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On Sunday, October 8, 2017 at 11:02:38 AM UTC-7, cshenk wrote:
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On Saturday, October 7, 2017 at 11:50:23 AM UTC-7, cshenk wrote:
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As much as I hate the cold, your presence has made this an
enjoyable Ball. When you have finished your tributes come back
and let us spend a few more quiet hours together, maybe eat
something, before the sun rises, at which point I will need to
leave as as my Powers of the Night will be fading.

Cash nods and pulls out his final proxy tribute. Once delivered
he can sit by the lovely Misty and morn with her on the lost
ones. Later, they will have a ball, but it's too early for
their hearts yet to do more than pass the tributes. He rubs a
floppy ear along her cheek then joins the line.

--

[Misty listens to Cash and waits for Cash to return from
delivering his final tribute, when he returns she asks Cash:]

Lets go get some food.

Cash's tummy growls. They head over for some food. Cash first
points to the sashimi tank. It's in the center with 2 food laden
tables beside it and cold tolerant berry bushes behind them.

The sashimi tank has a wide top rail with 2 ladders and along the
top, are fishing nets and rods in holders. The rods are preloaded
with hooks and bait. Several penguins stand at the back, ready to
refill the tank at need with fresh local fishies.

Cash trotts up after Misty. He knows they supported the rail for a
penguin because they have to get up there to add more sashimi
fishes so his weight isn't a problem. He sets back to enjoy
watching Misty select her munchies.



--

[After finishing a rather late dinner Misty and Cash head back to
their pile of cushions and and little snuggle time. Even at the South
Pole there are signs that the sun will be rising soon]

"Well Cash this has been a rather wonderful Ball. You have been kind
and gentle. Your blue diamond collar is beautiful, and will be
treasured forever. Next year, let's hope that the organizing
committee will hold the Ball some place warmer -- like Europe --
where there is Art, History, and Culture. Or a Anasazi ruins in New
Mexico or Arizona. That said, I must admit this was not half as bad
an experience as I feared it would be. It takes a bit of getting use
to seeing penguins sliding by every couple of seconds, and the icy
floor, but the fur boots and FURniture placement, along with YOUR
warmth made this an enjoyable event. Will you walk me to my
Teleporter? I don't even have a clue what time or day it is in
Tucson, but the Dawn is coming and I need to get home before the
"Bobcat" starts tearing up the house looking for me... though by now
he has probably remembered that I'm at the Jellicle Ball."

[With that Cash walks Misty to her Teleporter. Misty touches he nose
to his and then proceeds to rub her face up and down both sides of
Cash's face. She then enters the Teleporter, and punches in the
coordinates for Tucson, AZ. The Teleporter starts to warm up, but
just before it whisks her away Misty calls out to Cash...]

"Same time next year?"

Cash grins and agrees and even though Misty had to leave the ball
early, he's looking forward to his sweet Misty.

Meantime a community kitty climbs up and snags a sashimi fishie for
Iowna who brings it to the chef. "Please remove head, tail and fins
then slit and put mai Tramadol medicine in? With a grin the chef is
happy to help and Iowna takes her plate off looking for greens. She
finds some endive and happily snags 2 leaves.

She sniffs about and finds Pipps and Ranger and settles in to nibble
her treat and catch up.

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