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Show them struggling with their job

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One, two, four, eight, ni…

The older feline reeled his head back, blinking as he recounted the patients again, knowing there should be nine. However there was not, and the night was already heavy in the sky. On warmer nights, Lucius would be happy to allow patients to rest under the stars, however the clouds were heavy and the winds cutting.

Perfect for waking with a sore throat.

With an exhale, he pulled himself to his paws, taking in one last look to his surroundings. The space was big to him, it always was, especially creepy when empty as well. There were two levels to it, the ground level, where the larger felines would sleep, and a shelf for the smaller. You could probably fit a snow leopard at the largest up there, but the weight may be too much for the wooden structure.

The room was an L-shaped oddity, about two ligers in length on each side. The inner walls open out into the courtyard, usually filled with flora taking water from the little pond in the corner. Varina, Lucius’ sister, loved to work in the garden space, making little trails for the patients to relax and doze by the waters edge. At noontime Karim could even spy Lucius helping her move larger stones to sit up by the fountain column for the smallest cats to sunbathe on.

However, on windy nights such as this, Lucius was setting up a thick curtain along the entrance to keep the inside warm. Requiring Karim to step carefully by him to spot the missing patient, who sat quietly by the icy pool.

His heart skipped a beat.

The feline was only a tad shorter than him, albino lilypads flowering all along her pelt as the little droplets of brilliance blazed through every scar. Every apparent imperfection. Even her eyes, matching the fading glow of sunset. The purple edge that traced the sky and often hid behind the clouds. Sometimes glancing back to see if you were still there.

Karim always was.

So he coughed in greeting, offering a smile to her, earning a quirked eyebrow. Realizing exactly what he was doing, and, well, it wasn’t what he was supposed to be doing. So he swallowed back his lazy smile into a more, er, polite one. At least until he found himself at her side and asking,

“You do realize it is cold outside, darling?”

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Karim is transferring from Breeder to Employed! SO have an assignment! He's going to switch to fulltime working with Lucius as a nurse, aand... look Kricket is pretty okay >///>

This was a lovely collab with Zeph! I absolutely adore working with her and I love how special she made this piece;;;, and how patient she was with my writing nonsense. Considering this should have come out ages ago.

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26 EP?? to Karim!!

Kricket, shading, effects belong to Zephyreu-s

Karim, writing, sketch, bg, colors belong to me!

Description

Show them struggling with their job

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One, two, four, eight, ni…

The older feline reeled his head back, blinking as he recounted the patients again, knowing there should be nine. However there was not, and the night was already heavy in the sky. On warmer nights, Lucius would be happy to allow patients to rest under the stars, however the clouds were heavy and the winds cutting.

Perfect for waking with a sore throat.

With an exhale, he pulled himself to his paws, taking in one last look to his surroundings. The space was big to him, it always was, especially creepy when empty as well. There were two levels to it, the ground level, where the larger felines would sleep, and a shelf for the smaller. You could probably fit a snow leopard at the largest up there, but the weight may be too much for the wooden structure.

The room was an L-shaped oddity, about two ligers in length on each side. The inner walls open out into the courtyard, usually filled with flora taking water from the little pond in the corner. Varina, Lucius’ sister, loved to work in the garden space, making little trails for the patients to relax and doze by the waters edge. At noontime Karim could even spy Lucius helping her move larger stones to sit up by the fountain column for the smallest cats to sunbathe on.

However, on windy nights such as this, Lucius was setting up a thick curtain along the entrance to keep the inside warm. Requiring Karim to step carefully by him to spot the missing patient, who sat quietly by the icy pool.

His heart skipped a beat.

The feline was only a tad shorter than him, albino lilypads flowering all along her pelt as the little droplets of brilliance blazed through every scar. Every apparent imperfection. Even her eyes, matching the fading glow of sunset. The purple edge that traced the sky and often hid behind the clouds. Sometimes glancing back to see if you were still there.

Karim always was.

So he coughed in greeting, offering a smile to her, earning a quirked eyebrow. Realizing exactly what he was doing, and, well, it wasn’t what he was supposed to be doing. So he swallowed back his lazy smile into a more, er, polite one. At least until he found himself at her side and asking,

“You do realize it is cold outside, darling?”

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Karim is transferring from Breeder to Employed! SO have an assignment! He's going to switch to fulltime working with Lucius as a nurse, aand... look Kricket is pretty okay >///>

This was a lovely collab with Zeph! I absolutely adore working with her and I love how special she made this piece;;;, and how patient she was with my writing nonsense. Considering this should have come out ages ago.

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26 EP?? to Karim!!

Kricket, shading, effects belong to Zephyreu-s

Karim, writing, sketch, bg, colors belong to me!