🌐 Your Teknic Genius 🌐

An askblog for the worst (affectionate) character in Murdle

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Intro Post

I’m sorry, Deductive Logico set one of these up before me? Logico? What about him could possibly be interesting to ask about? Exactly how he takes his lukewarm coffee in his apartment that’s one gust of wind away from collapsing on his head?

Ugh. I’m late to the party. I HATE being late to adopt something.

Ahem. CEO Indigo! The resident brilliant CEO of TekCo Futures. Obviously, I’ve set one of these up so you can send in questions, and I can give 100% unbiased answers. Me, lie to make myself look better? Perish the thought.

Now go ask me things. I’ll certainly give better answers than good ol’ Panic at the Everywhere.

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(OOC: Hi! Starting another one of these! This time for Indigo, because, uh. Problematic fave over here XD Anyway, uh…quick run through!

Like the Director blog, I reserve the right to not answer your ask. I probably WILL, because I trust y’all not to be weird, but just so y’all know ^^ (again, though, not a minor, so, uh…don’t get too creepy and we’re good)

Indigo’s answers will be tagged #indigo’s asks, anything the mod answers will be creatively tagged #mod answers, and anything that isn’t one of those will be #not a question. Other tags may be added as we go on.

This blog is set after most of the Murdle books save Volume 3, for…hopefully obvious reasons XD As such, there may be spoilers—both for the main books and Murdle Jr. All spoilers will be tagged appropriately ^^

For the record—I’m not following the other Murdle ask blogs, mostly because I find them all a bit stressful to keep up with ^^; I’m happy to interact with y’all if that’s what you want, but you might wanna @ this blog or submit an ask if you want some interaction.

Finally…okay, I’ll be blunt, Indigo sucks. Not as a character, but as a person. So…answers and interactions might get. A bit. Mean ^^; The views of Indigo on your blorbos are solely the views of Indigo and do not reflect the views of Lily the Litten. I can tone things down if enough people ask, but, well. Indigo is a jerk, says a lot of things I don’t agree with, and toning it down too much would make him not be Indigo anymore. So…I’m walking a tightrope here. Please don’t hate me if I screw it up ^^;

And, uh, that’s all. Now go forth and ask ^^)

[thegayriley]

making a picrew tag game bc why not

Here's mine!

@a-sucker-for-a-sucker-offical @drumsticks-offical

[a-sucker-for-a-sucker-offical]

Made this lil silly :3

@historicallyroomates @everlong-777 @gaster-wd @sleeplessangel777 @pyra-lightningbolt @mqlintent-main @cuttlefishnoodle @ladymacbethisasmash @flavouredpotayto @sad-traffic-cone @sw0ape4ter @yourlocalavian

[gaster-wd]

✋︎ ☹︎⚐︎⚐︎😐︎ ☹︎✋︎😐︎☜︎ ✌︎ ❄︎☜︎✌︎👍︎☟︎☜︎☼︎📬︎

@krisdreemurr-offical @rouxls-offical @azriel-is-gay @ch1mmy-error @3rte @blacknailpolishoffical @possum-offical @crystal-ball-offical @mean-girl-offical @obsesseddemonlord-offical @houseofcrack @feminism-offical @lemon-emoji-offical @james-offical @cishet-offical @no-one-offical @gus-offical @kekefan1225 @killer-fish-offical @one-upgirl @juice-offical @hekate-offical @elizer-the-felon @hollyberry-cookie-offical @frooglet @spamton-g-spamton-offical @stupid-offical @bigshot-offical @baskabytheanglerfish @skeletal-spire-man-aka-overfit @enderman-offical @really-good-wingding-translator @roryniteoffical @thesoul-and-thehuman-offical @riverman-offical @evil-amulet-offical @the-wind-offical @chara-offical @kris-dreemurr-offical @eggman-eggpire-offical @astracaedes @a-sucker-for-a-sucker-offical @frisk-offical @oppossum-offical

[astracaedes]

=3

@skepticalvoidhedgehog @reincarnated-gay-fox @shogun-midnight @thedogbard @ayane-chan-loves-water @jello-the-frog @p1per-will-kill-you @skeletal-spire-man-aka-overfit @withered-roses-still-live @irvnwithsciss0rs @mjthesilly @pond-scum-offical @ninahufflepuff @kingkit7734 @dramaticinlyf @evyyy77 @youngjusticerulez @roseisgoat @jel-e-ton @algae122 @obsess-over-ink-on-dead-trees @towel-offical @do-not-u-dare @mushroompie @where-do-we-all-go @do-not-u-dare @themosteclecticwitch @instant-yuri-machine @the-king-of-beans-offical @la-femmerouge @paper-stars-still-glow @kermitthebomber-offical @no-one-offical @deductivelogico-offical @null-the-void-monarch-offical @zeta-finnish @t4llyyy @itsuwari-no-kibo-offical

[deductivelogico-offical]

Tags: @thedrcarolinecrimson @herbalist-onyx-offical @ask-murdle (that Logico) @irratino-offical @ask-sir-rulean @ask-ceo-indigo @ask-major-red @ask-midnight-3 @ask-emma-rose and open tags!

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Doesn’t really look like me, but whatever.

[falling-stars-dont-go-far]

Fun tag game idea: say something that most of your followers wouldn’t actually know

I’ll start first: I am actually married. Irl. I have a husband. I know it’s surprising considering the Tumblr spouses, but my husband thinks it’s funny.

Open tags

[star-dew-chicken]

I have met satan-offical in real life and I’ve played the clarinet since I was 6

@stars-and-sharks @fangirlmenace

@pipatetka-be-cranking @iammentallystable16

@fortheloveofgrantaire

[amazingdylan]

i play the piano, guitar and i sing :D

and i am doing art and music for gcse

@tyrannosaurus021 @teamyuri @elliot-the-awesome @lyraisnotonfire @aliensatemysocks and open !!

[satan-offical]

I wasn't tagged but I'm gonna join in

I have a Level 1 qualification in Ballet and I have vasovagal syncope :P

Open tags cause I know too many people + forget people's names 😔

[im-a-rock]

When I snapped my tibia and fibula I made a Monty Python reference in the ER.

I was also the most calm person in the ER.

@the-grim-reaper-offical @kingtwink @raxlexander @shiziv @coffee--spill @zeta-finnish @thatsmyineffablelifeline + open.

[thatsmyineffablelifeline]

i had my tonsils removed when i was in kindergarten and got to skip a week of school

@eleventhirtythoughts @shenanigan42 @lotions-potions-and-notions @souperache @krow-offical @chr0nically-b0red @imgonnacryalltheusersaretaken @the-aricher @butidonotapprove @wallyblack1925-offical @notmyfaultnotmyproblem @221biandconfused @biancanotfound @candiceturner @walking-mushroom @non-alcoholic-tequila @ezra-didntreallyfall @universe-city-2 @lelethetopicchanger @mayawithany @bucky-barns-at-221b @what-is-going-on-im-confused @coneheadobviously @that-autistic-person @hunger-offical

[lotions-potions-and-notions]

My elbows don't extend fully straight, while almost every other joint is hyperflexible though

@slowalkingbisexualgirl @221biandconfused @joylivie @the-aricher @starstruck-daydreamer @souperache @not-a-gay-fangodess @bookworm-fangirl1 @candiceturner @wallyblack1925-offical @mayawithany @miniaturespirestorm @bucky-barns-at-221b @coneheadobviously @krow-offical @brambledeggs @eleventhirtythoughts 

[mayawithany]

I had surgery when I was a newborn, so I have a metal "clip" inside my back (my twin sister does too)

@coneheadobviously @evskiii @grace-ful-13 @mentally-tori-261 @this-machine-runs-on-coffee + OPEN tags:p

[laurieheehee]

i met (and talked to) the Queen of England when she was still alive and i was like 7

@wool-and-writing @waitingonabook @h0bbes-is-c000l + OPEN TAGS

[robot-prince-of-the-apocalypse]

ive had dinner with the bassist of pearl jam

@dont-you-dare-forget-the-sun @holybananapants @luceygoosey9 @legalityoftheraccoons @buckysrightarm1 @sunnywiththunderstorms + open tags!

[legalityoftheraccoons]

dude I talk about myself too much I don’t have any secrets

I have a desk from my grandmother that is from the 1920s-ish?

open tags because. I’m lazy and my main moots have already been tagged

[black--stars]

Three random facts:

One of my ear canals are notably smaller than the other. It makes it harder to clean, and it kinds hurts sometimes, but otherwise it has no effect on my life and I didnt even realize until a few months ago.

I unironically thought undertale took place in hell. I didn't figure that out until at least four years of knowing the game existed, when a friend was speaking about the game and I mentioned that. As it turns out, "the underground" is in fact, just a place underground.

When I was 13 I used to go to the master bedroom and hide my parents' lube. I didn't steal it for myself or anything, I just threw them behind their dresser because I really hated the possibility of getting another sibling and that was the best way I could think of preventing that.

@simplystarrysky @mrblackhaironthestreet + open tags (i didn't realize that's something people specify? i always assume open tags)

[mrblackhaironthestreet]

that last one is incredibly funny! I'll follow your format lol

three random facts:

1) i once stole a weed-related product from right behind an empoyees back and i had to go in my tiptoes to reach over a transparent plastic divider to get it. i have never been caught and that might be my riskiest sticky-fingered stunt yet. i keep a mental catalogue of surveillance in stores, on streets, etc. oh and for some reason i tend to sneak up on people unnoticed even though I don't mean to and it seems crazy sometimes -- like I'll be in steel-toed boots and embodying a large sillhouette and regardless only be noticed when I'm within like 3 feet of someone. this is of course an incredibly funny nature to employ for sibling-scaring purposes and trickery.

2) i have known my partner since we were 6 years old, longer than I've known my own sibling. she has seen the absolute worst of me and the best. she has helped me survive innumerable times. and though we have our problems, i am so lucky and glad to have her in my life. she is the only person who can make me laugh with little effort. being in her company makes me feel at home no matter where we are or what we're doing.

3) i have managed to gain around 20lbs give or take within approximately 3 months (though i suspect i am losing some of the weight unfortunately due to stress and the other factors that make it difficult for me to eat properly... I'm hoping I'll correct course on that by mid-July and am looking to gain another 5-10 lbs from my starting weight along with the existing 20lbs i may have lost some of. also my new brand of protein powder is total garbage and i will never get it again, I'm going to go back to the one i liked before hopefully even if it's on the pricier side)

@aro-spectre @asterosian @big-tiddy @imoanurparentsnames @kitsuneprincessspring @little-flame-prince @nebulae-astros-official @nsfwitchy2 @wandering-wolf23

feel free to play even if ur not tagged :)

[nebulae-astros-official]

1. I have a heart shaped birthmark on my arm

2. I planned the murder of a girl who hurt my bestie when I was in 1st grade with said bestie, we even thought about how to get rid of the evidence {cut the corpse up, burn it in the shady ass peice of land near our houses and launch the remains in a homemade firework}

3. I like to make things that remind me of my friends but I'm usually too scared to show it to them ;-;

@kingkit7734 @lightsabersandbluecookies @themanthemythelegendvesper @fire-girl-is-here-yo @roseisgoat @lwlfire @killer-offical @skeletal-spire-man-aka-overfit @coffee--spill + open tags

[kingkit7734]

Ye must answer me these questions three, ere the other side ye see

My sense of direction is apparently very good (or so I've been told)

I never speak in public, like, at all

I only drink, and only ever will drink water

Open tags !

