Mistaken Felinity (RED)

People here didn't have to make such a fuss about cats walking down the street. Seriously. There were plenty of weirder things going around. Even a nekomata-aitvaras-mutt shouldn't draw any real attention - and yet people still kept watching him as he picked his way along the sidewalk. He felt they were, anyway. He wouldn't give them the satisfaction of even bothering to glare back at them.

He wouldn't even be here right now if he were whatever it was they thought he was. No, he was only out here dodging facefuls of leaves because he was him. If he'd been anything else, he wouldn't be doing it.

Heck, if he'd been himself and just himself, he wouldn't be doing it. Cat costumes that didn't look absolutely pathetic and stupid were hard to come by, though, and anyway his tail was too identifiable. Any decent costume needed to to hide that in some way, and Yun suspected he might have thought of a way. He just had to set the rest of him on fire. For that, he needed to buy something enchanted with that effect (and ideally just give the appearance of fire, and not, y'know, burn him).

Halloween was in the air, and this black cat was on the prowl.

@"ReD"

@"ReD"

There! That store looked like it might have what he needed. Now he just had to get in there - not all doors reacted to someone his size and weight, and it was cooling off enough for many of those that normally had open doors to leave them shut - and then make the debit card strapped across his shoulders work. He didn't have much money for it, but hopefully it would be enough. It was just a small charm, after all, and didn't need to last long. Heck, he'd rent it for the event if he had to.

And then someone started yelling at him. Yun immediately glanced over his shoulder, saw the strange woman running at him in high heels, and pressed himself against the storefront with his fur and tail in the air. Sparks bounced off the wall and the pavement, springing from his tail with his suspicion and defensiveness.

"Looking for me?" he hissed, looking up at her even though the sky behind her was too bright and he could barely see, even with his pupils slitted and lids half-lowered. "Who the hell are you?"

@"ReD"

Yun continued to squint at the woman. She was not at all familiar, not even as someone he'd passed in a hallway. Well, to be accurate, her ankles weren't at all familiar. That was what he generally saw of people when he was out walking.

At least she crouched. It made it easier to see her, since the angle was lower and there was less blinding sky around. He kept squinting and glaring, though. He was still very irritated.

"Yun Masamune," he said darkly, giving his tail a spark-riddled swish. "Who. Are. You."

@"ReD"

Yoka Sake sounded like she had at least as much Japanese background as he did. Not that he had a ton, but his shape-shifting was pretty well integrated with his nekomata heritage. He grudgingly lifted his paw for the handshake. He did have manners, after all.

The sparking finally settled down a little bit, and then his tail was simply tipped in pale blue fire again. He shifted his paws, since it seemed that there was to be a conversation and socializing - tch - and he would be better off if he were sitting more comfortably.

"Just something for a halloween costume," he said vaguely. He shifted just to check that the plastic card was still strapped on securely. "I take it you're looking for a black cat?" His tone was dry and more than a little sarcastic.

@"ReD"

Yun started to think the woman might not be so bad, and then her voice went weird and a shiver ran down his spine. "Uh, for a party," he said, leaning away a little bit. Yeah yeah he was planning on going to a party. He might as well try some new stuff while he was here.

"When you run after random black cats, it gets kind of obvious," he muttered. "Although the talking part is more of a casual coincidence. I have seen another talking black cat, but if you have anything to do with that bratty shifter you'd be better off leaving him lost. Eon, I think it was. Crazy immature."