[ AUDIENCE: CATRA ]

[dormheads]

Comments

[departea]

Probably!

[ but she just laughs, obviously not insulted. ]

But you don't think it's that bad.

[supercatty]

[u_u! don't call her out like this!!!]

I think it's terrible, actually. Truly awful.

[she does not she likes Sally enough that it only bothers her on a surface level. the "i'm trying to be COOL and not at all FULL OF FEELINGS" level]

[departea]

How horrible of me then.

[ it's fine. sally's happy. ]

It's good to see you here. Really.

[supercatty]

[. . . settles a little, like a cat oozing on someone's lap b/c they're comfortable]

I like being here.

[really!! she does!!]

[a beat]

There's something I wanted to ask, though.

[departea]

[ oh that is usually never followed by something good

but she nods her head. ]

... what is it?

[supercatty]

[IT'S NOT BAD EITHER??]

I don't-- want this to happen, obviously. I don't think it will. Summer's tougher than people think. And if I have to, I'll swap back to stop it from happening.

[because protecc summer]

. . . but if everyone on Summer went away, what would happen to you?

[departea]

Hm... I wouldn't have a job? I suppose. There's no point in having a Dorm Head if there's no one in the dorm, so I'd probably be fired or at least furloughed in case someone moves back. I'm not sure.

[ she sighs. ]

But hopefully it wouldn't come to that.

[supercatty]

[and at that, she relaxes]

Yeah, I'm not that worried about it happening. It'll be fine.

[confidence!!!]

But I've been thinking about it ever since Lan Wangji and Lila.

[so she like. had to know]

[departea]

... we'll be okay.

[ she'll let go of her, but mostly so that she can look at catra more properly. ]

If you like it over there in Winter, you should stay there.

[supercatty]

[puffs a little]

It's-- okay.

[aka she does like it u_u]

But it was okay here, too.

[why can't winter and summer combine into ONE SUPER SEASON DORM]

[departea]

Mmhm...

[ sally pats her on the shoulder. ]

You must get along with everyone well then.

[supercatty]

[what is this. . . getting along with people???]

No, I just tolerate them well.

[it's b/c both Winter and Summer have pointed at her and gone YOU ARE OURS and that makes her feel things]

[departea]

Oh. I know what this is. I heard it used all the time here... sundeer? Tsondoor...

[ hm...

oh! she snaps her fingers. ]

Tsundeer?

[supercatty]

What?

[can you believe NOBODY has used that phrase at her yet?]

[departea]

[ i hate that this is the intro because sally is pronouncing it wrong i am so sorry catra ]

You know, when you act like you don't really care but secretly you do! Tsundoor. Deer.

[supercatty]

I'm not a deer? I'm a cat?

[OH NO THIS IS HORRIBLE]

[departea]

... tsuncat?

[ ???? ]

[supercatty]

[????]

Those syllables and letters don't make sense when said in that order, Sally.

[departea]

I think the 'tsun' is the, you know, grouchy part.

I have no idea why.

[supercatty]

It sounds kind of like "sun?" Are suns grouchy?

[oh dear]

[departea]

Hm... I believe so.

[ she lowers her voice a little. ]

Sunburn.

[supercatty]

Not usually a problem for someone like me.

Fur, and all that.

[departea]

The point still stands, Catra.

Skin cancer is very serious.

[supercatty]

[FRANCY YOU ARE MAKING ME WONDER IF CATRA KNOWS WHAT CANCER IS???]

So "tsun deer" is like "sun cat" because the sun is warm, but it also. . . gives you cancer?

[departea]

Yes, that sounds about right.

[ DOES IT??? ]

And then the deer part is because they're sweet.