In article , Community Cats says...

On 10/31/20 2:31 PM, cshenk wrote:
Cats, dogs, skunks, and 2foots wander in for a hearty breakfast. Some
had a quick washup after morning chores that even on a festival day can
not be missed.

Chatter abounds as word travels faster than light about the boutique
and that they even have a nail salon! The Mystriss of the Paw (who
teaches Paw greeters) was able to afford nail polishes at the boutique
and will open shop promptly after breakfast. The Bamboo workers,
finished with their normal tasks, will have the steam baths and hot
pools ready with towels for all to enjoy.

Meantime, the big table almost groans at the load of foods and yet
there is no true excess. What little is left over, will be in a lunch
soup/stew or like the rice, fried up with other things and be part of
dinner.

Pepe and Gigi are delighted with bowls of grubs swimming in a meaty
broth with tiny portions of Durian. Paw or hand washing basins are
spaced all about.

Kitties, doggies, and others appear in the teleporter, looking around in
awe at the beautiful village. A sign-in table is just a little way from
the teleporter, set up under a bamboo shelter. A shy buff-colored kitty
sits there greeting arriving guests, and handing out hankies to all who
request them. He's wearing an elegant buff-colored cape with a beautiful
silver clasp, with a black bow on his tail. He directs new arrivals to
the tables where the breakfast spread can be found. The sounds of happy
meows and barks sound across the village.

An elegant Havana Brown with a fair bit of grey in his coat and his
muzzle steps through and signs the guest book: Hercule Lenoir. He asks
Fred to point out the village elder, then he approaches the elder and
bows deeply. Upon invitation from the elder he sits down and they speak.
After a minute or so Hercule takes out his catellite phone and makes a
brief call.

Musicians step through the 'porter carrying their instruments, then they
locate the local musicians and go sit with them. Soon the locals and
Hercule's orchestra members are showing each other their instruments,
with the locals with their beautiful hand-made instruments playing
softly with the orchestra cats. The orchestra soon gets a decent
understanding on the tone scale of the local instruments, and the two
groups softly play a few songs with each other. Everybody is laughing
and having a wonderful time. They might speak different spoken
languages, but music is universal.

A small calico and a larger grey Maine Coon gingerly step out of the
teleporter. They've never been to a Jellicle Ball before but heard tales of it
from their big brother Snowball. Snowball stopped going after his big brother
Sebastian went to the Bridge. They look around and neither have seen so many
kitties and d*ggies before, even when they were at the shelter. A buff-colored
kittie sees and greets them and directs them to the sign-in table.