[randomsokk]

1.) uh last year i was the global eighth (between fifth and tenth anyway since its hard to judge skill) best player of a game (between 50-60k players at the time)

2.) i accumulate various things that i love inexplicably and they currently include a sloth plushie, a turtle on a necklace, a ring that is plain metal with black flame on the sides (its also like seven or eight years old) a green hoodie/jacket and several other knicknacks

3.) idk im not v interesting but ig i very much like physical affection? or I am actually pretty good at archery?

Tags: @mysticalyouthwizard @jqydiqm0nds @because-i-do-it-all-the-time @faiconic @do-not-u-dare +open tags

[do-not-u-dare]

I used to have like 10 dogs in a minecraft survival world. Then I lost them. Then I got new ones. And then I stopped playing minecraft

[the-ice-queen-623]

I wasnt tagged but this is fun

1. I used to kayak a lot as a kid with my parents. Basically my whole summer as a kid was at the lake just kayaking or stand up paddle boarding

2. Despite what many might believe at one point i was really religous and went to church every sunday with my dad and even gor confirmed into the church (methodist version of chosing jesus since we get bapistized as infants)

3. I couldnt read till I was 8

@music-n-mushrooms @heyimcelery @yoursleepdemon @youngjusticerulez @primalmagic @pinkbirddiaries @anonymoosen +open tags

[youngjusticerulez]

omg i neglect my tags sm this might be the only one i immediately responded to

i used to have a H U G E frozen hyperfixation 😭

@astracaedes @oxyisdamoron @redwinesupanover @dramatic1nlyf @shenanigan42 @it4dorable @sunnyarik3r + open tags :P

[astracaedes]

i am

bendy. and short. meaning i can squeeze into shady places.

@skepticalvoidhedgehog @dramatic1nlyf @the-one-and-only-piper-offical @friendlyghostsandmonsters @lightsabersandbluecookies @autisimyfoxerronii @shogun-midnight @thedogbard @ayane-chan-loves-water @jello-the-frog @skeletal-spire-man-aka-overfit @irvnwithsciss0rs @mjthesilly @ninahufflepuff @kingkit7734 @evyyy77 @roseisgoat @jel-e-ton-officalz @algae122 @obsess-over-ink-on-dead-trees @towel-offical @do-not-u-dare @mushroompie @gaster-wd @positively--voodoo @do-not-u-dare @themosteclecticwitch @instant-yuri-machine @marshmallow-dust @la-femmerouge @paper-stars-still-glow @kermitthebomber-offical @no-one-offical @deductivelogico-offical @null-the-void-monarch-offical @zeta-finnish

[deductivelogico-offical]

I was fairly good at chess boxing in college.

(lol)

Tags under cut!

@irratino-offical @ask-sir-rulean @ask-ceo-indigo @ask-major-red @ask-murdle (that Logico) @ask-midnight-3 @ask-emma-rose

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Oh, yeah, like that’s new.

Anyway, I did theatre in high school! Mostly the costuming. And makeup.

What? I have hobbies.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

do you like french people

Question for you, are you trying to waste my time?

[ask-ceo-indigo]

do you like magicians

They’re whatever.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Hey Indigo, how would you feel if Olivia decided she didn't want to inherit your company when she got older?

AHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA

I’m sorry, it’s just. The idea she might not? Hilarious. I don’t think you get us. No duh she wants to, it’s been in the cards since she first discovered the joys of technology. What makes you think she wouldn’t?

[illegibleramblings]

Tag some of your favouriteee blogs. Spread the love 💗

@merevasudevmeremadhav

@yoogini

@krsnaradhika

@arjunaradhini

@lordsabove

@theramblergal

[lordsabove]

AWWWW THABKSS

@mayakrish08

@abhayamurali

@lotusdwells

@i-like-to-eat-cotton

@aprameya-mahima

@alwaysyappinghere

@au-academy

@ranchodxrites

@merevasudevmeremadhav

@origel

@yoogini

@mehtab-bagh

@bigsimp69

@mimaridoesmurari

@animucomedy

@ram-kingofpeanuts

@bornandbroughtupindepression

Here are mine (⁠ ⁠◜⁠‿⁠◝⁠ ⁠)⁠♡

[weedletum]

Aww tysm 🥰

@the-oldtherebefore @nat20charismasave @1lovelylavender @smallbottleofhand-sanitizer @chaoticallystupid21 @lostsprit @lordsabove @claudecitying @renbugs-copper-crown @random-indian-girl @francis-forever-111 @shenanigan42

[chaoticallystupid21]

Thank youuuuu

@the-oldtherebefore @1lovelylavender

[1lovelylavender]

Hey thanks

@the-oldtherebefore @chaoticallystupid21 @bornandbroughtupindepression @kill-me-kill-me-now @questionableaardvark

[kill-me-kill-me-now]

AWWWWW TYSM!!!

@francis-forever-111 @ziggykatzexual @millie500 @ez006 @h0peinthebox @gloomy-rains-romantic-candles @jasurmine-ind88 @yshy-99917 @astridsepistolary @alexander-hamilton190 @1lovelylavender

[ziggykatzexual]

THANKYOUUU AHHHH

@fosilizd @it-one-line-at-a-time @iluvpatrickhockstetter @milevencanon @matchpointfaist @justyouraveragedepressedteen1 @kill-me-kill-me-now @nicothespy

[justyouraveragedepressedteen1]

OMG TYYYYY!!!!

@ziggykatzexual @joyoussssssss @robertfrostlinehere @ilowkeyhateithere @lovely-eatsrocks-sometimes @merrychristmas-pleasedontcall @mismatchedmango @kaihasmoreswagthanyou3 @doingautismsohardfortangi

love you guys! <3

[merrychristmas-pleasedontcall]

YAY THANK U

@swellestuniverse @abs-blabs @sadiesinkobsessedsstuff @drpeppercreamsodaa @riotverse @your-fav-idiot-lesbian @justyouraveragedepressedteen1 @nacreoussoul @chronically-0nline7 @wool-and-writing @gloomy-rains-romantic-candles @the-one-and-only-piper-offical @fairy-girls-gardenworld @ghost-in-park  @darwinanderson @pommedeterrier  @mynameisnotmabelbcmyparentsaidso @doingautismsohardfortangi @adamantinetoska @imnotafraidtodisappear @yourlocalchronicdaydreamer @ilowkeyhateithere @zakispacecadet88 @thepicklekingog @itzjustlxser @luceryspilled @yournormalidiot @theduckwithafroghat @failed-verification @sonnet18s @legotwink08

I LOVE U GUYS

[ilowkeyhateithere]

aw thank you, I love you too!!

@nelly-rebellyyyyy @justyouraveragedepressedteen1 @a-person-k @obnoxiousknoxious @darwinanderson @the-dead-girl-in-the-pool @ang3l-ocean @demographictransitionmodel @istillwishforyouateleveneleven @edensolace @ghost-in-park @drpeppercreamsodaa @whoa-axel-chill @carnelldreaming

ily guys <3

[nelly-rebellyyyyy]

Awww ilyy 🫶 (right back at you :D)

@a-french-coconut, @coffee--spill, @evil-era, @vivaciousmessypixie, @rosemelodyshah, @wtfamidoinghere12, @siriuslyepicrunner4, @astronaut-offical, @apocalyptic-endings, @damsel-understresss, @sunsetdoesstuff, @elysianwayy77, @the-one-and-only-piper-offical + literally all of you, mooties 🫶

[the-one-and-only-piper-offical]

ty Nelly ily too 🫶🫶 /pl

@tired-shipper-offical @dramaticinlyf @shenanigan42 @thatchaoticbookworm @skeletal-spire-man-aka-overfit @relinquished-roses-offical @evilpineapple-offical @coffee--spill @definitely-not-ao3-offical @shah4139-offical @merrychristmas-pleasedontcall @ninahufflepuff @arikakari + everyone else!

[dramaticinlyf-deactivated202604]

AWWW TYSM PIPES ILYSM /pl

@eleventhirtythoughts @shenanigan42 @oxyisdamoron @sunnyarik3r @relinquished-roses-offical @ayane-chan-loves-water @astracaedes @youngjusticerulez @it4dorable @ravensncrowsx @the-aricher @souperache @tired-shipper-offical AND ALL MY AMAZING MOOTS ILYSM

[astracaedes]

oh my gosh T_T <3333333333 hearts

@skepticalvoidhedgehog @friendlyghostsandmonsters @deadrosesreturned @reincarnated-gay-fox @shogun-midnight @thedogbard @ayane-chan-loves-water @jello-the-frog @skeletal-spire-man-aka-overfit @irvnwithsciss0rs @mjthesilly @ninahufflepuff @kingkit7734 @dramaticinlyf @evyyy77 @youngjusticerulez @roseisgoat @jel-e-ton-officalz @algae122 @obsess-over-ink-on-dead-trees @towel-offical @do-not-u-dare @mushroompie @gaster-wd @where-do-we-all-go @do-not-u-dare @themosteclecticwitch @instant-yuri-machine @the-king-of-beans-offical @la-femmerouge @paper-stars-still-glow @kermitthebomber-offical @no-one-offical @deductivelogico-offical @null-the-void-monarch-offical @zeta-finnish

[deductivelogico-offical]

@ask-sir-rulean @ask-ceo-indigo @ask-major-red @ask-murdle @ask-emma-rose @ask-midnight-3 @irratino-offical

My… associates.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Awwww, you’re calling me a favorite!

Someone’s a friendless loser 😊

[deductivelogico-offical]

Addressing the Ides

So. Today is the ides of march. Many, on this day, make the trip to Rome and murder Julius Caesar. Today, coincidentally, I am on break. So, unfortunately, you all can kill and murder all the RICH AND/OR POWER HUNGRY CEO’S AND LEADERS THAT YOU LIKE.

(Cough @ask-ceo-indigo @ask-major-red cough cough)

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Ha ha ha ha haaaaaaaa *brandishes letter opener* Try it at your own peril.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

rustle… rustle… crunckh…

[There’s a sound coming from under Indigo’s desk…]

-🐈‍⬛

…what? *grumbles, looking down* This had better not be Liv messing with me again…

[mreow-brrrp]

[…there’s a cat. Chewing on the wires of his computer.]

Miu!

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Wh— WHY IS THERE A CAT HERE?! *yanks cat out from under desk* How did you get here?!

[mreow-brrrp]

MREAOW-!

[The cat yelps, scratching Indigo’s arm as he quite rudely ejects her from her hiding space.]

HISSSSS!!

[ask-ceo-indigo]

MOTHERF— Security! Mauve! SOMEONE GET IN HERE ALREADY!

[mreow-brrrp]

[A guard quickly rushes in and, seeing the cat, immediately takes her away.]

[…but as Indigo turns around to get back to work… there that pesky beast sits. On his chair. Almost smiling at him…]

Myei!

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Oh for—

*grabs cat by scruff of neck and tosses it out of office*

GET. OUT.

[mreow-brrrp]

[Would you look at that.]

