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[ While many would go out of their way to avoid picking up oddities while looking through the items people were trying to sell as they cleared out their clutter in what he could only describe as suspicious spring cleaning… A certain mage had always been rather drawn to picking up items of such a nature (often left behind by other mages who would not appreciate the ‘Scourge of Mage Society’s’ nosiness) and then analyzing and reverse engineering them himself… Maybe making some improvements.

Everyone needed a hobby, right? And at least this meant someone who knew what they were doing was picking stuff up before people who wouldn’t know did.

Of course, not everything always went to plan and sometimes the universe threw you little curveballs for its own amusement… And Waver was many things, amusing when ruffled being one of them. One of the townsfolk had slipped in a ‘bonus’ without his noticing, and while he absolutely could probably solve it… It wasn’t so simple when it presented a very distracting situation.

So… You know… Enjoy the sight of a man on his last nerve and the sound of multiple meows coming from the other end of the feed. Yes, that’s right, he’s got a cursed object that has attracted a bunch of stray cats to his workshop. ]

Afternoon, everyone. I seem to have picked up something a bit… complicated.

[ Gods, this is embarrassing… The man tries to keep a straight face, but there’s a stressed switch in his brows. ]

I’m sure there have been a few people who’ve already picked up oddities that the locals have been trying to get rid of, and while most of the ones I’ve come across have been fascinating finds…

[ No, seriously, his magic-solving brain has enjoyed the workout. ]

It seems something was slipped in that, while I can undo the enchantment, is proving to be more distracting than I can properly focus on.

[ Another meow, the sound of a beaker being pushed off the counter and breaking on the floor, is heard. Waver takes a deep breath. ]

If anyone is good with cats, I would gladly pay them to- stop scratching up my sofa! And you! Get down from there! [ He cleared his throat before trying again. ] I will pay someone to gather and remove these trouble makers before they destroy my workshop!

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[At first Yuki thought the man had turned into a cat. Thankfully that was not the case at all here.]

I can help take them out of there if you need some help.

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[ No, he certainly had not turned into a cat. Though some would say that with his nature, he might not be that different as one. The professor was grateful for the offer, though. ]

Ah, Yuki. Yes, if you wouldn’t mind, I’d be glad for the help.

[ The sounds of cat chaos can still be heard despite his best efforts to get the clowder to listen to him. ]

They’re making an absolute mess of everything. I can text you the address of the workshop. It’s in the harbor district.

[He didn't want to voice what he thought about cats, or at least one ginger in particular who wasn't here. And he heard the cats but decided that he could sigh at them later.]

Sure, I'd be glad to help out.

Excellent, I appreciate it. I’ll see you when you arrive-

[ The sounds of chaos get louder for a moment, met with a frustrated sound from him and he disappears with a mumble to presumably try to save something. ]

Provided I have a workshop left at all.

[He nodded. That sure sounded like a whole situation there.]

It won't take me long, I'm on my way now.

[ Yuki would find that the door was left unlocked for the moment, for the sake of ease, and Waver’s bounded field was inactive as well until he got this whole cat thing sorted out. The sounds had not dissipated, not in the least. The number of cats had, unfortunately, even increased. So when Yuki arrived, he’d find a professor who looked very near to the end of his patience. Which, while not rare, was still a sorry sight. ]

[He had a small sled almost attached to Haru after speaking to the people at the chocobo farm about what he intended. They'd told him that the cats would be welcome there as they might keep out the mice, which had him smile after a moment or two. But he got to business and had pulled it up with a cage attached to the top.

Knocking on the door, he waited to get a reply. And the mage hadn't been kidding about how many cats were around.]

[ Looking exhausted, he invited Yuki in. The exhaustion wasn’t really a new look, of course, but being covered in cat hair definitely was. ]

Come on in, excuse the mess.

[ He can at least blame that on the feline invaders, though to be fair his workshop was usually a mess, given he wasn’t the best at cleaning and Gray wasn’t here to fuss around the place.

He raised an eyebrow at the sled. ]

I take it you have a plan?

[Yuki went inside after he was invited and took a look around at more cats. But he just shook his head at the mess comment. But he then nodded after being asked about a plan.]

I'm told there's a shelter for strays and when people come visit them, they're adopted if the people like them enough.

A shelter, huh? That should do well enough, keep them out of trouble and from coming back.

[ He looked around with a sigh. Where did you even begin with this? The ones keen on getting a little too close to his work were probably the best starting point. He didn’t need anything exploding or getting ruined. ]

You have much experience with wrangling cats, then?

[Yuki's grey eyes spotted a few kittens that weren't disagreeable ginger cats. So he decided he'd start there as Waver spoke. The question had him smile as he thought about kicking Kyo's ass to get him in line to go fix things with Miss Honda.]

You could say that.

[ That gets a small rise of his brow. He could say that, huh? ]

Then you’re several steps ahead of me already. My apprentice is better with them than I am, honestly.

[ He mused to himself, watching Yuki get to work before he decided to try his hand at it. His experience had largely been one very stubborn black cat that hadn’t ended well…

So he’s a little more sentimental about this situation than he likes to admit. Moving to try to pick up one cat that was sniffing around some bowls, he frowned awkwardly as it seemed to decide to become a dead weight, as though it would deter him from picking it up. ]

[Yuki just started moving them carefully. If this was a certain ginger cat, there'd be a completely different atmosphere here. But lately he'd over heard some children state that they were looking for cats or kittens in the office where he worked, so that was his first thought to bring them to the shelter and point that out if they stopped back by.]

I'll be fine to get them out of here.

[He smiled at all the cats here.]

But it might take me a little bit.

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