#🐈ajax the lesser

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*A harpy watches the lesser orange from their perch on a tree. She looks at the cat curiously before hanging upside down from the branch by her legs and extending a hand to the cat.*

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Ajax the lesser meows loudly at the sight of the harpy, tail flicking side to side. He then reaches a paw up and lightly bats at her hand

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Iskra, ever the curious child, stared puzzledly at the house in front of her. She was so used to the large doors of Natalia's laboratory that the sight of plain oak was jarring. She shifted the parcel in her arms; a mug she purchased with the money she saved up. Simple yet effective housewarming gift, she hoped.

She glanced around, hoping to spot any kind of indication that she was at the right place. A little part of her worried that what she heard had been a lie; Pantalone would not be happy to hear that she was listening to the gossip again, a lesson he was engraving into her memory. It wasn't as if she could help it, though; no one outside of the Harbingers talked to the child, what else what she supposed to do?

A flick of something orange caught her attention. She fixed her gaze on the window, and was startled to see a very fluffy orange cat staring right back at her.

—Iskra (@reesespieces-org)

Ajax the Lesser stares at Iskra, tail flicking slightly. He then turns his head slightly, meowing like a little banshee at @thetruescholar before looking back out at Iskra. He pats at the window latch, getting the window unlocked before pushing the window open just enough to squeeze himself out. Once out, he immediately trots over to Isrka, meowing some more

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He is on the kitchen counter, laying over the tomatoes he stole from Mehar. He is also lightly batting at one of the tomato stems

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Ajax the Lesser hears his specific alarm go off while he is curled around @thetruescholar 's head, at least he's keeping her bonnet on.

The orange yawns and stretches out before batting at the alarm to turn it off. He then reaches out and bats at Carbon Copy to wake the calico up. Carbon just mews and doesn’t get up so Ajax the lesser picks him up by the scruff before hoping of the bed to do their patrol.

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He closes his eyes, purring up a storm. He is gonna purr his brain out at this point

The lesser marmalade is here and making biscuits on Nat’s stomach

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Baking is such a fickle career, and for you an impossibility. No one would ever buy such hair filled biscuits. You’d be up to your neck in fines and fees.

As she reads her new class syllabuses while laying in bed.

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Mehar had brought over a pot of catnip to Nat’s, which usually would be fine if Ajax the lesser wasn’t such a glutton. So now the nurse is just watching the orange idiot stick his face into the plant and try climbing into the pot. “Dumbass.” The nurse mutters

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The Lesser Orange can't sleep when @thetruescholar is making a snack at 3 am.

He meows, trotting past Nat and over to his cat wheel

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🌧️{Dumb idiot ginger. Has smooth brain. Only knows love Nattie, fight owl, and fish}

fiiiiiinaaaallllyyyyy finished a post boss fight and post hospital design of Natalia

And her silly marmalade moron Ajax the Lesser

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The cats can rejoice, as @thetruescholar is home. She's getting to work fixing the damage she's done to her home during the last crash out though.

Poor Nat’s work is semi halted by her dear cats, who love her very much, surrounding her feet and meowing for attention. They missed her so much and as much as Delta is a good cat parent, it isn’t the same as Nattie

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In the agreed upon 3 days, @thetruescholar is allowed to go home to put on her best. Unfortunately her best dress isn’t the bloodstained denim work dress she wore in the segment labs and was wearing during the boss fight, as much as she wants to make a statement about it. No, it’s one of her handmade stress ones with crow motifs embroidered into the sleeves. She also puts Ajax the Lesser in his harness and leash to go with her, and brings an electronic PH meter with some extra batteries.

Zemira was waiting for her, wearing a white button up blouse with a matching ascot, a small lace black cape, and a long black skirt. She wore a large brimmed hat pinned into place with some white lilies and black roses, and carried a large black bag along with her cane.

“Ah look at you, Catfish, wearing death birds to a funeral, how funny.” She chuckles as she leans against her cane. “Ah, and who is this mighty fine creature with ya? Why they need to be in code with us.” She hums as she opens her bag and starts looking through it while the Orange sits at Nat’s feet, meowing.

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He does a wiggle and hops onto Zandik

A orange maine coon is dropped onto Zandik.

Ajax the lesser meows and stares at him, ears perked

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…well hello there, cat…

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As promised, as soon as @thetruescholar is home from school and is running a bath for the lesser orange. She tosses some toy robot fish in there, then goes hunting for the orange.

Come here, dirty kitty, I have fish!

The Lesser Orange is laying on Theta’s bed, surrounded by his Bendy plushies

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Yekaterina’s photo album is long overdue for an update. @thetruescholar should have some of her baby pictures even if she was mad in a lab, right?

“Nattie, dear, do you have any baby pictures I can put in my photo album?”

Yekaterina asks as she pokes her head into the kitchen to see Nat pulling the lesser orange out of the fridge cause he decided to steal another fish fillet

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The next time Mehar comes to bring back the vegetable thief Ajax the Lesser, @thetruescholar doesn’t open the door. Why? She’s doing Fatui training drills in her living room. By memory. In dead silence. In a dress of all things. Oh the Fatui conditioning goes deep.

Mehar gets the door open and carries in Ajax the Lesser. “I am going to ban the ginger at some point.” She says and pauses to watch Nat do the drills

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“You getting out alive relies on if you be a good boy and follow some conditions, dear doctor.” The Tsarista’s voice comes from the speaker

*grabs the doctor and sets him in a room. The room is mostly barren accept for a small speaker on the ceiling and a glass cage with a very pissed off orange boy. The orange has tasted the Doctor’s blood and craves more

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This is stupid, let me out.

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Ajax the Lesser, while sleeping cuddled up in @thetruescholar ‘s arms, hears noises from outside. Looking out Natalia’s bedroom window, there’s an owl sitting in a tree in the back yard. Natalia keeps her bedroom window closed and locked, and has gotten more durable locks that the Lesser Orange doesn’t have the thumbs to undo.

He opens his eyes and immediately spots the owl. His ears pin back, fur standing on end as he starts hissing at the window.