[She’s inside the room again.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

HOW MANY OF YOU ARE HERE— *sneezes, groans and grabs tissue* Fucking cats…

*tosses this one out too*

[mreow-brrrp]

[And, much to Indigo’s dismay, as he turns around, there a cat sits.]

[This is getting annoying.]

[Curiously, all the cats he’s thrown out look identical. Jet black fur, vibrant green gold eyes, same damned meow- But there is no way it could be the same cat. Every time he tossed the cat out, he'd closed the door. You know. To prevent her from getting in.]

[But here she is. Staring at him.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

GAAAAAAAAH—

*grabs cat and hurls it out the window*

[mreow-brrrp]

[…]

[…Indigo turns around.]

[…the cat is on his desk.]

[Suddenly, a voice echoes through the CEO’s head.]

What would your daughter think if she saw you now? Infantile. Cruel. Harming a poor little animal because your foolish pride can't comprehend the idea that you don't always get what you want.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

*eye twitch* Oh, you MOTHER—

*storms out of the office*

[mreow-brrrp]

[Indigo flings the door open, only to find… nothing. The space where the hall should have been was instead a pitch-black void.]

[Looking back, the cat was gone.]

[Two large, eerily feline eyes opened from the darkness.]

You're not getting out that easily.

[Before he could even blink, the room engulfed in that inky blackness as well, the eyes growing in size as they were granted more space to display their unholy vastness, until they were three, no- four times his size.]

Did you really think you were the one in control here? You idiot.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

…okay. Um. What…did I eat last night?

[mreow-brrrp]

You do not believe this to be real? How laughable can one man be..?

[The eyes circled him, observing Indigo from all angles.]

I assure you. This is real.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Oh, yeah, because magical CAT HAUNTINGS are totally real things that happen to real people!

*stalks up to the eye and jabs a finger at it*

What do you want? And if the answer is my death, then you’re going to find that sure as hell isn’t coming easy.

[mreow-brrrp]

Well, that's the thing. “Cat hauntings” aren't real. But I am. And trust me, your death is the last thing I want. You're too entertaining to kill.

[The eyes begin to shrink, once more forming the shape of a cat. As the cat reforms, the room comes back into view.]

You are nothing more than a child given too much power. And what I want, is to see what happens when that power gets taken away.

[The lights flicker. The outlets spark. And the building is plunged into darkness.]

[The only thing Indigo can see are the eyes of the cat, glowing in the shadows.]

[When he blinks, she's gone.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

…

MAUVE! GET SOMEONE TO FIX THE POWER!

*stalks out grumbling to himself, the slight paling of his face the only sign of how unsettled he is*

[mreow-brrrp]

[…no one answers.]

[…at least, not anyone he wants to hear.]

No one is coming to help you.

[He’s being watched. From where, he doesn't know. But she's here. She's here.]

I said I wouldn't kill you, but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy a game of cat and mouse.

I’ll give you a five-second head start.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

*freezes*

…godfuckingdammit.

*takes off down the hallway into the elevator, slams the first floor button like his life depends on it (and it just might)*

[mreow-brrrp]

[…inoperable. The outage had taken the elevator’s power with it.]

[He’d just wasted his five seconds.]

Not so smart, are we, Mr. CEO?

[The voice was coming from right behind him.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

WHAT THE—

*Maybe not the best move to sneak up on someone known to kill people…*

*…as proven when he whirls around, tearing the elevator button from the wall, and stabs it into the source of the voice*

[mreow-brrrp]

[Maybe not the best move to assume She's something that can be killed.]

[Yet again, She can be heard from behind him.]

Simply bolstering my words, I see.

[He feels claws scraping into his back, but not quite hard enough to draw blood.]

Any other bright ideas..?

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Tch— dammit—

Wait.

I’m an idiot—!

*takes off again—for the fire escape, which isn’t electronic*

[mreow-brrrp]

[It was difficult, running in the dark. Being the head of the company, he, ironically, didn't know the halls of the building quite as well as his employees. He did, however, know the location of the fire escape. It would be a safety hazard if he didn't! Indigo never skimped on safety (specifically when it impacted him.)]

[…but as he ran, the halls began to look… unfamiliar. He was certain he'd gone in the right direction, and yet… he was utterly lost.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

I— b— th—

OKAY, FINE—

*throws open the closest door*

GUESS WE’RE DOING THIS THE HARD WAY.

[mreow-brrrp]

[Or, what should've been a closet door. Instead, it opened to reveal one of his employees’ workspaces, a large room filled with almost nothing but cubicles.]

[…it bigger than it was supposed to be.]

[At the very least, this gave him access to some kind of supplies, as well as places to hide if it came down to it…]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

…ohhhh.

*grins*

Yeah. I can work with this.

*picks up chair—and HURLS it full-force at a window, smashing it to pieces*

HA! *dashes over* SO LONG, SUCK— *leans out window, face pales at how long the climb is* Ooooooh, I see why Liv is scared of heights now…

[mreow-brrrp]

[Indigo’s vision swirled, a bead of sweat dripping off his face and falling down onto the very, very distant ground. A drop from this height would kill anyone, and there weren't any grips he could use to safely climb down. Damn him for wanting “sleek” architecture…]

[That threw his plans, no pun intended, out the window. Unless he could find the fire escape, the only option he had was the front doors. However… those were controlled electronically, and locked whenever the power went out for security purposes.]

[But if he could locate the server room… it was, once again, one of the few rooms he knew the location of, out of necessity. And in the back corner, there was a small closet where the breaker box was located. If that didn't get… shuffled like the rest of the building, it should still be attached. And if he could find it… he might be able to reset it and regain power.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

…okay. Last-ditch plan is go.

(Well, not entirely last. Second-to-last-ditch. Last-ditch is grabbing the closest weapon and fighting the whatever-the-hell-this-is.)

*runs out the door and to where the server room hopefully is*

[mreow-brrrp]

[But of course, things can never be that easy.]

[As Indigo bolts blindly down the halls, throwing open any door he can find, a creeping uneasiness begins to roll up his spine. She’s nearby.]

[Out of the corner of his eye, he sees a shadow slowly shift, undulating as he gets closer, but not from any changing of the light… it was waiting for him.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

H

…okay. Sure.

*tries for a grin*

Nice try.

*heads in the opposite direction—longer route there, but away from her*

[mreow-brrrp]

[Unfortunately, the universe hates him at the moment.]

[…]

[So this is where the storage closet went.]

[…but maybe, he could make the best of this situation.]

[On the shelf of the closet, there lay a flashlight. It was a stupid idea, yes. But maybe… if this creature manipulated the dark, would a ray of pure light counteract her..?]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

… *deep sigh* I hate when the only good option is the stupid one.

*grabs flashlight, switches it on, runs back into hallway* If this doesn’t work I am SUING whoever designed this thing—!

*resumes mad dash for the server room*

[mreow-brrrp]

[Curiously, as the light hits the shifting dark… it transforms back into a small black cat. Her tail flicks in annoyance, before creeping back into the shadows, and disappearing.]

[…it worked.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

… *laughs, strained at first before swiftly becoming triumphant* YES! YES! TAKE THAT, COSMIC HORRORS! YOU SHALL NOT TAKE MY SOUL TODAY!

*still laughing, marches into the server room (which he’s FINALLY reached after all that running)* Yeah, funny to be the class clown ‘til the joke’s on you, huh? *grins, heads into closet with breaker box and flips it to get the power back on* Anyway, I’ve got places to be. It’s…what time even is it…? *checks phone*

…10 PM. Not nearly as late as I thought it was gonna be.

[mreow-brrrp]

[Moving toward the door to leave, he tosses it open. But… just like before, where should be a room, is just pitch black, with two large emerald green eyes peering out of the darkness.]

[…perhaps he celebrated a bit too soon.]

Would you look at that… you’ve won. You found the one little thing that could defeat me…!

[ask-ceo-indigo]

*stops, stares at eyes*

…not doing this again.

*shines flashlight DIRECTLY into said eyes*

[mreow-brrrp]

[The pupils contract, but the dark doesn't go away.]

[…shit.]

Yes, that little flashlight… here’s a fun fact for you, Mr. CEO: I let you win. The light doesn't do anything. It never did. It gets rid of regular darkness, but mine..? Pah. As if.

[The shadow creeps out from the doorframe, but doesn't spread any further. She's keeping her distance on purpose. It's not the light, it's a choice.]

I only played along with your little idea because I knew you wouldn't come up with anything better. You're only alive because I want you to be.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Yeah, well, I want to be alive too, so I guess we both get what we want.

*marches to the door, glaring*

Fun to torment the hell out of people ‘til you get bored, huh? I’ve got places to be, sunshine. Someone to go back to. You know, a life outside visiting random people to scare them for zero reason.

[mreow-brrrp]

Indeed it is, except when prey doesn't learn its damn lesson…

…however, I know a few someones who may be able to knock some sense into that thick skull of yours.

…I hope you enjoy the Fated One and his pet’s visit to TekTopia.

[As these final words echo through Indigo’s head, the shadows in the door dissipate, leaving only a whisker in the entryway.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

…fated one? *snort* What, is this some kinda fantasy novel…?

*opens door and steps out*

EPILOGUE

Moonlight spilled through the window, illuminating green walls and white sheets. The room was of average size, maybe a bit small, and shockingly normal looking—bookshelves packed with well-worn novels, figures of video game characters scattered across the dresser, glasses sitting on the nightstand. Not what most people would think when they thought of this house, and the people living in it.

One of whom was currently sprawled out on the bed, fast asleep. The sound of the door creaking open, though, caused her to stir, eyes cracking open. “Hello…?”

The door opened all the way, and Indigo stepped through, still a bit twitchy and frizz in his usually slicked back hair. “Liv? You’re still up?”

“You just woke me up,” Olivia grumbled, shifting to a sitting position. “Did you work late again?”

Indigo winced a little. “…sure,” he decided to say, after a noticeably long pause.

“You hesitated.”

“No I didn’t.”

“I heard you.”

Indigo silently cursed the Detective Club giving her these kind of observational skills. “Yeah, well, if I say ‘demon psycho cat’, would you believe me?”

An even longer silence.

“…I would not. Good point.”

“Glad we’re on the same page.” Indigo crossed the room in a couple strides, sat down on the bed…and pulled Olivia into a sudden hug.

Olivia squeaked in surprise. “Dad—?”

“‘S been a long night,” he mumbled. “And…look, I don’t believe a damn word about ‘fated ones’ or whatever—”

“What does that even—?”

“—but…I am very happy to get to go home to you.”

Olivia fell silent, then, and the two sat there for a good long while—broken only when she let out a yawn, slumping against him.

“…right,” Indigo muttered. “Still late at night. Okay…”

He let go, gently setting her back into bed as her breathing evened out again, and kissed her forehead. “Night, munchkin.” With a soft smile that most never saw on him, he carefully stepped out of the room, and closed the door.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

rustle… rustle… crunckh…

[There’s a sound coming from under Indigo’s desk…]

-🐈‍⬛

…what? *grumbles, looking down* This had better not be Liv messing with me again…

[mreow-brrrp]

[…there’s a cat. Chewing on the wires of his computer.]

Miu!

