[OPEN] fastforwarded to december 1. open house!!

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[ On December 1st, Hirajiro's residential district goes through a minor change, which is having Terry's two-story house appear right next to the Black Cat house. With Orien's help, Terry bought the land that the house sits on. Anyway, the house has two floors. The entire first floor has a living room, kitchen, and a bathroom with sink, toilet, and shower. When you climb up the stairs, you'll reach the second floor, which has four bedrooms with a bathroom connecting two bedrooms together. The bathrooms can be locked from the inside only. There is no master bedroom nor bathroom in this house. One of the rooms are soundproof, but Terry is not telling anyone which one it is. You'll have to find that out for yourself. AC and heater are fully functional.

Terry sent out a message to all the Guests. For those who don't have phones, Orien personally delivered the message to those people himself. The message is as follows:

We solved the housing situation. Terry will not ask anyone to pay rent, but the house isn't furnished at all except for a refrigerator and a fireplace. You'll have to buy supplies and furniture on your own. There are several conditions you need to accept if you choose to live here:

1) Please do not destroy the house or cause property damage. If you do, you're paying for the damages.
2) Clean up after yourselves. A clean house means no bugs and good standard of living.
3) Do not steal/take anything from the Black Cat house. (this needs to be mentioned because he had several door stealing incidents)

The address/general directions to the location has been mentioned, which is basically next door to the Black Cat house.

Feel free to make your own top levels and stuff. ]

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[cicadashell]

[At one point, Terry is approached by a black cat with a distinct white marking on his back. He's not one of their 35, and his visit will be brief. He comes darting out of nowhere to paw at Terry's pant leg. There's something in his mouth. Take it. It's a stack of bills, totaling ћ80,000.]

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[ Terry stares down at the cat and... is that money? He crouches down a little. ]

Are you some kind of a good luck cat, nya...?

[ Well, if someone claims they lost some money later, he can always give it back. It's fine. Terry takes the stack of bills and pets the kitty, scratching lightly behind its ear. ]

[cicadashell]

[He will play this cat game instead of yelling at Terry for petting him. He can't give himself away.] Mrow. [He pushes against Terry's hand. Yes, a good luck cat.]

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[ Terry has a fond smile on his face and gets out a squeeze up lickable cat puree. It's fish flavored. He tears the end of it and holds it out to the cat. ]

Here you go.

[cicadashell]

[Rago pulls back from the puree. What is this? He's been sealed inside a monolith for hundreds of years, and this type of food is new and intriguing. It smells like fish, but... it's goo. What is it? He hesitates, and his eyes dart around, making sure Jiro's nowhere in sight to mock him for this later. Then, he tries this weird stuff, licking at the end.]

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[ Terry squeezes the puree out of the plastic when Rago starts licking it so that it feels like there's a neverending supply of it. He's trying to see if Rago likes it. If he doesn't he has other flavors like chicken. ]

How is it...? Does it taste good?

[cicadashell]

[He very much likes the fish flavor, and tries to grab the tube out of Terry's hand.]

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[ Oh, maybe he's a cat that can hold the tube itself. Terry lets go of it and gets out another one. This one is tuna with scallop and he holds that out to Rago too, though he doesn't open it just yet. This is just like leaving offerings... ]

[cicadashell]

[As soon as the tuna one appears, Rago bats that out of Terry's hand. His now. He curls his tail around it. The fish puree is the held between his paws as he keeps licking it. He'll wait and see how many offerings Terry has for him.]

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[ Terry is surprised when Rago bats the tuna one out of his hand, but he plucks it back. ]

Wait, I need to open it first, nya.

[ So he'll tear the tuna one open and waits for Rago to finish the generic fish one. He didn't expect cats to like this treat so much. Maybe it was a good choice to pick this one out. ]

[cicadashell]

[His tail swishes as he finishes the fish one. Rago bats it aside and then looks up at Terry. He will take that one now.]

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[ Terry hands the tube to Rago. Him looking so expectantly at Terry is kinda cute. ]

Hm... I wonder if you're already someone else's cat, nya. There's a lot of them around there, nya. Maybe I should give you a name, nya? How about...

[ How about the poor name that Jiro decided to ditch upon learning Terry's? ]

What was it, nya... Reiji?

[cicadashell]

[Rago starts in on the tuna, listening to Terry's rambling. At the name suggestion, he chokes on the puree and spits it out on the floor.] Don't name me after that asshole! I'll kill you! [Then he just. Stares. Well, fuck.]

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[ Rago's sudden outburst caught Terry off guard because he though Rago was like any other cat...

terry: the hell is pinpointing ]

Uh, sorry... Didn't think you'd know someone with that name, nya. Want another one, nya?

[ Would Rago just eat the puree he spit out on the floor......... ]

[cicadashell]

[No sense hiding now, and Terry would have found him out soon anyway.] My name is Rago. [He will not touch that puree.]

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Rago, huh... Are you a magical animal too, nya?

[ Here's a salmon puree, kitty. ]

Like... a lucky cat?

[cicadashell]

[He hastily snatches the salmon puree.] I'm not a cat! I'm a mononoke. [He proceeds to hover off the ground a little, his fur curling into tendrils of smoke in places.]

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[ "But you look like a cat", is something Terry bites back. He figures it's something similar to how he looks like a human, but he isn't. Yeah, he'll just think of it like that. His fur curling into tendrils of smoke kinda reminds him of how a cat bristles though, so Rago isn't really helping himself... ]

... Could have fooled me though, nya. You're a great actor, nya.

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You want some more, nya?

[cicadashell]

[He descends to floor, and goes back to the salmon puree.] What other strange packaged foods do you have? [He doesn't have to eat, but he has time to enjoy himself a little here. No one in this world hunting him down.]

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I have two more in my pocket: chicken and scallop flavors, nya.

[ Since he mentioned "mononoke", Terry figures that he's with Jiro. ]

Maybe you should ask Jiro to get you some, nya? They're really cheap in the general market, nya...

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... Wait, this is Jiro's money, nya?!

[ The money that Rago gave him earlier?! ]

[cicadashell]

[Jiro will be buying lots of these puree tubes. Apparently, Rago has been found out. Which is fine, he doesn't give a shit really.] I told him not to give it to you. Fucking idiot. [Rago convinced him to keep some, and now he'll make Jiro buy fish flavored things with it.]

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[ Terry takes out half of what he received, puts it in a neat bundle with a rubber band, and hands it over to Rago. ]

He didn't have to, but can you thank him for me, nya? He needs to at least get a Japanese style futon, and those are expensive...

[cicadashell]

[Rago takes the money back. He has no concept of money, nor knows what a futon is.] No. [He means he won't convey the thanks. It's rude to return a gift, especially just half of it. Jiro will spend the money on a Western style bed, because he's never slept on a futon, and also on a ridiculous cat tree.]