Adopting A Cat

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Her ears pulling back in embarrassment, Kiyomi nodded and swaddled her blankets closer around herself.

“Didn’t know Tasha would understand it,” she admitted, hoping this was one of those times where being direct in her reply was a good thing. “Who did Tasha have to please? Why? Very strange, not having to please others. Makes Kiyomi wonder a little bit about what she will do with herself, sometimes. She has lots of time to figure it out, though.”

After a moment’s hesitation, she leaned against Tasha, sighing. “Hee. Thank you.”
 

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Nodding at Kiyomi's question, Natasha made herself comfortable on the bed with her, placing her now empty mug on the floor.

"Yes, in a strange way, I was like you were," she started calmly as she thought back to her life in the Winter Palace. It had not been a horrible life, better than starving, working the field, or freezing to death in winter as many peasants did back then.

"Do you know what a lady-in-waiting is, Kiyomi?" she gently asked, studying the catgirl beside her, needing to know where to start and how much to tell.
 

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”No, not really,” the NEK0 admitted.

It was starting to seem a bit overwhelming, how much she hadn’t learned yet. Maybe… all she had to do with herself for now was learn. Learn and learn and learn, until she was caught up, and just as smartly-knowing as other people were. How long would that take? The nurses had said she was a quick study, but…

Kiyomi shrugged, a smooth feline motion from the tip of her tail to the top of her head. “What does a lady-in-waiting wait for?”
 

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Natasha moved next to Kiyomi and gave her a quick hug, sensing her disquiet and sense of being a bit overwhelmed.

"A lady-in-waiting used to serve a queen or princess normally. They are their companions, they help them get dressed, bathe them if they want, entertain them, basically, we are theirs to use as they often see fit," she started calmly as she thought of the other girls with her.

"Mine was a Russian empress," Natasha said as she ran a hand over a strand of Kiyomi's hair, "she was smart, smarter than most men, funny, and generous... however, we were hers. If she needed a political ally entertained, as in sex, then we did that. If she wanted us to dance with guests at a party, play games with them, invite them for tea... we did it," Nat told her kindly, there was no bitterness in her tone.

Nat had actually enjoyed her life as a lady-inwaiting simply because she had known only poverty before, and because she had been educated when most women weren't, and she had had money, and gifts. Life was not horrible. But it was precarious. A wrong word, a disappointed ally, could all lead to exile - or worse, death.
 

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So a lady-in-waiting waited for whatever the Queen wanted. Kiyomi had a relatively limited scope of world history, but had learned just enough at the hospital — supplemented by her imagination. She could faintly imagine Ekaterina’s court, swirling around a fancy-looking room in lacy gowns. What did Russian men look like, in Tasha’s far-away days? Not knowing, Kiyomi shruggingly mentally copy-pasted men wearing modern suits like Owner’s in.

The workings of the Internet, blood-cooked food, Ekaterina of Russia… yep, definitely a lot to research.

Her ears fell in contentment as Tasha played with her hair. “Does sound like Kiyomi and Owner, nyuhh. Except, no allies or court, just the two when Kiyomi wasn’t alone.”

A happy thought came to her as she stretched out on the bed.

“Won’t be so alone, now. Has Tasha, and the school to attend, and also the island here. People on the island are nice. Other cats here, too, but also people from very old times, like Tasha, and dragons, and, and… well, there’s more, but Kiyomi will learn them later.”

Again; she was going to learn everything, ever. She’d resolved never to be limited again.
 

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Nat was glad when Kitomi seemed to understand - or simply accept - her past, and so continued to gently stroke the young nek0s soft hair in a comforting way. One day, she tell her everything, but for now, it was enough.

"That's right, you aren't alone anymore, and the island is full of amazing people and opportunities to grow and learn. But remember, if you need anything, don't ever be afraid to ask, okay?" she reminded her in a gentle but firm way, needing her to be aware that she was there for Kiyomi no matter what.
 

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”Just… asking? Ohh. Sounds so easy,” the NEK0 replied, her voice muffled by the pillow she’d plonked her face down on. All the excitement of the day had worn her out. Technically, she didn’t need sleep, but naps tended to leave her with a nice feeling afterward. And whether she knew it or not, emotional exhaustion was a thing. “And if you have needs from Kiyomi too, somehow, you ask too? Kiyomi promises.”

She didn’t have enough world experience to mentally construct what school was going to look like, or how normality functioned, but the NEK0 was at least able to foresee many fascinating nights in this room, this house, this city. With Tasha’s help, she had faith that things would make complete sense. Eventually.
 
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