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Wh— WHY IS THERE A CAT HERE?! *yanks cat out from under desk* How did you get here?!

[mreow-brrrp]

MREAOW-!

[The cat yelps, scratching Indigo’s arm as he quite rudely ejects her from her hiding space.]

HISSSSS!!

[ask-ceo-indigo]

MOTHERF— Security! Mauve! SOMEONE GET IN HERE ALREADY!

[mreow-brrrp]

[A guard quickly rushes in and, seeing the cat, immediately takes her away.]

[…but as Indigo turns around to get back to work… there that pesky beast sits. On his chair. Almost smiling at him…]

Myei!

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Oh for—

*grabs cat by scruff of neck and tosses it out of office*

GET. OUT.

[mreow-brrrp]

[Would you look at that.]

[She’s inside the room again.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

HOW MANY OF YOU ARE HERE— *sneezes, groans and grabs tissue* Fucking cats…

*tosses this one out too*

[mreow-brrrp]

[And, much to Indigo’s dismay, as he turns around, there a cat sits.]

[This is getting annoying.]

[Curiously, all the cats he’s thrown out look identical. Jet black fur, vibrant green gold eyes, same damned meow- But there is no way it could be the same cat. Every time he tossed the cat out, he'd closed the door. You know. To prevent her from getting in.]

[But here she is. Staring at him.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

GAAAAAAAAH—

*grabs cat and hurls it out the window*

[mreow-brrrp]

[…]

[…Indigo turns around.]

[…the cat is on his desk.]

[Suddenly, a voice echoes through the CEO’s head.]

What would your daughter think if she saw you now? Infantile. Cruel. Harming a poor little animal because your foolish pride can't comprehend the idea that you don't always get what you want.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

*eye twitch* Oh, you MOTHER—

*storms out of the office*

[mreow-brrrp]

[Indigo flings the door open, only to find… nothing. The space where the hall should have been was instead a pitch-black void.]

[Looking back, the cat was gone.]

[Two large, eerily feline eyes opened from the darkness.]

You're not getting out that easily.

[Before he could even blink, the room engulfed in that inky blackness as well, the eyes growing in size as they were granted more space to display their unholy vastness, until they were three, no- four times his size.]

Did you really think you were the one in control here? You idiot.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

…okay. Um. What…did I eat last night?

[mreow-brrrp]

You do not believe this to be real? How laughable can one man be..?

[The eyes circled him, observing Indigo from all angles.]

I assure you. This is real.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Oh, yeah, because magical CAT HAUNTINGS are totally real things that happen to real people!

*stalks up to the eye and jabs a finger at it*

What do you want? And if the answer is my death, then you’re going to find that sure as hell isn’t coming easy.

[mreow-brrrp]

Well, that's the thing. “Cat hauntings” aren't real. But I am. And trust me, your death is the last thing I want. You're too entertaining to kill.

[The eyes begin to shrink, once more forming the shape of a cat. As the cat reforms, the room comes back into view.]

You are nothing more than a child given too much power. And what I want, is to see what happens when that power gets taken away.

[The lights flicker. The outlets spark. And the building is plunged into darkness.]

[The only thing Indigo can see are the eyes of the cat, glowing in the shadows.]

[When he blinks, she's gone.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

…

MAUVE! GET SOMEONE TO FIX THE POWER!

*stalks out grumbling to himself, the slight paling of his face the only sign of how unsettled he is*

[mreow-brrrp]

[…no one answers.]

[…at least, not anyone he wants to hear.]

No one is coming to help you.

[He’s being watched. From where, he doesn't know. But she's here. She's here.]

I said I wouldn't kill you, but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy a game of cat and mouse.

I’ll give you a five-second head start.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

*freezes*

…godfuckingdammit.

*takes off down the hallway into the elevator, slams the first floor button like his life depends on it (and it just might)*

[mreow-brrrp]

[…inoperable. The outage had taken the elevator’s power with it.]

[He’d just wasted his five seconds.]

Not so smart, are we, Mr. CEO?

[The voice was coming from right behind him.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

WHAT THE—

*Maybe not the best move to sneak up on someone known to kill people…*

*…as proven when he whirls around, tearing the elevator button from the wall, and stabs it into the source of the voice*

[mreow-brrrp]

[Maybe not the best move to assume She's something that can be killed.]

[Yet again, She can be heard from behind him.]

Simply bolstering my words, I see.

[He feels claws scraping into his back, but not quite hard enough to draw blood.]

Any other bright ideas..?

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Tch— dammit—

Wait.

I’m an idiot—!

*takes off again—for the fire escape, which isn’t electronic*

[mreow-brrrp]

[It was difficult, running in the dark. Being the head of the company, he, ironically, didn't know the halls of the building quite as well as his employees. He did, however, know the location of the fire escape. It would be a safety hazard if he didn't! Indigo never skimped on safety (specifically when it impacted him.)]

[…but as he ran, the halls began to look… unfamiliar. He was certain he'd gone in the right direction, and yet… he was utterly lost.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

I— b— th—

OKAY, FINE—

*throws open the closest door*

GUESS WE’RE DOING THIS THE HARD WAY.

[mreow-brrrp]

[Or, what should've been a closet door. Instead, it opened to reveal one of his employees’ workspaces, a large room filled with almost nothing but cubicles.]

[…it bigger than it was supposed to be.]

[At the very least, this gave him access to some kind of supplies, as well as places to hide if it came down to it…]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

…ohhhh.

*grins*

Yeah. I can work with this.

*picks up chair—and HURLS it full-force at a window, smashing it to pieces*

HA! *dashes over* SO LONG, SUCK— *leans out window, face pales at how long the climb is* Ooooooh, I see why Liv is scared of heights now…

[mreow-brrrp]

[Indigo’s vision swirled, a bead of sweat dripping off his face and falling down onto the very, very distant ground. A drop from this height would kill anyone, and there weren't any grips he could use to safely climb down. Damn him for wanting “sleek” architecture…]

[That threw his plans, no pun intended, out the window. Unless he could find the fire escape, the only option he had was the front doors. However… those were controlled electronically, and locked whenever the power went out for security purposes.]

[But if he could locate the server room… it was, once again, one of the few rooms he knew the location of, out of necessity. And in the back corner, there was a small closet where the breaker box was located. If that didn't get… shuffled like the rest of the building, it should still be attached. And if he could find it… he might be able to reset it and regain power.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

…okay. Last-ditch plan is go.

(Well, not entirely last. Second-to-last-ditch. Last-ditch is grabbing the closest weapon and fighting the whatever-the-hell-this-is.)

*runs out the door and to where the server room hopefully is*

[mreow-brrrp]

[But of course, things can never be that easy.]

[As Indigo bolts blindly down the halls, throwing open any door he can find, a creeping uneasiness begins to roll up his spine. She’s nearby.]

[Out of the corner of his eye, he sees a shadow slowly shift, undulating as he gets closer, but not from any changing of the light… it was waiting for him.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

H

…okay. Sure.

*tries for a grin*

Nice try.

*heads in the opposite direction—longer route there, but away from her*

[mreow-brrrp]

[Unfortunately, the universe hates him at the moment.]

[…]

[So this is where the storage closet went.]

[…but maybe, he could make the best of this situation.]

[On the shelf of the closet, there lay a flashlight. It was a stupid idea, yes. But maybe… if this creature manipulated the dark, would a ray of pure light counteract her..?]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

… *deep sigh* I hate when the only good option is the stupid one.

*grabs flashlight, switches it on, runs back into hallway* If this doesn’t work I am SUING whoever designed this thing—!

*resumes mad dash for the server room*

[mreow-brrrp]

[Curiously, as the light hits the shifting dark… it transforms back into a small black cat. Her tail flicks in annoyance, before creeping back into the shadows, and disappearing.]

[…it worked.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

… *laughs, strained at first before swiftly becoming triumphant* YES! YES! TAKE THAT, COSMIC HORRORS! YOU SHALL NOT TAKE MY SOUL TODAY!

*still laughing, marches into the server room (which he’s FINALLY reached after all that running)* Yeah, funny to be the class clown ‘til the joke’s on you, huh? *grins, heads into closet with breaker box and flips it to get the power back on* Anyway, I’ve got places to be. It’s…what time even is it…? *checks phone*

…10 PM. Not nearly as late as I thought it was gonna be.

[mreow-brrrp]

[Moving toward the door to leave, he tosses it open. But… just like before, where should be a room, is just pitch black, with two large emerald green eyes peering out of the darkness.]

[…perhaps he celebrated a bit too soon.]

Would you look at that… you’ve won. You found the one little thing that could defeat me…!

[ask-ceo-indigo]

*stops, stares at eyes*

…not doing this again.

*shines flashlight DIRECTLY into said eyes*

[mreow-brrrp]

[The pupils contract, but the dark doesn't go away.]

[…shit.]

Yes, that little flashlight… here’s a fun fact for you, Mr. CEO: I let you win. The light doesn't do anything. It never did. It gets rid of regular darkness, but mine..? Pah. As if.

[The shadow creeps out from the doorframe, but doesn't spread any further. She's keeping her distance on purpose. It's not the light, it's a choice.]

I only played along with your little idea because I knew you wouldn't come up with anything better. You're only alive because I want you to be.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Yeah, well, I want to be alive too, so I guess we both get what we want.

*marches to the door, glaring*

Fun to torment the hell out of people ‘til you get bored, huh? I’ve got places to be, sunshine. Someone to go back to. You know, a life outside visiting random people to scare them for zero reason.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

rustle… rustle… crunckh…

[There’s a sound coming from under Indigo’s desk…]

-🐈‍⬛

…what? *grumbles, looking down* This had better not be Liv messing with me again…

[mreow-brrrp]

[…there’s a cat. Chewing on the wires of his computer.]

Miu!

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Wh— WHY IS THERE A CAT HERE?! *yanks cat out from under desk* How did you get here?!

[mreow-brrrp]

MREAOW-!

[The cat yelps, scratching Indigo’s arm as he quite rudely ejects her from her hiding space.]

HISSSSS!!

[ask-ceo-indigo]

MOTHERF— Security! Mauve! SOMEONE GET IN HERE ALREADY!

[mreow-brrrp]

[A guard quickly rushes in and, seeing the cat, immediately takes her away.]

[…but as Indigo turns around to get back to work… there that pesky beast sits. On his chair. Almost smiling at him…]

Myei!

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Oh for—

*grabs cat by scruff of neck and tosses it out of office*

GET. OUT.

[mreow-brrrp]

[Would you look at that.]

[She’s inside the room again.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

HOW MANY OF YOU ARE HERE— *sneezes, groans and grabs tissue* Fucking cats…

*tosses this one out too*

[mreow-brrrp]

[And, much to Indigo’s dismay, as he turns around, there a cat sits.]

[This is getting annoying.]

[Curiously, all the cats he’s thrown out look identical. Jet black fur, vibrant green gold eyes, same damned meow- But there is no way it could be the same cat. Every time he tossed the cat out, he'd closed the door. You know. To prevent her from getting in.]

[But here she is. Staring at him.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

GAAAAAAAAH—

*grabs cat and hurls it out the window*

[mreow-brrrp]

[…]

[…Indigo turns around.]

[…the cat is on his desk.]

[Suddenly, a voice echoes through the CEO’s head.]

