*I'll only accept the fact that you didn't do anything because they were giving us food and I was hungry.*
And he's pissed… Or she. I don't know if the tiger is a male or a female now that I think about it… I really have to snatch the keys next time or I'll be bullied to death by that big cat…
*If you dare call me a cat one more time, I will crush your brain into mush. Also I'm a female.* the tiger warned me
*F!ck me ! I can't control my thoughts to that extent !*
*Learn it or die.*
Very friendly for a … I cannot think about that or I'm dead… Why can't I think of her as anything else than a… Nope, not that, she's a wild beast, a tiger, not a cat, please don't… Ew, cat dry food is really not good… It's too strong of a meat taste… And it also tastes like fat for some reason… The taste even sticks to the tongue… Hope the c- NOT CAT ! Tiger likes it. I shouldn't shake my head too much or I'll hit the bar of the cage. Wait, can I break out of the cage ? What is it made of ? I guess it's metal seeing the color of it… Yo why is the cat food's smell so alluring… It tastes too much like pure fat to be eaten ! A wind spell to blow it away is required at that point… But I'm hungry… I guess the granma technique will have to do… Pinche your nose and swallow really quickly… Wait, I don't have a nose but a snout ! And no fingers to pinch it either…
*How can you have so many thoughts in less than 2 seconds and not be completely crazy ?* that the tiger asked me
*PLEASE stop picking into my mind. I got ADHD and can't stop thinking. That's also really annoying to sleep because I can't not think about something. It's also -...*
*SHUT UP !!*
*It's also very frustrating to stay focused on tests because IT CANNOT STOP !*
- ROOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAR !!!!!
*You don't need to yell at my face, that won't stop me from thinking about at least 3 things at the same time !* (I had thought about licking the bars to see if it was a metal I could recognize by taste AND about the cat food not being up to my taste AND about how his roar are way more fear-inducing that any cat could possibly produce AND that I'm becoming sleepy too because I couldn't sleep well during transport WHILE "talking" with it)
*OK, so I'll block entirely my telepathy because I can't stand that thing of your that you use as a brain*
*Oh trust me I can't e- … And she hung up.*
Yes I could feel when she "hung up", because it was as if the pair of eyes always looking at me since I got inside that beast storage room just stopped existing. I guess a good way to scare away mind stalkers is to flood them with useless information… At least for this mind stalker that works.
Soon after the tigress roared, the door opened and one guy peeked inside the room before closing it after confirming that no problems arose. That was the last interesting thing that happened all day (except then they took a sprinkler to wash both me and the cage, which I was glad for since I can't exactly go outside to poop…). And the next one. The mind tiger did try to talk with me again, but she very quickly stopped after yelling in my mind a "How can someone having a cyclone of thoughts that big be sane" that made me want to bang my head against the bars.
An unknown number of days later, I think like 12 because we have been fed 12 times and cleaned 6 (there's no natural light sources and they keep the light on all the time) but felt like a month, the tiger yells in my mind (and woke me up because I was sleeping).
*WILL YOU EVER TRY TO GET OUT OF THERE ?!*
*What's taking you all of a sudden ?! Why haven't you tried to speak to me for the past month just to yell that at my face ?!*
*Because you're the only beast that has access to any form of offensive magic that is not locked off! And you should have wanted to get out already ! They spray you out every day with water for my tail's sake !"
