[Quiet Man Cometh]

Cats in the Curiosity Shop

The doorknob was dusty. That was the first sign that no one had been for some time. Inside the store the odds and ends stacked on shelves had all stopped tinkering and ticking with the stopped clocks over the glass case that displayed the jewelry. The smell of the old man that everyone called “eccentric” took it's leave and left dust behind, laid in blankets over the glass counter tops until it stopped at the edge of a spread fan pattern, where a cat's long bushy tail swept back and forth like a metronome.

The busy tail swept back and forth. The cat itself was covered in nearly as much dust at the rest of the shop, the exception being its large, blue-grey eyes that watched out the windows for signs of people coming towards the door.

The big cat blinked, then stood and stretched, her mottled white underside brushing the glass counter. She turned and faced the insides of the store, moving her eyes around before sitting again, facing away from the window.

“He's not coming back,” she announced, as small tinks and clicks began to sound among the clutter and dust. “It's time to go.”

From within the dusty clutter of the curiosity shop, the other cats began to emerge...

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Okay, here's the deal. This is a total restart of a previous rp which has now been locked. Anyone can join. The basis of this rp is cats. Everyone plays a cat, no people or anthro allowed! Feel free to make suggestions about the game if you like. I'm fairly open to ideas, and nothing is set in stone.

Light fantasy and steampunk style, feel free to "trick" out your kitties with items and decorations and whatever you feel like. They have been living in an oddball antique store after all ;). Prosthetics, necklaces, eyepatches, glasses, it's all good. :). There will be time in the intro for the cats to go picking through the shop for anything they may want to dig up.

As I said, anyone can join. I'm looking for regulars to help keep the story moving (it's open ended plot for now) but later on people can hop in and out now and then for cameo appearances if they like or don't want to commit for the long haul. You will need to post that your character is leaving, so we know not to wait for you.


Please fill out a simple sheet like this and post in the thread here:

(Name here)
(player name here)
Breed
Colour
Features
Quirks
Attitude

Sample:

Mirri
Quiet Man Cometh
Breed: Norwegian Forest Cat, mature adult female with litters.
Colour: Tortoise shell with white underside. Blue-grey eyes.
Features: Tiny beads over the tufts on the tips of her ears.
Quirks: prefers a tea bag in her milk if she can find one.
Attitude: mature and endlessly patient. Having raised multiple litters to adulthood, she tends to act somewhat matriarchal when in groups with other cats.

Ref (optional)

*Photo by Helmi Flick.

You don't need to worry about ironing out all the details right away, a lot of that can happen in the story. I'll keep checking in here and try to cover any questions that come up.

Cheers!

[Quiet Man Cometh]

Reserved for character sheets ~

[Quiet Man Cometh]

Reserved for other stuff ~

[Espy]

Interested but will have to make (or remake; I might keep Ciaren) a profile over the weekend because I've too much work.

[Quiet Man Cometh]

Not a problem. Not sure how fast this RP will move anyway. It might be more of a leisure thing.

[Lawtan]

I'll write up one over the weekend as well. Ambrosius...
*Will be referencing Beasts of Burden and the cat from the movie version of The Last Unicorn.*

[Quiet Man Cometh]

He be what he be and never gives anyone straight answers?

[Lawtan]

Ahh...maybe you be correct, maybe you ain't, but that is up to you to decide.
*Gets to watch old movie again for research on making a better character = happy*

[Lawtan]

Ambrosius
Lawtan
Breed: Ragamuffin/Bombay cat
Colour: Black with green eyes
Features: Scar across front of the face, with one eye damaged (wears an eye patch, and yes, I’ll get the “dimensions are off” bit down. Powerful front and hind legs.
Quirks: Speaks (yes) in riddles. Likes to be petted and pampered – do this to get *less* indirect riddles. Travels around much. Has knowledge like the Rats of NIMH.
Attitude: Trickster, old grouch, slight ADD-ness, loyal, has some “child charisma” left in him.
Other:
Male
Age: 16
Missing a front paw – hardwood “club” or pegleg instead
Eyepatch to cover damaged eye.
Experiences:
"Cat Magic" - can talk to spirits
Fighting - has earned respect of other animals (snakes, dogs, and other cats)
Status: Orphaned Vagabond - old family gone years ago...

http://wallpapersinhq.com/images/big/green_eyed_black_cat-981943.jpg

[Espy]

Uh. Now that I think about it, Ciaren is basically Dante in cat form. Hm...I'll need to change that.

[Lawtan]

Make Ciaren's family?

[Espy]

What do you mean?

[Lawtan]

As is, use a family member - mother, father, or something, of Dante/Ciaren. May help.

[Espy]

Nah. I might as well just make him a bit different. Or make another cat altogether. Although I might just RP as Ciaren because I'm quite fond of him.

[Quiet Man Cometh]

I sorta forgot about this. That might not be all that uncommon. I think this rp, when it gets going, will be fairly leisurely.

[Lawtan]

So...
*crickets*