What would your daughter think if she saw you now? Infantile. Cruel. Harming a poor little animal because your foolish pride can't comprehend the idea that you don't always get what you want.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

*eye twitch* Oh, you MOTHER—

*storms out of the office*

[mreow-brrrp]

[Indigo flings the door open, only to find… nothing. The space where the hall should have been was instead a pitch-black void.]

[Looking back, the cat was gone.]

[Two large, eerily feline eyes opened from the darkness.]

You're not getting out that easily.

[Before he could even blink, the room engulfed in that inky blackness as well, the eyes growing in size as they were granted more space to display their unholy vastness, until they were three, no- four times his size.]

Did you really think you were the one in control here? You idiot.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

…okay. Um. What…did I eat last night?

[mreow-brrrp]

You do not believe this to be real? How laughable can one man be..?

[The eyes circled him, observing Indigo from all angles.]

I assure you. This is real.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Oh, yeah, because magical CAT HAUNTINGS are totally real things that happen to real people!

*stalks up to the eye and jabs a finger at it*

What do you want? And if the answer is my death, then you’re going to find that sure as hell isn’t coming easy.

[mreow-brrrp]

Well, that's the thing. “Cat hauntings” aren't real. But I am. And trust me, your death is the last thing I want. You're too entertaining to kill.

[The eyes begin to shrink, once more forming the shape of a cat. As the cat reforms, the room comes back into view.]

You are nothing more than a child given too much power. And what I want, is to see what happens when that power gets taken away.

[The lights flicker. The outlets spark. And the building is plunged into darkness.]

[The only thing Indigo can see are the eyes of the cat, glowing in the shadows.]

[When he blinks, she's gone.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

…

MAUVE! GET SOMEONE TO FIX THE POWER!

*stalks out grumbling to himself, the slight paling of his face the only sign of how unsettled he is*

[mreow-brrrp]

[…no one answers.]

[…at least, not anyone he wants to hear.]

No one is coming to help you.

[He’s being watched. From where, he doesn't know. But she's here. She's here.]

I said I wouldn't kill you, but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy a game of cat and mouse.

I’ll give you a five-second head start.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

*freezes*

…godfuckingdammit.

*takes off down the hallway into the elevator, slams the first floor button like his life depends on it (and it just might)*

[mreow-brrrp]

[…inoperable. The outage had taken the elevator’s power with it.]

[He’d just wasted his five seconds.]

Not so smart, are we, Mr. CEO?

[The voice was coming from right behind him.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

WHAT THE—

*Maybe not the best move to sneak up on someone known to kill people…*

*…as proven when he whirls around, tearing the elevator button from the wall, and stabs it into the source of the voice*

[mreow-brrrp]

[Maybe not the best move to assume She's something that can be killed.]

[Yet again, She can be heard from behind him.]

Simply bolstering my words, I see.

[He feels claws scraping into his back, but not quite hard enough to draw blood.]

Any other bright ideas..?

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Tch— dammit—

Wait.

I’m an idiot—!

*takes off again—for the fire escape, which isn’t electronic*

[mreow-brrrp]

[It was difficult, running in the dark. Being the head of the company, he, ironically, didn't know the halls of the building quite as well as his employees. He did, however, know the location of the fire escape. It would be a safety hazard if he didn't! Indigo never skimped on safety (specifically when it impacted him.)]

[…but as he ran, the halls began to look… unfamiliar. He was certain he'd gone in the right direction, and yet… he was utterly lost.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

I— b— th—

OKAY, FINE—

*throws open the closest door*

GUESS WE’RE DOING THIS THE HARD WAY.

[mreow-brrrp]

[Or, what should've been a closet door. Instead, it opened to reveal one of his employees’ workspaces, a large room filled with almost nothing but cubicles.]

[…it bigger than it was supposed to be.]

[At the very least, this gave him access to some kind of supplies, as well as places to hide if it came down to it…]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

…ohhhh.

*grins*

Yeah. I can work with this.

*picks up chair—and HURLS it full-force at a window, smashing it to pieces*

HA! *dashes over* SO LONG, SUCK— *leans out window, face pales at how long the climb is* Ooooooh, I see why Liv is scared of heights now…

[mreow-brrrp]

[Indigo’s vision swirled, a bead of sweat dripping off his face and falling down onto the very, very distant ground. A drop from this height would kill anyone, and there weren't any grips he could use to safely climb down. Damn him for wanting “sleek” architecture…]

[That threw his plans, no pun intended, out the window. Unless he could find the fire escape, the only option he had was the front doors. However… those were controlled electronically, and locked whenever the power went out for security purposes.]

[But if he could locate the server room… it was, once again, one of the few rooms he knew the location of, out of necessity. And in the back corner, there was a small closet where the breaker box was located. If that didn't get… shuffled like the rest of the building, it should still be attached. And if he could find it… he might be able to reset it and regain power.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

…okay. Last-ditch plan is go.

(Well, not entirely last. Second-to-last-ditch. Last-ditch is grabbing the closest weapon and fighting the whatever-the-hell-this-is.)

*runs out the door and to where the server room hopefully is*

[mreow-brrrp]

[But of course, things can never be that easy.]

[As Indigo bolts blindly down the halls, throwing open any door he can find, a creeping uneasiness begins to roll up his spine. She’s nearby.]

[Out of the corner of his eye, he sees a shadow slowly shift, undulating as he gets closer, but not from any changing of the light… it was waiting for him.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

H

…okay. Sure.

*tries for a grin*

Nice try.

*heads in the opposite direction—longer route there, but away from her*

[mreow-brrrp]

[Unfortunately, the universe hates him at the moment.]

[…]

[So this is where the storage closet went.]

[…but maybe, he could make the best of this situation.]

[On the shelf of the closet, there lay a flashlight. It was a stupid idea, yes. But maybe… if this creature manipulated the dark, would a ray of pure light counteract her..?]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

… *deep sigh* I hate when the only good option is the stupid one.

*grabs flashlight, switches it on, runs back into hallway* If this doesn’t work I am SUING whoever designed this thing—!

*resumes mad dash for the server room*

[mreow-brrrp]

[Curiously, as the light hits the shifting dark… it transforms back into a small black cat. Her tail flicks in annoyance, before creeping back into the shadows, and disappearing.]

[…it worked.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

… *laughs, strained at first before swiftly becoming triumphant* YES! YES! TAKE THAT, COSMIC HORRORS! YOU SHALL NOT TAKE MY SOUL TODAY!

*still laughing, marches into the server room (which he’s FINALLY reached after all that running)* Yeah, funny to be the class clown ‘til the joke’s on you, huh? *grins, heads into closet with breaker box and flips it to get the power back on* Anyway, I’ve got places to be. It’s…what time even is it…? *checks phone*

…10 PM. Not nearly as late as I thought it was gonna be.

[mreow-brrrp]

[Moving toward the door to leave, he tosses it open. But… just like before, where should be a room, is just pitch black, with two large emerald green eyes peering out of the darkness.]

[…perhaps he celebrated a bit too soon.]

Would you look at that… you’ve won. You found the one little thing that could defeat me…!

[ask-ceo-indigo]

*stops, stares at eyes*

…not doing this again.

*shines flashlight DIRECTLY into said eyes*

[ask-ceo-indigo]

rustle… rustle… crunckh…

[There’s a sound coming from under Indigo’s desk…]

-🐈‍⬛

…what? *grumbles, looking down* This had better not be Liv messing with me again…

[mreow-brrrp]

[…there’s a cat. Chewing on the wires of his computer.]

Miu!

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Wh— WHY IS THERE A CAT HERE?! *yanks cat out from under desk* How did you get here?!

[mreow-brrrp]

MREAOW-!

[The cat yelps, scratching Indigo’s arm as he quite rudely ejects her from her hiding space.]

HISSSSS!!

[ask-ceo-indigo]

MOTHERF— Security! Mauve! SOMEONE GET IN HERE ALREADY!

[mreow-brrrp]

[A guard quickly rushes in and, seeing the cat, immediately takes her away.]

[…but as Indigo turns around to get back to work… there that pesky beast sits. On his chair. Almost smiling at him…]

Myei!

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Oh for—

*grabs cat by scruff of neck and tosses it out of office*

GET. OUT.

[mreow-brrrp]

[Would you look at that.]

[She’s inside the room again.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

HOW MANY OF YOU ARE HERE— *sneezes, groans and grabs tissue* Fucking cats…

*tosses this one out too*

[mreow-brrrp]

[And, much to Indigo’s dismay, as he turns around, there a cat sits.]

[This is getting annoying.]

[Curiously, all the cats he’s thrown out look identical. Jet black fur, vibrant green gold eyes, same damned meow- But there is no way it could be the same cat. Every time he tossed the cat out, he'd closed the door. You know. To prevent her from getting in.]

[But here she is. Staring at him.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

GAAAAAAAAH—

*grabs cat and hurls it out the window*

[mreow-brrrp]

[…]

[…Indigo turns around.]

[…the cat is on his desk.]

[Suddenly, a voice echoes through the CEO’s head.]

What would your daughter think if she saw you now? Infantile. Cruel. Harming a poor little animal because your foolish pride can't comprehend the idea that you don't always get what you want.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

*eye twitch* Oh, you MOTHER—

*storms out of the office*

[mreow-brrrp]

[Indigo flings the door open, only to find… nothing. The space where the hall should have been was instead a pitch-black void.]

[Looking back, the cat was gone.]

[Two large, eerily feline eyes opened from the darkness.]

You're not getting out that easily.

[Before he could even blink, the room engulfed in that inky blackness as well, the eyes growing in size as they were granted more space to display their unholy vastness, until they were three, no- four times his size.]

Did you really think you were the one in control here? You idiot.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

…okay. Um. What…did I eat last night?

[mreow-brrrp]

You do not believe this to be real? How laughable can one man be..?

[The eyes circled him, observing Indigo from all angles.]

I assure you. This is real.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Oh, yeah, because magical CAT HAUNTINGS are totally real things that happen to real people!

*stalks up to the eye and jabs a finger at it*

What do you want? And if the answer is my death, then you’re going to find that sure as hell isn’t coming easy.

[mreow-brrrp]

Well, that's the thing. “Cat hauntings” aren't real. But I am. And trust me, your death is the last thing I want. You're too entertaining to kill.

[The eyes begin to shrink, once more forming the shape of a cat. As the cat reforms, the room comes back into view.]

You are nothing more than a child given too much power. And what I want, is to see what happens when that power gets taken away.

[The lights flicker. The outlets spark. And the building is plunged into darkness.]

[The only thing Indigo can see are the eyes of the cat, glowing in the shadows.]

[When he blinks, she's gone.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

…

MAUVE! GET SOMEONE TO FIX THE POWER!

*stalks out grumbling to himself, the slight paling of his face the only sign of how unsettled he is*

[mreow-brrrp]

[…no one answers.]

[…at least, not anyone he wants to hear.]

No one is coming to help you.

[He’s being watched. From where, he doesn't know. But she's here. She's here.]

I said I wouldn't kill you, but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy a game of cat and mouse.

I’ll give you a five-second head start.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

*freezes*

…godfuckingdammit.

*takes off down the hallway into the elevator, slams the first floor button like his life depends on it (and it just might)*

[mreow-brrrp]

[…inoperable. The outage had taken the elevator’s power with it.]