*I like water… And I can't steal the keys. And I don't mind not going out. Especially now. I'm sleepy, good night.*
*EXPLAIN YOURSELF NOW !*
*... OK, so I guess my sleep isn't important. So, let me explain. Even if I tried and successfully took the key from the guard, I would just be stuck at an unknown location where I don't know the monster nor the way back to my family.*
*Those are problems for later ! First let's get out of there ! Please !*
*A cat that says "please" is a rare sight… Sadly I absolutely don't want to be lost here. Every single one of the beasts here are used to surviving in nature by themselves, or even savage beasts that only know that. I don't.*
*WHAT ?! First off, I'm not a cat. Second off, you've never survived alone ? You never had to hunt for a meal ?!*
*Never on my own. My dad's a trapper. Master, sorry. He catches them for me and I help him kill those that are reluctant. And sometimes I help him find one, but then he helps me catch it. And until now, I only ate leftovers from the cooked meat that my masters ate.*
And the tiger stopped the connection again… But she's looking at me with her jaw dropped. What, never talked with a pet before ? Anyway, I go back to sleep. Or try to at least…
*Aren't you…* and it's cut again ? Oh I get it, she's trying to not connect directly with me in fear that I would overwhelm her with my ADHD train of thought. Smart. Especially when I'm tired, it's a nightmare to try to understand myself, so for others... *Don't you want freedom ?*
*What freedom ? Freedom to starve ?* She's starting to get annoying…
*Freedom to do anything you want ! You're stuck at your warden's house most of the time and you like that ? And even if you're outside, you're stuck by their side !*
*First off, I'm not "stuck" like you say. I'm protected. Second off, I'm fed, well fed even. Third off, I'm loved., Fourth, I'm happy with my pa… Masters.*
*How…*
(I'm getting exasperated at this point. I want my sleep for fluff's sake !) *I don't have to hunt and I still have all the play and entertainment I could ever want and 1 to 2 meals a day plus treats. Do you have that in the wild ? Also I don't have to fight for territory nor be scared of betrayal or intruders or most other predators.*
*But you can't go wherever you want whenever you want ! If I want to go to the mountain on the other side of the valley, I can ! If I want to go to the end of the river, I can !*
*And you cannot go to that mountain because there's a f*cking dragon guarding it, and the river is the natural habitat of a school of flying carnivorous fish that would gladly eat you for breakfast. Also there's a Stone Dire Bear that has wanted your territory for the past year or so and if you simply get your toe out of your territory he will steal it from you. So you're stuck inside your territory. Don't worry, I know what the price of freedom is. And I don't want to give up my fluffy bed at night, nor my parent's legs for naps because of it. Sorry, masters. Now, let me sleep. Please.*
*But… OK, I won't convince you. Now another question. Why do you call them parents and masters back and forth ? They are not there, you can call them however you like. I'm sure they can't even understand you.*
(trying to have a pet mindset despite my tiredness)*Because they are very clear I am not their child and they are not my parents. They are my owner and master. It's because that could confuse me and my vision of a pack, or so they say.*
*I've read my fair share of animal minds, but that's a human way of thinking. Also, the only time I ever heard of "ADHD" is as a human illness, not an animal one.*
*Oh for fluff's sake let me sleep ! Yes I'm human, so what ? Now shut up or I will cut your tongue.*
The tiger was so flabbergasted she didn't even cut the connection. And my sleepyhead full of ADHD thoughts blasted enough thoughts about my life (including images and sound) for her to know me as well as my mother. Well, I was so sleepy I didn't even understand what I was doing, I just realized it later when the tiger talked about me with details she wasn't supposed to know.
After a time way too short for me, the tiger warned me
*They are coming here, and it's not just the 2 usual guy here to feed us*
*huh…?*
*Wake up, something important is happening*
- [incomprehensible muffled French talk]
*There's an auction in 2 hours* the tiger translates for me (I think)
*Huh…?*
- [more incomprehensible muffled French talk]
*It seem to be a very big one too, larger than what they are used to*
*I'm Sleeeee…*
- [less and less muffled incomprehensible French talk]
*We will be sold towards the end of it*
*What is…?*
- [even more incomprehensible French talk]
*You'll be the end piece of the auction, fox*
*Why the…*
*You'll be sold last, so get prepared fo-*
*SHUT UP AND LET ME SLEEP FOR THE LOVE OF GOD !!*
After that, the tiger banged her head against her cage. And she got a nosebleed (I'm too sleepy to look right now, I'll just realize that a bit later). And she felt half unconscious. Guess she never had someone yell in her mind like that… Anyway, I can finally sleep. For literally 3 seconds.
- Allez allez ! Ces bestiaux vont pas s'bouger tout seuls ! that one of the guys yells. (I didn't try to understand what they said…)
- EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE !!! (with a violent wind-infused magical discharge)
What, you never heard a fox yell ? Anyway, my magical discharge absolutely annihilated the cage I was in. And also sent all the guards and movers flying against the wall. One of the girl that was supposed to bring us to the auction was built like a mountain so she didn't get ragdolled against the wall, but she gained cuts everywhere.
That one also happened to have high regenerative abilities, so the cuts stopped bleeding almost immediately. I didn't care and went back to sleep, though. For now, my goal isn't to get out but to sleep.
The woman angrily grabbed me soon after by the skin of my neck. I can tell you that's a horrible way to get woken up, but what can I realistically do ? If I tried to run away, even if I took down every human here, I would have absolutely no way of knowing where my home is…
Hey, it's surprisingly easy to get used to being carried like that… It's still a bit painful, but just enough to make sure you don't get any funny ideas. I finally take a good look at everything and everyone around me, and that's only then that I realize that the mind tiger has a nosebleed. There are 4 other people here, and after a short moment 1 new guy comes here with a new cage. I guess it's for me.
Immediately when the cage is set flat on the ground, I get shoved into it with absolute force by the woman that was holding me. No restraints this time (I blew mine up with my little fit). Finally ! I can sleep !