April Catch All with Derek Matthews [OPEN]

[blondferret]

WHO: Derek and YOU!
WHERE: Varius Places around Recolle
WHEN: Varius times throughout April
WHAT: Derek is really busy in April
WARNINGS: Possible large amounts of alcohol consumption

April is a fairly busy month for Derek, he is trying to remember when he had this much of a social life.

I.A. Riding the Nimbus 2001 OTA

Even with being more social than normal, Derek still finds time to take his Nimbus 2001 out for a ride, usually at night. He can be found flying over the city. You can try to call out to him or if you have the mean, why don't you join him? Or challenge him to a race?

I.B. Taking a break OTA

Or perhaps you have caught him during a break and he is sitting on the roof of a building and you just happen to look up and see his feet dangling on the side. If you ask him what he is doing up there, he will gladly take the chance to show off his Nimbus 2001.

II. A. Run into Derek at a Bar OTA

Derek is no stranger to drinking. Retrospec still stresses him out, thus the occasional drink is in order. Besides, if it's after the 9th, he's recently found out his sister, Amanda, isn't on the app anymore, meaning she has "been reset." Derek does not take it well at all. Not as bad when his ex dumped him right after Christmas and move half way across the country, but bad enough that he will probably be visiting a bar at least every other night for the rest of the month. No promises that he will be in a good mood when you talk to him.

II. B. Run into Derek at Expressive OTA

On the nights that he is not drinking, he is at Expressive drinking some Earl Grey. With all the drinking he is doing at bars this month, at Jirou and Kenta's engagement party, and Alex's birthday party, he has to have some sort of control over his alcohol consumption. God knows he needs to drink a bit less. So, feel free to join him wit your own coffee or tea.

Comments

[blondferret]

[Derek glances at the bag of treats.]

You're welcome to try. Though he does like the fish loin treats that Applaws makes. So if you have any kind of fish loins or tuna flakes of that quality, you might be able to get him to eat something. He's... kind of a food snob. He'll only eat Applaws, Solistic, and some Instinct. To be honest, I do think this furball believes himself to be some sort of royalty.

[Blaise glances back to Kenta and Jirou and has a looks that seems to say, "Are you up for the challenge?"]

[toobigtohandle]

How about homemade ones?

[Kenta is opening another bag and holding out a different treat, but there are also small containers in the bag that were definitely not store-bought.]

I asked the Suzuki-san if she could make something for a cat with the leftover fish and the innards, so she tried her hand at it.

[sakeplz]

Suzu is super good at people good so I think she'll be great at kitty food too!

[And they should have some real fishy goodness to them!]

[blondferret]

[Derek shrugs.]

I've never tried giving him homemade food. You're welcome to try.

[Meanwhile Blaise had noticed Kenta's hand and is investigating the treat. He paws it for a moment and then quickly swipes Kenta's hand away. Apparently that treat was not even worthy of tasting.]

Blaise!

[Blaise ignores Derek and continues to twitch his tail while staring Kenta down. One more piece of poison and he is going to bite this giant.]

I'm sorry Kenta, did he scratch you?

[toobigtohandle]

[Well, alright then. Kenta couldn't move his hand out of range fast enough, so he did get scratched a little, but he didn't even flinch.]

Don't worry about it. It barely broke skin. It'll just heal on its own.

[He actually means that literally, Derek. Give it an hour and it'll be completely gone.]

How about we put some of the homemade treat in a bowl and see if he likes them better?

[sakeplz]

It should be gone in about an hour probably!

[Yep. Even Jirou is blowing this off.]

You should come have drinks with me, Derry!

[blondferret]

[Derek glances away from his cat to Jirou.]

In a moment.

[Derek opens a cupboard and pulls out a spare food bowl. He set it in front of Kenta.]

Here.

[He then runs his hands up and down Blaise's back.]

Why can't you be nice?

[Blaise just simply meows in response and flicks his tail right into Derek's face, which Derek promptly pushes out of the way.]

Want to pour me a cup Jirou?

[toobigtohandle]

[Kenta opens one of the containers and carefully empties it into the bow. The fishy smell is rather strong, and the whole thing seems to have been cooked and prepared with as much care as if it were for human consumption.]

I think this one has tuna and salmon in it... And there's one with octopus, and I think the last one has some leftover oysters in it?

[sakeplz]

Always!

[When doesn't Jirou want someone to pour him alcohol? That's the real question here. He always loves having another drink and he grins as he waits for his cup.]

Enjoy the fishies, King Kitty!

