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Mio is feeling sorry for herself. She hates being a cat. Actually, hates might be putting it a little bit mildly. Mio absolutely detests being a cat. For one thing, her clothes, wallet, and schoolbag all disappeared off to somewhere when she got transformed. This means she had no access to her money or her credit cards in the Nexus.

Being flat broke for the first time in her life was not a pleasant experience. Mio was uses to the softest feather beds and the highest quality gourmet food. She had neither of these in the Nexus. Sleeping under bushes, in boxes, and behind dumpsters was not only horribly uncomfortable, it was unsanitary, and she kept having to defend her territory from other cats as well, meaning that she had not gotten anything near an uninterrupted night's sleep for the entire time she had been in the Nexus. On top of that, scrounging for food was demeaning. She was not going to beg for food, begging was not something a daughter of the Hongo family would ever consider. Unfortunately for her, Mio was not very good at scrounging, which led to her going hungry most nights.

Interrupting herself from her internal complaints, Mio goes to check around the Nexus Conroys to see if the old lady who runs this flowershop has put out any food today. The obaa-san is a little bit senile and often forgets, but Mio always comes by to check every day just in case she has put something out.

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Ran has been walking for a while. It seems the portal was perfectly happy to take her to the temple, but not so willing to take her back home, so she's on her way to get yet another new PINpoint.

When she sees Mio, she says, "Hello, neko-san," just because she's that kind of person.

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Mio politely replies with a "Good afternoon."

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Oh, a talking cat? See, this is why she was asking Kouryuu such silly sounding questions the other day. "Are you waiting for something?" Ran crouches down and holds out her hand, because Mio will be getting pet if she's willing to approach.

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"Not particuarly." Mio is not going to beg for food from the random stranger. That would be beneath her dignity.

Mio gets closer to Ran, but stays outside of petting range.

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"Oh, do you have a friend in the building?" Ran continues to hold her hand out. She's used to the stray cats behind the shop.

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Mio primly sits down where she is. "No."

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Ran is a terribly curious person at times. "Then why are you out here?"

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Mio can't help but feel slightly annoyed at Ran's cheerful curiosity. It reminds her of Mizuki. (Besides, she's hungry. Being hungry always makes her grumpy.)

"Must I need a reason?" she replies a little huffily.

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"Not at all, Neko-san, but asking why seemed much more interesting than talking about the weather." Ran knows and likes far too many grumpy people to be put off by a little grumbling.

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Mio is slightly more annoyed by the fact that Ran called her neko-san again. It made her feel entirely too much like a real cat, instead of a person transformed into a cat by on of those LOL-things.

"My name is Hongo Mio. I'm not really a cat; please don't call me neko-san anymore."

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"Ah, it's very nice to meet you, Hongo-san. I'm Fujimiya Ran. It's very nice to meet you."

"If you don't mind me asking, how did you get LOLed? It is a LOL, right?"

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Mio attempts to bow in her cat-form. "Yoroshiku onegai shimasu, Fujimiya-san."

Mio briefly feels annoyed at Nagi, for about the billionth time in the past 2 weeks. "Cookies," she said abruptly.

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"Ah, I hear food ones usually wear off fairly quickly. I'm sure you'll be back to yourself soon." The bow is seriously adorable, but Ran knows better than to let that thought show.

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"I hope so." Two weeks as a cat has been two weeks too long, in Mio's opinion.

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"Have you been finding everything okay? A place to sleep, and food and everything?"

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No, no, she has not. Mio is too proud to admit she needs help, though. "Yes, everything has been fine." Mio is not a particularly good liar.

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"That's good." Ran smiles, although she doesn't believe it. "Have you tried catfood? I've always wondered if cats actually liked it."

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"Dry kibble is nowhere as good as what I usually eat, but I suppose it is barely adequate." Mio almost salivates at the mention of food. It has been over a day since she last ate.

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"Kind of like the cheap instant ramen then? Yuck. Have you found that you prefer different foods right now?"

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"I have not noticed any considerable differences," Mio says. That's because she hasn't eaten enough or often enough to tell.

All this talk of food has made Mio's little kitty stomach gurgle. It wasn't very loud, so Ran might or might not hear it. Mio also starts feeling a tad lightheaded.

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Ran does hear it, and she was noticing that Mio doesn't look extremely well-fed either. "You know, I was thinking about getting lunch soon. Would you like to join me?"

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"Thank you, I would appreciate that."

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"There are some different places along here. What are you in the mood for?"

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Mio's not in the mood to be picky right now. "Anything would be fine, thank you for asking."

There is going to be food soon. Mio is not going to fall over before she get it, not if she has anything to say about it!

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"Okay. How about sushi then? There's a nice place about a block away." It's cheap, but it's good. Ran's budget is a little tight this month because she's had to get a lot of stuff for her brother.