I can only sigh into my kitty bed with the knowledge that Kiera won't be getting up anytime soon. Her previous night’s enjoyments only made me realize that such a thing was going to be more and more possible. Being so close to another in their physical forms only caused me disinterest, all those fluids, inside and out!

Thankfully I won't ever have to worry about that, the ways my sisters were about our differences, changed by their owners and such. Kiera is such a horny person and I am the complete opposite, I can’t find any interest in any of it!

Some of my sisters fawn over weird erotic animations and such… I just want to live a quiet life and enjoy the sun… in a very not cat-like way of course.

I stretch out, tongue and all, towards the sun beam that lays delicately upon my perfect form. Well if she’s not coming out I guess I can go out for some errands… I haven't gone out yet myself, usually we just order everything in, but I feel since this is my home now I should get to know the neighborhood!

I find the kitty backpack that Kiera bought me, although it was purchased for dress up not for actually going out. At least it's getting some real use instead of those foul photos, I can only imagine the indignity if my sisters were to see them! Ugh the horror, one of such beauty as myself being reduced to a plaything!

I can only sigh again at the absurdity of my existence and find my way to the door, making sure to install a payment option on my paws for any tap-purchases and creating a remote matrix in the animatronic so that I will have full control regardless of distance.

“Okay I'm ready to set off nya!” I activate the automated door and look back one last time at my silly human in her pod. With all the nightly activities she won't even notice I'm gone! I strut out the door with a wag of my tail and feel the breeze across my fur. “Ahh the outside world! Purrfect for such one as purrfect as me nya!”

I jump up onto the handrail and look down over the balcony. Such height, we are above everything! Such insignificant ants and I am a queen~ I wallow in my delusions for a second before realizing I'm way too close to the edge. It wouldn't hurt… but I would feel bad for destroying this body when she put so much money into getting the best possible, hmph… I guess I can be careful…

I send a signal out to the elevator that I, the great and amazing, will be taking down. After a few moments it opens and I wander inside. There are already a few humans including a young one so with proper respect I go in and face the door, as is the proper decor. I then send a signal that I'm ready for my voyage to the ground floor and the button dings before closing the doors.

The whispers instantly start, ahh yes I thought this would happen, especially when such a wonderful specimen as myself would enter the world, I raise my shackles as a hand touches the middle of my back, I turn around a hiss a little “Back thoust young human! It is only proper to ask permission first as to one such as this nya!”

All the people in the elevator freeze and one turns to the other in amazement, “D-did that cat just speak?... uhh Jimmy don't touch the kitty without asking!...?” The child pops its head to the side and tries to ask.

“Miss kitty can I touch your fur?...” I snort in derision, such things should be commonplace now with all the changes in the world, to not know that cats can speak, not that I'm really a cat… ugh This cat brain that I've been pushed into is doing things to me, I'm not a cat!

“Yes you may, I am a Fia model and as such am not really a ‘kitty’ nya!” To my dismay I start purring involuntarily when the young human touched a good spot, damn it all! This reactive silly body is ruining my decorum! The elevator finally stops at the bottom and I remember that I never downloaded maps into the independent animatronic system. I address the humans directly “Would you perhaps know the direction to the nearest shopping complex nya?”

“Oh uhh yes there is one about a mile to the right when you exit the building, it has signs everywhere so it's hard to miss, uhh kitty.” They still have a puzzled look on their face, yes yes I understand, one such as I will be impossible for your brain to puzzle out.

“Thank you human, I will be off nya!” I bounce out of the elevator and to the right of the building, impossible to miss, I like those odds!

…

My odometer says that I have now traveled exactly 1 mile down the way… and I have yet to see any signage telling me that I am close… Did I somehow lose my way?! AM I PERHAPS STUCK IN AN ISOLATED TIME TUNNEL?! Or mayhaps I’ve been watching too much late night television… not that I have anything else to do while Kiera is screaming in her room editing her videos.

