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She strut down the street with a swagger in her step and song in her throat. It whistled out between a twisted tongue and crooked teeth, lips pursed tight to push the air out just so. Heads turned as she passed, eyes wide. Some beasts retreated. Some craned in for a better look.
Curie Rascallo, her head covered in a broom-like mop of bright green fuzz, basked in it. The dye hadn't washed off her paws, and she'd tried to wipe it off on her tail before remembering her tail was not a towel. She radiated with buzzing energy, hopping, skipping, occasionally waving at passerby and helpfully explaining she was not diseased, nor contagious. Although she hoped her joy was.
It had been months since she'd seen her sister, and now almost weeks since she'd seen her other sisters, and that was the most she had ever been away from them. Today, that changed. She'd arrived in Bully Harbour, she'd gotten her papers sorted out, she had her map in paw, her belongings in a rucksack over her shoulder, and her mission was to find the beast who, of all the beasts in Bully Harbour, was most likely in the top 0.05% of beasts who didn't wish to ever be found and perceived.
She was gonna perceive the heck outta Cryle when she found her.
There would be hugs. There had to be. She wouldn't tolerate any of Cryle's flinching away, not this time.
Curie arrived at the Bilge in the Bucket, the eponymous tavern, the Big BB, where legends were born, raised, and murdered in wacky high-jinks-filled bar fights. A Bully Harbour legend, that's what she was going to be. Curie and Cryle together, the dream team! Part of the dream team, anyway! Of course, they'd need Kylrie at some point...
The doors swung open. She stepped through the threshold, mismatched boots thudding on the plank floor, and imagined the shadows were just right so that nobeast could see her face, just her silhouette. Unfortunately, the tavern was quite well lit. She gently closed the door behind her and tried not to apologize for interrupting a card game near the entrance.
And then swaggered up to the bar, drawing herself up to her full height, tail stiff and straight behind her. She tried on a mysterious, brooding expression, and leaned one elbow on the bar, leaned back against it, and turned her head over her shoulder to the barkeep. A guttural, growling tone would do, she decided. Something to make sure that everybeast knew she meant business.
"I'm looking for thomebeatht," she said, squeakily. "A criminal. A ne'er-do-well. A proper villain, aye. Goeth by the name Rathcallo. Cryle Rathcallo. Heard of her? Bet you have. The Shadow of Magh. The Thcourge of Polithe Cuthtody. She'th never been caught. I aim to catch her."
She tilted her chin up, defiantly, and gave a huff and a derisive sniff at the thought of this particular rat ever evading her.
"Nameth Curie," she continued, unfazed by anybeast's reaction thus far. "Bounty Hunter."
She patted her stomach and gave a commanding belch, which came out as a small hiccup.
"Do you have any drinkth with appleth in them? I'm in the mood for thomething thpithy. Maybe even..." Her voice dropped to a whisper as she pushed her glasses up her long snout, conspiratorially. "Alcoholic."
Curie Rascallo, her head covered in a broom-like mop of bright green fuzz, basked in it. The dye hadn't washed off her paws, and she'd tried to wipe it off on her tail before remembering her tail was not a towel. She radiated with buzzing energy, hopping, skipping, occasionally waving at passerby and helpfully explaining she was not diseased, nor contagious. Although she hoped her joy was.
It had been months since she'd seen her sister, and now almost weeks since she'd seen her other sisters, and that was the most she had ever been away from them. Today, that changed. She'd arrived in Bully Harbour, she'd gotten her papers sorted out, she had her map in paw, her belongings in a rucksack over her shoulder, and her mission was to find the beast who, of all the beasts in Bully Harbour, was most likely in the top 0.05% of beasts who didn't wish to ever be found and perceived.
She was gonna perceive the heck outta Cryle when she found her.
There would be hugs. There had to be. She wouldn't tolerate any of Cryle's flinching away, not this time.
Curie arrived at the Bilge in the Bucket, the eponymous tavern, the Big BB, where legends were born, raised, and murdered in wacky high-jinks-filled bar fights. A Bully Harbour legend, that's what she was going to be. Curie and Cryle together, the dream team! Part of the dream team, anyway! Of course, they'd need Kylrie at some point...
The doors swung open. She stepped through the threshold, mismatched boots thudding on the plank floor, and imagined the shadows were just right so that nobeast could see her face, just her silhouette. Unfortunately, the tavern was quite well lit. She gently closed the door behind her and tried not to apologize for interrupting a card game near the entrance.
And then swaggered up to the bar, drawing herself up to her full height, tail stiff and straight behind her. She tried on a mysterious, brooding expression, and leaned one elbow on the bar, leaned back against it, and turned her head over her shoulder to the barkeep. A guttural, growling tone would do, she decided. Something to make sure that everybeast knew she meant business.
"I'm looking for thomebeatht," she said, squeakily. "A criminal. A ne'er-do-well. A proper villain, aye. Goeth by the name Rathcallo. Cryle Rathcallo. Heard of her? Bet you have. The Shadow of Magh. The Thcourge of Polithe Cuthtody. She'th never been caught. I aim to catch her."
She tilted her chin up, defiantly, and gave a huff and a derisive sniff at the thought of this particular rat ever evading her.
"Nameth Curie," she continued, unfazed by anybeast's reaction thus far. "Bounty Hunter."
She patted her stomach and gave a commanding belch, which came out as a small hiccup.
"Do you have any drinkth with appleth in them? I'm in the mood for thomething thpithy. Maybe even..." Her voice dropped to a whisper as she pushed her glasses up her long snout, conspiratorially. "Alcoholic."
