A/N: A common subject for kitten stories.
January 10th, 2010 – Hiding
You can tell a lot about someone from the little things. I had learnt about Jellicles from the way they play hide and seek. Can you see it too?
Victoria has always been a bit snobby, thinking she's more mature than she really is, acting high and mighty. That's why when she plays she will play along, letting the real kitten out, until she starts losing. Then she calls the game 'an immature waste of time' and storms off. Sometimes she watches us, with a little bit of jealously in her eyes.
Plato is the same way. But he actually is older, so he will play along to keep us happy until he gets tired or bored, then he just sort of walks off. He doesn't have a lot of patience with us, sort of like he doesn't know how to handle other people. Admetus is the same way, though he never tries, just sits on the sidelines with a constant thinking look on his face, like he's asking himself if he's going to join in today.
Pouncival plays rough, finding it hard to realize girls aren't as strong (well, Etcetera is). He slams roughly into them, which doesn't bother most of us except Jemima, whose a bit of a cry baby. She runs of quick to find Demeter, but she always comes back to play again.
Etcetera is almost like one of the guys, roughhousing it. She doesn't seem to mind what others think of her, just doing what she wants to have fun. I have a feeling that deep inside, she is bothered when Vicky makes fun of her for playing 'kitty games'.
Tumblebrutus is difficult to understand. He plays with Pounce, but always tries to save Jemima, because he doesn't like to see the queens hurt. Victoria says he's a 'gentleman', saying he just knows what's right and wrong. He normally plays real well, until he sees Plato or Vicky looking down at him (he's a little older than the rest of us, around Vicky's age). Then he goes red and mutters something about not being able to play. He just wants to be on everyone's good side.
Mistoffelees and Quaxo always work together, always on the same team. They are really good at hide and seek for some reason, though Mistoffelees is good at almost everything. Quaxo is surprising though. He's fast, and he knows how to hide, but he plays like it isn't a game. Everything to him is a chance to prove he is just as good as Mistoffelees, who wins effortlessly at whatever he tries. Secretly there's something boiling under their skin that's about to explode.
I don't think they know how much I can tell about them from the simple things. But it makes it a lot easier to read them, knowing they aren't trying to hide themselves.
A lot longer than my normal stuff, but still short. Review, if you please!