A new toy?
The C-X has been wandering the Alley for a few days now. Ever since she left the Lab, she's been unsure of how to spend her time. Obviously she needs to keep an eye on those two... but what happens when she's in an already advantageous position and has nothing else to do?
Like now. Night time has fallen, and it's a sort of rest period for the two. Both of their movements become very slow and predictable, so she can afford more time to herself. And most of that time is spent exploring her environment, wherever her targets take her. Although usually it is just in one of Boon County's alleyways.
This time she's digging through a trashbag in a dumpster behind the P-Mart. It's become a hobby of hers to do so. She's always had some mild curiosity of how the lifeforms called "humans" operate, especially since she has the knowledge of their pathetic fates in the future. But she's also learned that approaching them is ill-advised.
Because if she tried, most of them would try to put her in a cage. Then she'd be called a pet and be forced to wear a collar until she has the opportunity to scoop out the brains of her kidnappers... blegh.
How can cats stand for such a humiliating existence?
It's something she finds irritating until she remembers the pitiful hover boards the humans are stuck to in the future. She feels a twisted satisfaction in that thought.
Within the trash bag, she finds... a cat collar, a cat collar, another cat collar... a dead body. Below that, another cat collar. She almost gives up when she spots something interesting.
When she pulls it out, it slips out of her fangs and drops onto the ground. It makes a sound as it does that she finds pleasant. When she approaches and tries to pull it back to her, she accidentally pokes it too hard and causes it to bounce away. An enticing little thread of yarn follows behind the toy.
[New target acquired: Circular Object Made Of Yarn.]