Cat x Mouse [Work Thread]

''So obnoxious...''

He always had to have such unfortunate luck, didn’t he? Honestly, Cryox was just looking for a chill job to do, where he could casually do what was asked of him, get paid and then leave. But no, it seemed like most of the world was simply against him as the majority of his ‘jobs’ ended up being more pain than he bargained for. It was almost funny, really. And even more so considering that his employer was a small mouse-like creature this time. A cat working for a mouse. How backwards. Nevertheless, his job was meant to be accompanying the little guy during his shopping trip before the festival started, and making sure he didn’t get squished by the crowds of people around. Which was obviously a very real danger for a creature as small as that. People will most likely notice a cat, but a tiny mouse? That was way more questionable.

This and that aside, he still did not imagine that his job would actually involve pretty much playing a horse for a rather childish and hyperactive being. Since when were cats draft animals, man? It didn’t seem like he had much of a choice however, as Mr. Mouse was determined to use him as a vehicle for this trip one way or another. Cryox would sigh to himself mentally as he padded along the ground, doing his best to avoid larger people’s legs, while trying to keep the guy from falling off while searching for the shops he was supposed to get to.

Cale, as the mouse was called, seemed to be enjoying his ride quite a bit, flapping his colorful ears a bit as he jokingly tried to nudge the cat as if it really was a horse. ‘’Onwards my steed! We need to get to the mushroom sale before they run out of quality ones.’’ The horned feline would seriously prefer to just shut the little squirt up, buuuut since he was going to get paid for this, enduring it for a little while would probably be worth it. Err, he hoped so at least. ‘’That would be easy if you told me where said stand is!’’ He could still complain however. ‘’Meep? Who knows, I rarely do my shopping myself. Can’t you see how dangerous it is for someone my size?!’’ Oh sure it was. Which is why this guy totally should have at least looked info up beforehand. Geeeeeeeeeez. Cryox normally didn’t eat mushrooms and the like, so he had no idea where, and besides the festival sales were probably a bit special anyway.

The feline would snort slightly as he jumped to the side a bit to avoid getting kicked accidentally by an unsuspecting shopper. ‘’Yo, then you gotta suck it up. I’m not a GPS.’’ He could only wish he could tell directions with a snap of fingers. He didn’t even have actual fingers as a matter of fact. Duh. ‘’Pfweh, I’m sure we’d already be done if you moved faster.’’ Grr, this guy was seriously annoying with his constant demands. If he wanted someone super fast, why not hire someone bigger who could do this a lot better? Honestly, Cryox sometimes did not understand the logic of some people. Then again, maybe it wasn’t his business anyway. Unless it was directed at him and being a pain, which technically did apply to this current case.

‘’Hey, stop kicking me!’’, he would swish his tails in mild agitation, only really receiving a meep from the passenger on his back, who didn’t seem to be particularly sorry for the antics. Oh, how lovely indeed. He couldn’t wait for this to be over. He should probably go and buy something cool for himself afterwards too, to make himself feel better. Nothing worse than a grumpy day thanks to someone immature bossing you around. The feline’s ears would perk up a bit as he finally located the vegetable section, zig-zagging through the crowds as he craned his neck up, trying to find the exact plant specimen he was looking for. Come on, mushrooms can’t be hard to find, right? Though it seemed it was harder than in theory, as he found many other things instead of what he was after. ‘’Ooooh, pumpkins…maybe I should get some of those later….’’ Worried that he would be worked even more when hearing the dude’s mumbling, Cryox would do his best to pick up the pace even more. The quicker he got this done, the less chance he would be saddled with extra.

It took a little bit longer, but eventually he finally got where he needed to, hopping up on the nearby table which had a free space on it, sitting down with a concealed roll of his eyes as the hyper mouse proceeded to get off him and jump about left and right, taking forever to pick out which ones he wanted to buy. Man, he could have almost taken a nap there without anyone noticing. Weren’t all these meant to be more or less the same kind, unless he missed some memo? Meh, well not like he was a master chef anyway. At least he got a break from being a carriage animal if nothing else.

…since now he had to get the guy back home, while carrying a sack of mushrooms as well. He was not a happy cat today. It made the job a whole lot harder to execute, and especially when someone was intend on bouncing about on his back and being generally way more wiggly than should legally be allowed. ‘’Whee!’’ ‘’If you fall off, it’ll be your fault.’’ ‘’Now now, don’t be ridiculous buddy.’’ ‘’Yeah, right…’’ Maybe he could toss him off on purpose and pretend it was an accident. He honestly wished he could, but that would only complicate this further, and that was something he did not desire at this point. Time to just get this over with.

Maneuvering his way through the crowds, he would trot his way over to the guy’s home, relieved when he was finally free off all the living and non-living baggage. ‘’Whoop, that was fun! Should do this more often.’’ Nooo. ‘’Maybe later. Well, I gotta go now, bye.’’ Before he got himself into something he did not want…

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