[He’d just wasted his five seconds.]

Not so smart, are we, Mr. CEO?

[The voice was coming from right behind him.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

WHAT THE—

*Maybe not the best move to sneak up on someone known to kill people…*

*…as proven when he whirls around, tearing the elevator button from the wall, and stabs it into the source of the voice*

[mreow-brrrp]

[Maybe not the best move to assume She's something that can be killed.]

[Yet again, She can be heard from behind him.]

Simply bolstering my words, I see.

[He feels claws scraping into his back, but not quite hard enough to draw blood.]

Any other bright ideas..?

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Tch— dammit—

Wait.

I’m an idiot—!

*takes off again—for the fire escape, which isn’t electronic*

[mreow-brrrp]

[It was difficult, running in the dark. Being the head of the company, he, ironically, didn't know the halls of the building quite as well as his employees. He did, however, know the location of the fire escape. It would be a safety hazard if he didn't! Indigo never skimped on safety (specifically when it impacted him.)]

[…but as he ran, the halls began to look… unfamiliar. He was certain he'd gone in the right direction, and yet… he was utterly lost.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

I— b— th—

OKAY, FINE—

*throws open the closest door*

GUESS WE’RE DOING THIS THE HARD WAY.

[mreow-brrrp]

[Or, what should've been a closet door. Instead, it opened to reveal one of his employees’ workspaces, a large room filled with almost nothing but cubicles.]

[…it bigger than it was supposed to be.]

[At the very least, this gave him access to some kind of supplies, as well as places to hide if it came down to it…]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

…ohhhh.

*grins*

Yeah. I can work with this.

*picks up chair—and HURLS it full-force at a window, smashing it to pieces*

HA! *dashes over* SO LONG, SUCK— *leans out window, face pales at how long the climb is* Ooooooh, I see why Liv is scared of heights now…

[mreow-brrrp]

[Indigo’s vision swirled, a bead of sweat dripping off his face and falling down onto the very, very distant ground. A drop from this height would kill anyone, and there weren't any grips he could use to safely climb down. Damn him for wanting “sleek” architecture…]

[That threw his plans, no pun intended, out the window. Unless he could find the fire escape, the only option he had was the front doors. However… those were controlled electronically, and locked whenever the power went out for security purposes.]

[But if he could locate the server room… it was, once again, one of the few rooms he knew the location of, out of necessity. And in the back corner, there was a small closet where the breaker box was located. If that didn't get… shuffled like the rest of the building, it should still be attached. And if he could find it… he might be able to reset it and regain power.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

…okay. Last-ditch plan is go.

(Well, not entirely last. Second-to-last-ditch. Last-ditch is grabbing the closest weapon and fighting the whatever-the-hell-this-is.)

*runs out the door and to where the server room hopefully is*

[mreow-brrrp]

[But of course, things can never be that easy.]

[As Indigo bolts blindly down the halls, throwing open any door he can find, a creeping uneasiness begins to roll up his spine. She’s nearby.]

[Out of the corner of his eye, he sees a shadow slowly shift, undulating as he gets closer, but not from any changing of the light… it was waiting for him.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

H

…okay. Sure.

*tries for a grin*

Nice try.

*heads in the opposite direction—longer route there, but away from her*

[mreow-brrrp]

[Unfortunately, the universe hates him at the moment.]

[…]

[So this is where the storage closet went.]

[…but maybe, he could make the best of this situation.]

[On the shelf of the closet, there lay a flashlight. It was a stupid idea, yes. But maybe… if this creature manipulated the dark, would a ray of pure light counteract her..?]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

… *deep sigh* I hate when the only good option is the stupid one.

*grabs flashlight, switches it on, runs back into hallway* If this doesn’t work I am SUING whoever designed this thing—!

*resumes mad dash for the server room*

[mreow-brrrp]

[Curiously, as the light hits the shifting dark… it transforms back into a small black cat. Her tail flicks in annoyance, before creeping back into the shadows, and disappearing.]

[…it worked.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

… *laughs, strained at first before swiftly becoming triumphant* YES! YES! TAKE THAT, COSMIC HORRORS! YOU SHALL NOT TAKE MY SOUL TODAY!

*still laughing, marches into the server room (which he’s FINALLY reached after all that running)* Yeah, funny to be the class clown ‘til the joke’s on you, huh? *grins, heads into closet with breaker box and flips it to get the power back on* Anyway, I’ve got places to be. It’s…what time even is it…? *checks phone*

…10 PM. Not nearly as late as I thought it was gonna be.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

rustle… rustle… crunckh…

[There’s a sound coming from under Indigo’s desk…]

-🐈‍⬛

…what? *grumbles, looking down* This had better not be Liv messing with me again…

[mreow-brrrp]

[…there’s a cat. Chewing on the wires of his computer.]

Miu!

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Wh— WHY IS THERE A CAT HERE?! *yanks cat out from under desk* How did you get here?!

[mreow-brrrp]

MREAOW-!

[The cat yelps, scratching Indigo’s arm as he quite rudely ejects her from her hiding space.]

HISSSSS!!

[ask-ceo-indigo]

MOTHERF— Security! Mauve! SOMEONE GET IN HERE ALREADY!

[mreow-brrrp]

[A guard quickly rushes in and, seeing the cat, immediately takes her away.]

[…but as Indigo turns around to get back to work… there that pesky beast sits. On his chair. Almost smiling at him…]

Myei!

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Oh for—

*grabs cat by scruff of neck and tosses it out of office*

GET. OUT.

[mreow-brrrp]

[Would you look at that.]

[She’s inside the room again.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

HOW MANY OF YOU ARE HERE— *sneezes, groans and grabs tissue* Fucking cats…

*tosses this one out too*

[mreow-brrrp]

[And, much to Indigo’s dismay, as he turns around, there a cat sits.]

[This is getting annoying.]

[Curiously, all the cats he’s thrown out look identical. Jet black fur, vibrant green gold eyes, same damned meow- But there is no way it could be the same cat. Every time he tossed the cat out, he'd closed the door. You know. To prevent her from getting in.]

[But here she is. Staring at him.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

GAAAAAAAAH—

*grabs cat and hurls it out the window*

[mreow-brrrp]

[…]

[…Indigo turns around.]

[…the cat is on his desk.]

[Suddenly, a voice echoes through the CEO’s head.]

What would your daughter think if she saw you now? Infantile. Cruel. Harming a poor little animal because your foolish pride can't comprehend the idea that you don't always get what you want.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

*eye twitch* Oh, you MOTHER—

*storms out of the office*

[mreow-brrrp]

[Indigo flings the door open, only to find… nothing. The space where the hall should have been was instead a pitch-black void.]

[Looking back, the cat was gone.]

[Two large, eerily feline eyes opened from the darkness.]

You're not getting out that easily.

[Before he could even blink, the room engulfed in that inky blackness as well, the eyes growing in size as they were granted more space to display their unholy vastness, until they were three, no- four times his size.]

Did you really think you were the one in control here? You idiot.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

…okay. Um. What…did I eat last night?

[mreow-brrrp]

You do not believe this to be real? How laughable can one man be..?

[The eyes circled him, observing Indigo from all angles.]

I assure you. This is real.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Oh, yeah, because magical CAT HAUNTINGS are totally real things that happen to real people!

*stalks up to the eye and jabs a finger at it*

What do you want? And if the answer is my death, then you’re going to find that sure as hell isn’t coming easy.

[mreow-brrrp]

Well, that's the thing. “Cat hauntings” aren't real. But I am. And trust me, your death is the last thing I want. You're too entertaining to kill.

[The eyes begin to shrink, once more forming the shape of a cat. As the cat reforms, the room comes back into view.]

You are nothing more than a child given too much power. And what I want, is to see what happens when that power gets taken away.

[The lights flicker. The outlets spark. And the building is plunged into darkness.]

[The only thing Indigo can see are the eyes of the cat, glowing in the shadows.]

[When he blinks, she's gone.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

…

MAUVE! GET SOMEONE TO FIX THE POWER!

*stalks out grumbling to himself, the slight paling of his face the only sign of how unsettled he is*

[mreow-brrrp]

[…no one answers.]

[…at least, not anyone he wants to hear.]

No one is coming to help you.

[He’s being watched. From where, he doesn't know. But she's here. She's here.]

I said I wouldn't kill you, but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy a game of cat and mouse.

I’ll give you a five-second head start.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

*freezes*

…godfuckingdammit.

*takes off down the hallway into the elevator, slams the first floor button like his life depends on it (and it just might)*

[mreow-brrrp]

[…inoperable. The outage had taken the elevator’s power with it.]

[He’d just wasted his five seconds.]

Not so smart, are we, Mr. CEO?

[The voice was coming from right behind him.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

WHAT THE—

*Maybe not the best move to sneak up on someone known to kill people…*

*…as proven when he whirls around, tearing the elevator button from the wall, and stabs it into the source of the voice*

[mreow-brrrp]

[Maybe not the best move to assume She's something that can be killed.]

[Yet again, She can be heard from behind him.]

Simply bolstering my words, I see.

[He feels claws scraping into his back, but not quite hard enough to draw blood.]

Any other bright ideas..?

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Tch— dammit—

Wait.

I’m an idiot—!

*takes off again—for the fire escape, which isn’t electronic*

[mreow-brrrp]

[It was difficult, running in the dark. Being the head of the company, he, ironically, didn't know the halls of the building quite as well as his employees. He did, however, know the location of the fire escape. It would be a safety hazard if he didn't! Indigo never skimped on safety (specifically when it impacted him.)]

[…but as he ran, the halls began to look… unfamiliar. He was certain he'd gone in the right direction, and yet… he was utterly lost.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

I— b— th—

OKAY, FINE—

*throws open the closest door*

GUESS WE’RE DOING THIS THE HARD WAY.

[mreow-brrrp]

[Or, what should've been a closet door. Instead, it opened to reveal one of his employees’ workspaces, a large room filled with almost nothing but cubicles.]

[…it bigger than it was supposed to be.]

[At the very least, this gave him access to some kind of supplies, as well as places to hide if it came down to it…]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

…ohhhh.

*grins*

Yeah. I can work with this.

*picks up chair—and HURLS it full-force at a window, smashing it to pieces*

HA! *dashes over* SO LONG, SUCK— *leans out window, face pales at how long the climb is* Ooooooh, I see why Liv is scared of heights now…

[mreow-brrrp]

[Indigo’s vision swirled, a bead of sweat dripping off his face and falling down onto the very, very distant ground. A drop from this height would kill anyone, and there weren't any grips he could use to safely climb down. Damn him for wanting “sleek” architecture…]

[That threw his plans, no pun intended, out the window. Unless he could find the fire escape, the only option he had was the front doors. However… those were controlled electronically, and locked whenever the power went out for security purposes.]

[But if he could locate the server room… it was, once again, one of the few rooms he knew the location of, out of necessity. And in the back corner, there was a small closet where the breaker box was located. If that didn't get… shuffled like the rest of the building, it should still be attached. And if he could find it… he might be able to reset it and regain power.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

…okay. Last-ditch plan is go.

(Well, not entirely last. Second-to-last-ditch. Last-ditch is grabbing the closest weapon and fighting the whatever-the-hell-this-is.)

