting her head to the side slightly, Zmey stared at the jumpy rust colored cat as he whirled around and glared at her. He had begun to say something but had cut himself off and glanced at the other cat in the alley. Another male. Judging from their appearances they were probably domestic cats, though they looked like they may have had less than ideal pasts. Based off the initial reaction to her sudden appearance, she figured it best if she kept her distance for now and stay where she was until she could determine whether or it was safe to move closer. It was abnormal for her to wander so close to domestic animals, but she could not resist her curious nature. She wanted to know what they were talking about, afterall vanishing calicos? It sounded like the start of an interesting ghost story or mystery.

[Quiet Man Cometh]

Mirri was quite to hear the kitten as he skittered for cover and she bound from her customary display case perch towards the window, leaping onto the sill to fill the window with her bulk. She looked around for the cause of the kitten's sudden fright. She couldn't see the boys so they may or may not be nearby. The only thing of note that she could see was a pale striped cat sitting in the open portion away from the alleyways beside the shop. Mirri knew almsot all the cats that currently wandered in the area. This was not one of them.

Mirri watched the cat for a few moments to see if she appeared at all combative or was just passing through. Not appearing to be a threat, Mirri lay herself across the window sill, looking more relaxed but making no move to get out of the way.

"I have never seen you here. Who are you?" Mirri is not particularly polite, but is not particularly rude either.

[Espy]

((Eh? I didn't know we were close enough to be seen from the shop. Ah well.))

[Quiet Man Cometh]

Not sure. Mirri can't see you guys I figure, but I assume she can see Zmey because she's sitting out in the open, if I read that right. I'll edit a bit if it helps.

[Funkduder]

"Whether or not other cats get invovled shouldn't matter too much," Quintus thought as he looked the Burmilla. "She has a watch around her neck. Maybe she's a fan of shiney things as well... wait, that's not the point!" Quintus shook his head before speaking. "It doesn't matter, but Ciaran, if we don't find the cuase of these disappearances, we could be next." Quintus did his best to make his statement sound grave and serious... but in reality it just made him sound as though he were desperate for help to find a certain lost love.

[Mirror Gardens]

Zmey glanced upward. From her position she couldn't clearly see where the new female voice came from. The males she could see however did not seem surprised by the voice, so she guessed that they must have known it's owner. The Blue Russian's comment on disappearances peaked her curiosity further, but she did not comment on it. Instead she returned her attention back to the female voice's question. "My name is Zmey. I'm new in town...at least I think I am. It really all depends on what town this really is."
(( Also just to note, Zmey doesn't have any stripes, she's white with really light grey paws and tail tip ^^ ))

[Funkduder]

"Hmmm, well I better explain the situation before some meddling kids and a dumb dog gets involved," Quintus said. He emphasized the word "dog" in dislike becuase of the vague memories of dogs who tormented him about the metalic side of his head. "My name is Quintus, by the way. Shortly before we met you, another new acquaintance of ours, this calico raggamuffin disappeared, shortly after being invited inside of our little shop, here." Quintus motioned towards the open window before continueing while pondering wether or not that had anything to do with the disappearance. Tossing the idea out, he began again: "The cat disappeared as a car was passing by, so we're not exactly sure what had happened. We're speculating."

"Whatever that means," the cat thought.

[Quiet Man Cometh]

Woops. Sorry. Thought I saw some in the pic.

Mirri looked at the new cat and remained largely passive.

"I'm not sure what the humans call this town. They seem to have lots of names for it, or can't decide which one to use. You aren't familiar to me though, and I have been here for a while. You are on town's edge now."

She hears Quintus' voice as he adresses Zmey as tells her what had occured.

The calico disappeared?

Her ears perked up and she immediately looked to where the Blue's voice had come from.

That is unexpected.

[Espy]

Ciaran raised an eyebrow, an almost-unnoticeable sign on slight amusement towards Ciaran. He'd rather not involve strangers, but everyone else seemed to need help.

"Why don't we...go inside? Or at least get out of the alley before we reveal anything confidential to...them...?" he asked, flicking an ear in the general direction from where he had heard pawsteps a moment before. He didn't want to let down his guard anywhere unsafe.

((Ciaran's not an easy guy to approach. Not trying to offend anyone here XD))

[Mirror Gardens]

“Disappeared? As in ran off or just faded into nothingness?” However the idea of a cat just fading away was highly unlikely. Zmey turned her attention back towards the window where the female voice came from again. So they didn’t know what town this was…oh well she would just have to find a map somewhere. Again her attention was drawn towards the Abyssinian as he spoke. “Them?...Do you mean me? Or was I included in the suggestion to go inside?”

((XD yeah sorry, her color description was in the body of the profile since I could find a pic with the right coloring.))

[Quiet Man Cometh]

Mirri sat up as much as she could but ultimately had to vacate the window sill to make it easier for the boys, and the new cat apparently, to make it in. She hopped onto the floor and waited slightly to the side for the other cats to come in.

[Poggio]

The little kitten slowly moved from under his hiding place back into the kitchen where he saw Mirri jump from the window. Jinx quietly snuck up behind Mirri using her as a sort of guard just in case the new cat was merely an illusion. He peeked his head around the cats body to wait for the others to enter the room. After a while he quietly spoke up. "Are we having guest? should we open the food box for them?" He tried to make up for his running away previously.

[Funkduder]

"You could come in if you want. I won't stop you, at least," Quintus mentioned to the travelling cat. He heard Jinx as he was climbing up towards the window. "You could say that, but it's not the Calico from before."

Quintus hopped into the window, moving his eye to the other cats to see how everyone is holding up. "Ciaran is giving off this uneasy feeling. Maybe I'm missing something." Quintus blocked out the rest of the cats as he examined the alley. A rustle from the garbage bins, a clack of metal, and to top it all off, it was near sunset. "If anything was going to happen to our group, it would be now," Quintus thought, with a new sense of uneasiness.

((I'm considering the ear flick a sign of unease :P)

[Quiet Man Cometh]

"We may have to look further than the ice box for dinner, but it is a nice offer," Mirri says to the little kitten. She's never keen to share but living in human homes now and then, and wither other cats, has given her a fair idea of ettiquete, even if it's really only for show purposes. She'll wait to see how much the other cat actually seems to need their food, of what's left of it, before opening their stores to her. She sits, her tail sweeping slowly back and forth, but otherwise doesn't appear too concerned with the new arrival.

(I believe that a hunting trip is forthcoming, at least Mirri will be out and about digging up something for the kittens. I imagine there isn't enough left in the house to cover another day.)

[Espy]

Ciaran turned around, glanced back, and still worrying, changed his mind about going back into the shop. He clambered halfway through the window and muttered, "Maybe I should wait outside, in case anything happens..." He could feel, no, smell, Quintus's anxiety, and raised an eyebrow. Peering at Mirri, he asked, "Well...then...what's better?"

[Funkduder]

The rattling from the garbage grew louder and louder, if only in subtle steps to whats left of his eardrum on his metallic side. "Something's coming," Quintus warned Ciaran, "a lot of something."

As the sun went down under the horizon and as the shadows grew darker and deeper, as night normally is, small, red eyes appeared from the alley way. There must have been a dozen pairs or more, and as Ciaran's eye got adjusted, he saw the hostile new comers: large rats.

"Ciaran. Where did you get that rat?" he asked as the crowd of rats began to crawl out from their hiding spots.