[blondferret]

[Blaise looks at the treats in the bowl with curiosity. He thinks it smells good. He stands up and inches closer to it. pawing it a bit, before sitting back on the counter and take a bite of the fish treat. He chews it for a bit and... then swallows it.]

Dude, did he actually eat it?

[Blaise meow's in satisfaction and then goes in for another bite until the bowl is empty. He then looks up at Kenta expectantly, his tail twitching, waiting for more treats.]

Well call me surprised... well, not really. Go figure he'd prefer rich people food.

[Derek reaches for his cup of sake and takes a sip.]

Wow, this stuff is great. Where do you get this stuff?

[Not that I can afford it...]

[toobigtohandle]

... Well, he likes this one at least. Let's try the next one, maybe.

[here's the other container, Blaise. Kenta will empty it into the bowl as well. The octopus will make it a bit chewier, but it should be no less tasty.]

I am glad those were seen as acceptable offerings. I'm sure Suzuki-san will be happy to know he likes them, too.

[At Derek's question, Kenta thinks about where he bought the bottle.]

There's a specialty liquor store in town where I get some of my rarer alcohols. They import it direct from Japan.

[sakeplz]

Daddy also has alcohol from his clients around the world that he gives to me. So three of the bottles we have of that one are from daddy.

[The others? All from Kenta. Which means they have thousands of dollars of alcohol just sitting around their place and they aren't even thinking that's weird at all.]

Is that the octopussy one?

[He remembers watching Suzu packing them.]

[blondferret]

So a store I can stare at but not enter then.

[Derek takes a sip of his drink.]

Octopus? Mate what are you feeding my cat?

[Meanwhile Blaise is leaning in to sniff the treat. He leans into the bowl, sniffs it, and then jolts back in surprise. Yeah, that smelled weird.]

[toobigtohandle]

We had it for dinner last night. It's fresh.

[Besides, octopus is very healthy for you, but it can be surprising to people - or cats - not used to it.]

If he doesn't like it, there's another one.

[sakeplz]

It's delicious. If he won't eat it then I'll have it!

[He even opens his mouth to wait for Kenta to feed him some.]

[blondferret]

[Meanwhile, Blaise has gingerly picked up a piece of octopus and is chewing it slowly. He meows and has a confused look on his face. It tastes good, but it is taking forever to chew. Does he like it? He doesn't know.]

Huh, that's a different reaction. I don't think he knows if he likes it or not.

[toobigtohandle]

[Kenta does grab a piece of octopus from the cat bowl to feed it to Jirou.]

The texture can be a bit surprising, I guess. Do you want to try it?

[sakeplz]

[Jirou happily chews on the bite he's given as he goes to sit down again. So gooooood!]

I love Suzu's octopus the best!

[blondferret]

[Derek offers out his hand for Kenta to drop a piece of octopus in it.]

Is it really that weird?

[Meanwhile, Blaise finishes eating the octopus treat and his staring at the container. His tail twitches and with one paw, he pushes the container away.]

I think he's had his fill of that one.

[toobigtohandle]

[Kenta gives a bit of seasoned octopus to Derek and take the rest of the bowl away to give it to Jirou instead. He's just... feeding his other cat, or something.]

I like it, but I know it's not a very common thing here.

Let's try the last one.

[That's the one with the oysters, which Kenta will put in another bowl since he gave the other one away.]

[sakeplz]

[Jirou happily has this as his snack as he drinks. Looking like such a pleased kitty too.]

Lots of cultures eat octopus, you know. I'm surprised you didn't know.

[blondferret]

Jirou, I'm very much aware that many cultures eat octopus, I just haven't had it before.

[Derek then pops the piece of octopus in his mouth and starts to chew.]

What the hell, this is more chewy than gum...

[Meanwhile Blaise is staring at the oysters. What the hell is this stuff? He swats it a few times with his paw and then nibbles at it. He pauses to contemplate the taste... what is this???]

[toobigtohandle]

[Kenta keeps an eye on the cat. He's ready to remove the treat if it turns out it offends.]

It's pretty special when you're not used to it, but I really like it myself.

[sakeplz]

You looked shocked that there would be octopus offered.

[He shrugs because actually finishes his drink then goes to help himself to another. One is never enough.]

[blondferret]

I've just never heard of feeding it to cats.

[Blaise takes another bite of the oyster and is sitting there looking contemplative. To swallow or not to swallow. Does he like it? He doesn't know...]

Do you like it buddy?

[Blaise finally swallows the oyster and and quietly meows. He leans over at takes another piece of oyster.]

Seems like he likes that one.