*runs out the door and to where the server room hopefully is*

[mreow-brrrp]

[But of course, things can never be that easy.]

[As Indigo bolts blindly down the halls, throwing open any door he can find, a creeping uneasiness begins to roll up his spine. She’s nearby.]

[Out of the corner of his eye, he sees a shadow slowly shift, undulating as he gets closer, but not from any changing of the light… it was waiting for him.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

H

…okay. Sure.

*tries for a grin*

Nice try.

*heads in the opposite direction—longer route there, but away from her*

[mreow-brrrp]

[Unfortunately, the universe hates him at the moment.]

[…]

[So this is where the storage closet went.]

[…but maybe, he could make the best of this situation.]

[On the shelf of the closet, there lay a flashlight. It was a stupid idea, yes. But maybe… if this creature manipulated the dark, would a ray of pure light counteract her..?]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

… *deep sigh* I hate when the only good option is the stupid one.

*grabs flashlight, switches it on, runs back into hallway* If this doesn’t work I am SUING whoever designed this thing—!

*resumes mad dash for the server room*

[samatonin-deactivated20231101]

[beemojis]

k,

[221lesbiandconfused]

💋🥺👁️🅱️

Whatever that means

[hachi-10008]

™️😭🏳️‍🌈🔫

damn

[no-one-offical]

🥃🥝😔🤔

What

[chill-lesbian2013]

✨♾️❤️🤎

um what

[da-police-offical]

👏❤️🫙🤔

So... I catch a heart in a jar and am immensely confused on my valentines day? Is that it?

...

So, this is how I learned I'm apparently working on Valentine's.

[nurse-offical]

😭✋✋🏻❤️

uhhh

i mean it ends in love

but don’t wanna date

except..

rodric heffly 🙏

[deductivelogico-offical]

❤️✨🏳️‍🌈🔪

God fucking dammit of COURSE, WHY WOULDN’T IT BE.

@irratino-offical

[ask-emma-rose]

💝😘😰🔥

does this mean I'll light the kitchen on fire trying to make a romantic dinner for midnight iii again?

@ask-midnight-3

[ask-midnight-3]

😭💕✋😔

I guess I'm upset but still forgive you? I don't know what the last two mean

@ask-ceo-indigo

[ask-ceo-indigo]

™️❤️♉️🍋

…what.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

rustle… rustle… crunckh…

[There’s a sound coming from under Indigo’s desk…]

-🐈‍⬛

…what? *grumbles, looking down* This had better not be Liv messing with me again…

[mreow-brrrp]

[…there’s a cat. Chewing on the wires of his computer.]

Miu!

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Wh— WHY IS THERE A CAT HERE?! *yanks cat out from under desk* How did you get here?!

[mreow-brrrp]

MREAOW-!

[The cat yelps, scratching Indigo’s arm as he quite rudely ejects her from her hiding space.]

HISSSSS!!

[ask-ceo-indigo]

MOTHERF— Security! Mauve! SOMEONE GET IN HERE ALREADY!

[mreow-brrrp]

[A guard quickly rushes in and, seeing the cat, immediately takes her away.]

[…but as Indigo turns around to get back to work… there that pesky beast sits. On his chair. Almost smiling at him…]

Myei!

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Oh for—

*grabs cat by scruff of neck and tosses it out of office*

GET. OUT.

[mreow-brrrp]

[Would you look at that.]

[She’s inside the room again.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

HOW MANY OF YOU ARE HERE— *sneezes, groans and grabs tissue* Fucking cats…

*tosses this one out too*

[mreow-brrrp]

[And, much to Indigo’s dismay, as he turns around, there a cat sits.]

[This is getting annoying.]

[Curiously, all the cats he’s thrown out look identical. Jet black fur, vibrant green gold eyes, same damned meow- But there is no way it could be the same cat. Every time he tossed the cat out, he'd closed the door. You know. To prevent her from getting in.]

[But here she is. Staring at him.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

GAAAAAAAAH—

*grabs cat and hurls it out the window*

[mreow-brrrp]

[…]

[…Indigo turns around.]

[…the cat is on his desk.]

[Suddenly, a voice echoes through the CEO’s head.]

What would your daughter think if she saw you now? Infantile. Cruel. Harming a poor little animal because your foolish pride can't comprehend the idea that you don't always get what you want.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

*eye twitch* Oh, you MOTHER—

*storms out of the office*

[mreow-brrrp]

[Indigo flings the door open, only to find… nothing. The space where the hall should have been was instead a pitch-black void.]

[Looking back, the cat was gone.]

[Two large, eerily feline eyes opened from the darkness.]

You're not getting out that easily.

[Before he could even blink, the room engulfed in that inky blackness as well, the eyes growing in size as they were granted more space to display their unholy vastness, until they were three, no- four times his size.]

Did you really think you were the one in control here? You idiot.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

…okay. Um. What…did I eat last night?

[mreow-brrrp]

You do not believe this to be real? How laughable can one man be..?

[The eyes circled him, observing Indigo from all angles.]

I assure you. This is real.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Oh, yeah, because magical CAT HAUNTINGS are totally real things that happen to real people!

*stalks up to the eye and jabs a finger at it*

What do you want? And if the answer is my death, then you’re going to find that sure as hell isn’t coming easy.

[mreow-brrrp]

Well, that's the thing. “Cat hauntings” aren't real. But I am. And trust me, your death is the last thing I want. You're too entertaining to kill.

[The eyes begin to shrink, once more forming the shape of a cat. As the cat reforms, the room comes back into view.]

You are nothing more than a child given too much power. And what I want, is to see what happens when that power gets taken away.

[The lights flicker. The outlets spark. And the building is plunged into darkness.]

[The only thing Indigo can see are the eyes of the cat, glowing in the shadows.]

[When he blinks, she's gone.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

…

MAUVE! GET SOMEONE TO FIX THE POWER!

*stalks out grumbling to himself, the slight paling of his face the only sign of how unsettled he is*

[mreow-brrrp]

[…no one answers.]

[…at least, not anyone he wants to hear.]

No one is coming to help you.

[He’s being watched. From where, he doesn't know. But she's here. She's here.]

I said I wouldn't kill you, but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy a game of cat and mouse.

I’ll give you a five-second head start.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

*freezes*

…godfuckingdammit.

*takes off down the hallway into the elevator, slams the first floor button like his life depends on it (and it just might)*

[mreow-brrrp]

[…inoperable. The outage had taken the elevator’s power with it.]

[He’d just wasted his five seconds.]

Not so smart, are we, Mr. CEO?

[The voice was coming from right behind him.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

WHAT THE—

*Maybe not the best move to sneak up on someone known to kill people…*

*…as proven when he whirls around, tearing the elevator button from the wall, and stabs it into the source of the voice*

[mreow-brrrp]

[Maybe not the best move to assume She's something that can be killed.]

[Yet again, She can be heard from behind him.]

Simply bolstering my words, I see.

[He feels claws scraping into his back, but not quite hard enough to draw blood.]

Any other bright ideas..?

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Tch— dammit—

Wait.

I’m an idiot—!

*takes off again—for the fire escape, which isn’t electronic*

[mreow-brrrp]

[It was difficult, running in the dark. Being the head of the company, he, ironically, didn't know the halls of the building quite as well as his employees. He did, however, know the location of the fire escape. It would be a safety hazard if he didn't! Indigo never skimped on safety (specifically when it impacted him.)]

[…but as he ran, the halls began to look… unfamiliar. He was certain he'd gone in the right direction, and yet… he was utterly lost.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

I— b— th—

OKAY, FINE—

*throws open the closest door*

GUESS WE’RE DOING THIS THE HARD WAY.

[mreow-brrrp]

[Or, what should've been a closet door. Instead, it opened to reveal one of his employees’ workspaces, a large room filled with almost nothing but cubicles.]

[…it bigger than it was supposed to be.]

[At the very least, this gave him access to some kind of supplies, as well as places to hide if it came down to it…]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

…ohhhh.

*grins*

Yeah. I can work with this.

*picks up chair—and HURLS it full-force at a window, smashing it to pieces*

HA! *dashes over* SO LONG, SUCK— *leans out window, face pales at how long the climb is* Ooooooh, I see why Liv is scared of heights now…

[mreow-brrrp]

[Indigo’s vision swirled, a bead of sweat dripping off his face and falling down onto the very, very distant ground. A drop from this height would kill anyone, and there weren't any grips he could use to safely climb down. Damn him for wanting “sleek” architecture…]

[That threw his plans, no pun intended, out the window. Unless he could find the fire escape, the only option he had was the front doors. However… those were controlled electronically, and locked whenever the power went out for security purposes.]

[But if he could locate the server room… it was, once again, one of the few rooms he knew the location of, out of necessity. And in the back corner, there was a small closet where the breaker box was located. If that didn't get… shuffled like the rest of the building, it should still be attached. And if he could find it… he might be able to reset it and regain power.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

…okay. Last-ditch plan is go.

(Well, not entirely last. Second-to-last-ditch. Last-ditch is grabbing the closest weapon and fighting the whatever-the-hell-this-is.)

*runs out the door and to where the server room hopefully is*

[mreow-brrrp]

[But of course, things can never be that easy.]

[As Indigo bolts blindly down the halls, throwing open any door he can find, a creeping uneasiness begins to roll up his spine. She’s nearby.]

[Out of the corner of his eye, he sees a shadow slowly shift, undulating as he gets closer, but not from any changing of the light… it was waiting for him.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

H

…okay. Sure.

*tries for a grin*

Nice try.

*heads in the opposite direction—longer route there, but away from her*

[ask-ceo-indigo]

rustle… rustle… crunckh…

[There’s a sound coming from under Indigo’s desk…]

-🐈‍⬛

…what? *grumbles, looking down* This had better not be Liv messing with me again…

[mreow-brrrp]

[…there’s a cat. Chewing on the wires of his computer.]

Miu!

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Wh— WHY IS THERE A CAT HERE?! *yanks cat out from under desk* How did you get here?!

[mreow-brrrp]

MREAOW-!

[The cat yelps, scratching Indigo’s arm as he quite rudely ejects her from her hiding space.]

HISSSSS!!

[ask-ceo-indigo]

MOTHERF— Security! Mauve! SOMEONE GET IN HERE ALREADY!

[mreow-brrrp]

[A guard quickly rushes in and, seeing the cat, immediately takes her away.]

[…but as Indigo turns around to get back to work… there that pesky beast sits. On his chair. Almost smiling at him…]

Myei!

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Oh for—

*grabs cat by scruff of neck and tosses it out of office*

GET. OUT.

[mreow-brrrp]

[Would you look at that.]

[She’s inside the room again.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

HOW MANY OF YOU ARE HERE— *sneezes, groans and grabs tissue* Fucking cats…

*tosses this one out too*

[mreow-brrrp]

[And, much to Indigo’s dismay, as he turns around, there a cat sits.]

[This is getting annoying.]

[Curiously, all the cats he’s thrown out look identical. Jet black fur, vibrant green gold eyes, same damned meow- But there is no way it could be the same cat. Every time he tossed the cat out, he'd closed the door. You know. To prevent her from getting in.]

