EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Somewhere on the continent, an orange cat dials home...
In a bedroom decorated with carved Cuihua wood, a catgirl with orange hair is rolling about in bed, a calling orb rolling on the red linen with her. While she speaks into the orb, she smacks it with the back of her hand while on all fours.
"... well spotted!" The orb rolls a little further out, indistinct chatter coming out from it. Yukino's [J] orange eyes glint and she continues talking into it, "It's your responsibility to hear about my problems!"
The catgirl giggles as she lifts the orb up in the air, more chatter coming out of the orb. Within the silk-draped bedroom, she enjoys the buffet of attention that she is getting from the other side of the orb.
"Waist problems." Yukino grunts, twisting the side of her body while still on the bed. "I think I threw out something while working out. Something went wrong with my wrist too."
She paws her wrist up and down in front of the orb, even though it had no ability to broadcast images. Perhaps the person on the other side of the orb will understand.
Indistinct chatter comes through, and Yukino's tail swishes across the bedding.
"I tried telling Anno about it, and she made me so mad!" The catgirl pouts, her lips twisting to the left. "She suddenly told me that I shouldn't just be taking energy from other people, rude!" Our orange catgirl leans over to try and reach for the old gramophone on the night desk, unfortunately, her hands are too short to hold the sky...
PLOP!
The catgirl leans a little too far off to the side and lands onto the carpeted floor, right on her bum! Rubbing her sore behind, she crawls back up and sets the gramophone to play some jazzy music, pouncing back onto the bed.
"Hmm? Wow, you really know what to say... 'alone, but not lonely'...! You know, you probably can run a service just for comforting girls like that. What? How much do you want to be paid to keep me company? Just joking, just joking!"
The catgirl places the orb close to the cat ears atop her head.
The orb is warm.
The chatter on the other side of the orb dies down.
"... Yes. It would change everything if you asked money for it. Still..." Holding the orb right in front of her face while smiling, "I don't want to see you do that too. Then you would have no time to talk to me!"
The giggling continues for a while.
A cold draft of wind floats in from the window.
Ah, it is autumn already.
Nangmen [25] is a region close to the ice wall, and feels her icy breath first when the seasons change.
Yukino herself is already wearing thicker winter pants instead of her normal pantyhose, catgirls are rather afraid of the cold!
Hanging out at the window, she takes in the night market's air. Even though it is a little cold outside, the many street vendors have still come out to peddle their home-made food. Smoke rises from woks flash frying food for customers, some waiting in line, some sitting down on the wooden benches and tables set up in front of the stores.
Throngs of people are still dining and laughing in the teahouses.
Human warmth still fills the street.
"... Sorry." She says so absent-mindedly, fiddling with the flower accessory on her hair. "Sorry that I can't be there to help you. But still, considering the kind of person you are..."
There's some indistinct chatter from the orb.
"Sorry? In Nangmenese?" Yukino smiles slyly, she had not brushed up on her Vespanol for some time.
The voice from the orb repeats, this time in a language she is more familiar with.
The catgirl laughs, searching nearby for a scroll and ink to write down that joke.
"Alright, alright, I can't find my brush! I'm going to put the orb down now!"
Saying thus, she puts down the orb, gently, beside the gramophone.
The music will continue playing for a little longer.
Glossary
[25] Nangmen - Region in the continent of Vespana. Located in the south, this region is home to multiple forms of traditional arts, such as '戏'. It also continues the practice of high-class courtesans holding important posts in society.
[J] Yukino - Orange-haired catgirl of the Starfallow Troupe. She currently serves as a courtesan in the Nangmen region, south of Vespana.
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