Cat & Mouse

[heeeyadora]

WHO: Catra, Tony, OTA
WHERE: The Forge, Various Locations in Temba
WHAT: THE NOISE
WHEN: The start of the event
WARNINGS: Violence, Will update as needed.
Note:'First' is for Tony, 'And Then' is for anyone else. Respond it whichever tense/style you prefer and I will match.

FIRST

The noise at first made its way into Catra's dreams, distant, something she wasn't quite aware of as the world twisted around her, dreams becoming nightmares. The noise became more and more apparent, Catra tossing and turning before awaking in a foul mood.

She pressed her ears flat against her head with a sullen frown. What was that??? The source wasn't immediately apparent, but she had a good guess, stalking her way towards the forge. Tony was usually the one responsible for ungodly noises doing whatever it was he did in there.

"Turn it offfff," she growled, letting herself in, tail twitching and swaying in irritation behind her.


AND THEN

Catra ran, sometimes on two legs, sometimes on all fours, trying to escape the noise, trying to stop it. And in her irrational state she concluded anyone and anything in her way must be the source of it. She pounced out of the blue, eyes wild, and claws sharp. Hope you're ready for the chase, little mouse. Catra isn't going to listen to reason right now.

Comments

[heeeyadora]

She looks conflicted, part of her still very much wanting to hurt others, and even the part that doesn't want to doesn't care all that much, but she gives a reluctant sort of nod of permission.

Maybe he can take her somewhere she can't hear the noise either.

"Do it."

[doubled_speed]

Alright then. Tommy sighs over what he has to do next.

"Try not to bite my throat out."

IT's a risk he's aware of, because to pick her up he's going to have to uncover her ears, at least with his hands. So he could get hurt. But heroes go into solving problems with that knowledge. So he does so before picking Catra up into his arms and taking off, full speed. It doesn't take too much effort for him to bolt off. It's to the beach, then over the water, throwing up a whole spume behind them. The island, that's his goal. Probably too far for her to easily swim back to the shore, and other than himself, only the people that could fly would be able to get to her.

This, Tommy knew when he put her down toward the middle of the vacation island, with its broken down buildings, was about the best he could do.

"I'll bring food to this spot multiple times a day, just in case you need it. And clean water. When you feel like it's safe for you to be around others, call me, I'll bring you back."

In fact, he might well stick around a bit, just to keep her safe from spiders if they can get here.

[heeeyadora]

The speed seems to have rattled her, Catra taking a half step before falling over with a dizzy groan. It at least seems to distract her well enough from attacking. Or from yelling at Tommy for stranding her on a bit of land SURROUNDED by water.

She groggily recovers her ears and turns her head to deliver a weak glare for the state she's in, though deep down she's grateful.

[doubled_speed]

"I'm sorry," Tommy says, and then he bolts off.

He really does hate this.