[But here she is. Staring at him.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

GAAAAAAAAH—

*grabs cat and hurls it out the window*

[mreow-brrrp]

[…]

[…Indigo turns around.]

[…the cat is on his desk.]

[Suddenly, a voice echoes through the CEO’s head.]

What would your daughter think if she saw you now? Infantile. Cruel. Harming a poor little animal because your foolish pride can't comprehend the idea that you don't always get what you want.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

*eye twitch* Oh, you MOTHER—

*storms out of the office*

[mreow-brrrp]

[Indigo flings the door open, only to find… nothing. The space where the hall should have been was instead a pitch-black void.]

[Looking back, the cat was gone.]

[Two large, eerily feline eyes opened from the darkness.]

You're not getting out that easily.

[Before he could even blink, the room engulfed in that inky blackness as well, the eyes growing in size as they were granted more space to display their unholy vastness, until they were three, no- four times his size.]

Did you really think you were the one in control here? You idiot.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

…okay. Um. What…did I eat last night?

[mreow-brrrp]

You do not believe this to be real? How laughable can one man be..?

[The eyes circled him, observing Indigo from all angles.]

I assure you. This is real.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Oh, yeah, because magical CAT HAUNTINGS are totally real things that happen to real people!

*stalks up to the eye and jabs a finger at it*

What do you want? And if the answer is my death, then you’re going to find that sure as hell isn’t coming easy.

[mreow-brrrp]

Well, that's the thing. “Cat hauntings” aren't real. But I am. And trust me, your death is the last thing I want. You're too entertaining to kill.

[The eyes begin to shrink, once more forming the shape of a cat. As the cat reforms, the room comes back into view.]

You are nothing more than a child given too much power. And what I want, is to see what happens when that power gets taken away.

[The lights flicker. The outlets spark. And the building is plunged into darkness.]

[The only thing Indigo can see are the eyes of the cat, glowing in the shadows.]

[When he blinks, she's gone.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

…

MAUVE! GET SOMEONE TO FIX THE POWER!

*stalks out grumbling to himself, the slight paling of his face the only sign of how unsettled he is*

[mreow-brrrp]

[…no one answers.]

[…at least, not anyone he wants to hear.]

No one is coming to help you.

[He’s being watched. From where, he doesn't know. But she's here. She's here.]

I said I wouldn't kill you, but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy a game of cat and mouse.

I’ll give you a five-second head start.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

*freezes*

…godfuckingdammit.

*takes off down the hallway into the elevator, slams the first floor button like his life depends on it (and it just might)*

[mreow-brrrp]

[…inoperable. The outage had taken the elevator’s power with it.]

[He’d just wasted his five seconds.]

Not so smart, are we, Mr. CEO?

[The voice was coming from right behind him.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

WHAT THE—

*Maybe not the best move to sneak up on someone known to kill people…*

*…as proven when he whirls around, tearing the elevator button from the wall, and stabs it into the source of the voice*

[mreow-brrrp]

[Maybe not the best move to assume She's something that can be killed.]

[Yet again, She can be heard from behind him.]

Simply bolstering my words, I see.

[He feels claws scraping into his back, but not quite hard enough to draw blood.]

Any other bright ideas..?

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Tch— dammit—

Wait.

I’m an idiot—!

*takes off again—for the fire escape, which isn’t electronic*

[mreow-brrrp]

[It was difficult, running in the dark. Being the head of the company, he, ironically, didn't know the halls of the building quite as well as his employees. He did, however, know the location of the fire escape. It would be a safety hazard if he didn't! Indigo never skimped on safety (specifically when it impacted him.)]

[…but as he ran, the halls began to look… unfamiliar. He was certain he'd gone in the right direction, and yet… he was utterly lost.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

I— b— th—

OKAY, FINE—

*throws open the closest door*

GUESS WE’RE DOING THIS THE HARD WAY.

[mreow-brrrp]

[Or, what should've been a closet door. Instead, it opened to reveal one of his employees’ workspaces, a large room filled with almost nothing but cubicles.]

[…it bigger than it was supposed to be.]

[At the very least, this gave him access to some kind of supplies, as well as places to hide if it came down to it…]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

…ohhhh.

*grins*

Yeah. I can work with this.

*picks up chair—and HURLS it full-force at a window, smashing it to pieces*

HA! *dashes over* SO LONG, SUCK— *leans out window, face pales at how long the climb is* Ooooooh, I see why Liv is scared of heights now…

[mreow-brrrp]

[Indigo’s vision swirled, a bead of sweat dripping off his face and falling down onto the very, very distant ground. A drop from this height would kill anyone, and there weren't any grips he could use to safely climb down. Damn him for wanting “sleek” architecture…]

[That threw his plans, no pun intended, out the window. Unless he could find the fire escape, the only option he had was the front doors. However… those were controlled electronically, and locked whenever the power went out for security purposes.]

[But if he could locate the server room… it was, once again, one of the few rooms he knew the location of, out of necessity. And in the back corner, there was a small closet where the breaker box was located. If that didn't get… shuffled like the rest of the building, it should still be attached. And if he could find it… he might be able to reset it and regain power.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

…okay. Last-ditch plan is go.

(Well, not entirely last. Second-to-last-ditch. Last-ditch is grabbing the closest weapon and fighting the whatever-the-hell-this-is.)

*runs out the door and to where the server room hopefully is*

[ask-ceo-indigo]

rustle… rustle… crunckh…

[There’s a sound coming from under Indigo’s desk…]

-🐈‍⬛

…what? *grumbles, looking down* This had better not be Liv messing with me again…

[mreow-brrrp]

[…there’s a cat. Chewing on the wires of his computer.]

Miu!

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Wh— WHY IS THERE A CAT HERE?! *yanks cat out from under desk* How did you get here?!

[mreow-brrrp]

MREAOW-!

[The cat yelps, scratching Indigo’s arm as he quite rudely ejects her from her hiding space.]

HISSSSS!!

[ask-ceo-indigo]

MOTHERF— Security! Mauve! SOMEONE GET IN HERE ALREADY!

[mreow-brrrp]

[A guard quickly rushes in and, seeing the cat, immediately takes her away.]

[…but as Indigo turns around to get back to work… there that pesky beast sits. On his chair. Almost smiling at him…]

Myei!

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Oh for—

*grabs cat by scruff of neck and tosses it out of office*

GET. OUT.

[mreow-brrrp]

[Would you look at that.]

[She’s inside the room again.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

HOW MANY OF YOU ARE HERE— *sneezes, groans and grabs tissue* Fucking cats…

*tosses this one out too*

[mreow-brrrp]

[And, much to Indigo’s dismay, as he turns around, there a cat sits.]

[This is getting annoying.]

[Curiously, all the cats he’s thrown out look identical. Jet black fur, vibrant green gold eyes, same damned meow- But there is no way it could be the same cat. Every time he tossed the cat out, he'd closed the door. You know. To prevent her from getting in.]

[But here she is. Staring at him.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

GAAAAAAAAH—

*grabs cat and hurls it out the window*

[mreow-brrrp]

[…]

[…Indigo turns around.]

[…the cat is on his desk.]

[Suddenly, a voice echoes through the CEO’s head.]

What would your daughter think if she saw you now? Infantile. Cruel. Harming a poor little animal because your foolish pride can't comprehend the idea that you don't always get what you want.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

*eye twitch* Oh, you MOTHER—

*storms out of the office*

[mreow-brrrp]

[Indigo flings the door open, only to find… nothing. The space where the hall should have been was instead a pitch-black void.]

[Looking back, the cat was gone.]

[Two large, eerily feline eyes opened from the darkness.]

You're not getting out that easily.

[Before he could even blink, the room engulfed in that inky blackness as well, the eyes growing in size as they were granted more space to display their unholy vastness, until they were three, no- four times his size.]

Did you really think you were the one in control here? You idiot.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

…okay. Um. What…did I eat last night?

[mreow-brrrp]

You do not believe this to be real? How laughable can one man be..?

[The eyes circled him, observing Indigo from all angles.]

I assure you. This is real.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Oh, yeah, because magical CAT HAUNTINGS are totally real things that happen to real people!

*stalks up to the eye and jabs a finger at it*

What do you want? And if the answer is my death, then you’re going to find that sure as hell isn’t coming easy.

[mreow-brrrp]

Well, that's the thing. “Cat hauntings” aren't real. But I am. And trust me, your death is the last thing I want. You're too entertaining to kill.

[The eyes begin to shrink, once more forming the shape of a cat. As the cat reforms, the room comes back into view.]

You are nothing more than a child given too much power. And what I want, is to see what happens when that power gets taken away.

[The lights flicker. The outlets spark. And the building is plunged into darkness.]

[The only thing Indigo can see are the eyes of the cat, glowing in the shadows.]

[When he blinks, she's gone.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

…

MAUVE! GET SOMEONE TO FIX THE POWER!

*stalks out grumbling to himself, the slight paling of his face the only sign of how unsettled he is*

[mreow-brrrp]

[…no one answers.]

[…at least, not anyone he wants to hear.]

No one is coming to help you.

[He’s being watched. From where, he doesn't know. But she's here. She's here.]

I said I wouldn't kill you, but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy a game of cat and mouse.

I’ll give you a five-second head start.

[ask-ceo-indigo]

*freezes*

…godfuckingdammit.

*takes off down the hallway into the elevator, slams the first floor button like his life depends on it (and it just might)*

[mreow-brrrp]

[…inoperable. The outage had taken the elevator’s power with it.]

[He’d just wasted his five seconds.]

Not so smart, are we, Mr. CEO?

[The voice was coming from right behind him.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

WHAT THE—

*Maybe not the best move to sneak up on someone known to kill people…*

*…as proven when he whirls around, tearing the elevator button from the wall, and stabs it into the source of the voice*

[mreow-brrrp]

[Maybe not the best move to assume She's something that can be killed.]

[Yet again, She can be heard from behind him.]

Simply bolstering my words, I see.

[He feels claws scraping into his back, but not quite hard enough to draw blood.]

Any other bright ideas..?

[ask-ceo-indigo]

Tch— dammit—

Wait.

I’m an idiot—!

*takes off again—for the fire escape, which isn’t electronic*

[mreow-brrrp]

[It was difficult, running in the dark. Being the head of the company, he, ironically, didn't know the halls of the building quite as well as his employees. He did, however, know the location of the fire escape. It would be a safety hazard if he didn't! Indigo never skimped on safety (specifically when it impacted him.)]

[…but as he ran, the halls began to look… unfamiliar. He was certain he'd gone in the right direction, and yet… he was utterly lost.]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

I— b— th—

OKAY, FINE—

*throws open the closest door*

GUESS WE’RE DOING THIS THE HARD WAY.

[mreow-brrrp]

[Or, what should've been a closet door. Instead, it opened to reveal one of his employees’ workspaces, a large room filled with almost nothing but cubicles.]

[…it bigger than it was supposed to be.]

[At the very least, this gave him access to some kind of supplies, as well as places to hide if it came down to it…]

[ask-ceo-indigo]

…ohhhh.

*grins*

Yeah. I can work with this.

*picks up chair—and HURLS it full-force at a window, smashing it to pieces*

HA! *dashes over* SO LONG, SUCK— *leans out window, face pales at how long the climb is* Ooooooh, I see why Liv is scared of heights now…