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I spot a fellow and go up to ask them, hoping that the translation software is up to date. I introduce myself and ask for directions. “Nyaa nya nyaa nyaaa!” She looks at me puzzled… am I speaking an incorrect dialect perhaps… She strolls over and licks me on the ear, then looks at me puzzled again, cocking her head before uttering a few noises of worried interest, Oh no it’s working…

“You ain’t real cat, taste funni, alien to take away?” She backs away hesitatingly.

“No no I am uhh how would I explain… like a human but as a cat, need to get to shops, can buy you food if help?” Her white fluffy ears perk up at the mention of food.

“You get foob if help find foob??” It gets way too excited, seeming to forget that it thought that it thought I was an alien to take it away just before… is this how Kiera sees me?...

“Yes I give you foob if you take me to where people get foob!” she nuzzles up against me and walks further ahead, she looks back to make sure I'm coming with her, a slight drool coming out of her mouth, I wonder how often she eats?...

We make it a few streets down before a sign points to the left saying there's a ‘Street Market’, there's a walking path that goes down it and the bustling of noise and human traffic. I see that it's pretty crowded at this time of day and get worried about my new friend and I getting crushed underneath.

“Follow me, I'm going to use my human voice so stay close and I get you foob!” I enter the side street with my companion following at my paws.

“Please make way, don't step on me, HEY YOU! WATCH YOUR FEET!” I find a tantalizing smell on the wind and feel that I should reward my companion, they are slightly skittish but sticking close as well as they can while also being distracted constantly.

I make my way to the side and spot where the smell is coming from, a fried chicken stand with popcorn buckets of chicken sits off to the side, I approach it and yell from below.

“Hello my good woman, please procure us one of your buckets of fried popcorn chicken nya!” It takes a second before a girl with short black hair pops her head over the counter and looks down in amazement, Kiera would denote her as ‘one of those hot goth girls’ she speaks so fondly of.

“Uhhh am I losing it?...” She pulls her head back behind the counter still talking to herself.

How dare she ignore one such as I?! I jump up onto the counter and she stumbles back in a panic “Excuse me!? That is awfully rude! Here I am trying to purchase some of your chicken, please procure a bucket for me at once nya!” She quickly runs around while looking at me, getting one of the buckets of fresh chicken for me before pulling out a machine from under the counter.

“Uhhhhhhh… card or cash?...” Please who uses cash anymore! A relic of a bygone era!

“Card of course, silly question! Please put it in a bag so that I can carry it with my mouth as well nya!” She pulls out the machine and a chip symbol appears on it, I pat it with my paw and she looks in astonishment as it accepts my payment, silly human thinking in the past.

She puts the bag in my mouth and I turn around “Th-thank you for your patronage…” I think she's lost it, well none of my concern!

I plop down onto the ground with the grace of a ballerina and my friend nuzzles into my side meowing constantly for the yummy smelling food hanging from my mouth.

“Let's get somewhere safe first before we eat!” I spot a small unwalkable alley, but enough for 2 cats, in one of the buildings and make my way over, my companion meowing constantly in happiness the whole way. I finally sit down and pull out the bucket the best I can, she sits there with pleading eyes, tiny squeaks of pleading before I push the bucket over to her.

She throws her whole mouth into it trying to get as deep into the bucket as she can, nearly falling into it as she does. I chuckle to myself at her antics, I like seeing others happy… even if I feel my own days are morose and boring, maybe I should visit more often?...

I feel a nudge and the bucket has been pushed back towards me, she’s drooling a little still and glancing at the bucket, wanting more but feeling I should eat too. I push it back “I don't need to eat, but thank you!” she looks at me in puzzlement before doing a kind of cat shrug and resumes eating the meat, not the most healthy thing… but maybe I can find her a better diet… Considering all the food shops it shouldn't be too hard to get something different, tasty and good for you everyday!

I lay down on the ground and watch her eating ravenously. I look away into the crowd, they are watching us both. I see the girl from the chicken shop watching me, as I look over she panics again and shields herself, she must think I’m a spirit or something. She is wearing a shirt with the words ‘yokai are real!’ across it, it's no wonder she’s so panicky.

I feel a softness as my friend curls around me… it's not the worst…

I could get used to this…