269 Report of the Officers

[K2!]

[cirquemom]

Oh...poor little kitty!
Thank God Hyacinth knew what to do.

[zirconmermaid]

I think Hyacinth really cares about MIttens, and it's good she knows what to do! I would guess that this is the first time either Diamond or Sapphire has encountered this?

[Chrystal]

Yippee! Mittens is going to be alright! At least for now.

[Swan]

As magical beings, such conditions probably do not exist in their world.

However...

NOW if they start asking about it... "How did Mittens get this condition?" they'll learn about the removal of "part of (her) pancakes." and the experiments.

Diamond will remember what happened to Miyuki, and how she had to be rescued.

It occurs to me that the reason this whole horrible thing has not "blown open" YET, is because the young Nekomimis simply... accept it! They know nothing else. Notice that so far as we know *none* of them actually live with their 'birthparents' (Kittenparents?) but are all "orphaned" or "living away from home". Yet they seem not to notice this unusual anomaly... but then... in their society... IS it unusual? Maybe they just think that this is the way ALL people live.

Miyuki seemed to want to keep her 'operations' secret (hence Anna Marie's comment "I will not tell the teacher you fell, again!" but for one Nekomimi child, keeping 'injuries' secret, and sensing that all her friends did also... would be the norm.

As an example in the real world, a friend of mine and I grew up together. We lived near each other, took the same school bus etc, back in 1956 - 1968. I *knew* him very well. we were classmates. It was NOT until we ran into each other again in the 1980's, and talked about "back then" that I found out that his Dad had beaten him *regularly* with fists, boards, his belt... buckle end! Mike was a battered child! "Why didn't you TELL me?!"

He never said anything because he thought ALL children were raised that way!

So I can see that the Nekomimis are exploited for research because they are cheap, plentiful, and ... silent. In this cute, sweet, funny cotton candy puff world, there are some dark shapes, drifitng, evil, shadowy, sinister... like sharks... People don't care or notice. I think THAT is about to change!

Diamond and Sapphire, fighting together to free the Nekomimi populace from the horrors of medical and cosmetic exploitation? This is gonna be a TRIP!

Swan

[mica]

whew be still my pounding heart- scared me for a second

[Janeway]

I'm glade that mittens is ok for now. Love the pictures as always k2.

[jemlovecraft]

Oh no! I'm glad Mittens is okay.

I totally understand, though, being diabetic. Though I haven't quite passed out, thankfully. Poor girl. Someone should get her a nekomimi-sized BGL monitor!

[Trethowan]

I think Hyacinth is my new favorite. She's just too cool.

[Mary Kathryn]

Oh no! I'm glad Mittens is okay.

I totally understand, though, being diabetic. Though I haven't quite passed out, thankfully. Poor girl. Someone should get her a nekomimi-sized BGL monitor!

This! Where does one find durable medical equipment for Nekos?