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In response to Cohost Ask from SpectreWrites: Cat goddess, did you know that Tabbi really did wanna be a catgirl or did you think you might have actually made a mistake

She gently took its hand into hers, and made her offering. The thin sliver of metal made a satisfying sound as it was received by the venerable device, a loud clunk announcing that the pathways had been opened. She pressed the sigils in order—one she knew by heart—and rocked gently to and fro as the rhythmic otherworldly song humbly asked for her patience. Then, there came a click. And a familiar voice.

"Hi hi! It's me!" she spoke aloud, pressing the hand into her ear, so that it might relay his voice better.

She smiled. "Yes, I'm fine. How are you?"

"I'm glad to hear it. Oh, I saw your faithful again today. She's grown even taller and stronger now. You are right to be proud. She says hi, by the way!"

"Well, no, not with words." She smiled again. "But, you know."

"Yes I did! Three in fact, all together."

She giggled. "That's just how mine are. I know yours tend to be the lone type."

"Yes, I know."

Her smile turned bittersweet. "I can imagine. Would you like me to visit again?"

"Oh, it hasn't been that long. Besides, it's no trouble—I miss home, same as I miss you."

She nodded, trusting the motion to convey itself over the seas and under the clouds as well as her words had. "They are! They seem to be getting along. With each other, too."

"Yes, they all asked for the same thing! That's just how mine are. I know you have to dig a little deeper."

She laughed. "Well, the first two were. The third one was a bit more shy, but that's okay. Sometimes they need to trust that we're listening before they tell us what they want."

There was a pause.

"Well, no, not with words." She smiled again. "But, you know."