The Good Mood

Summary: Kat Manx isin a good mood...

AN: This is a conversation between the walking talking disaster area that is Boom, and the ever capable Ms Kat Manx, of PR: SPD. Of what we've seen of her so far, Kat is a pretty damn cool character, and I like her. I also wanted to do something that gave us some insight into her relationship with Boom, because he's a pretty lovable soul himself, and, apparently, spends most of his time with Kat, despite the fact we've only ever seen them interact properly a couple of times on the show. So, I fiddled a bit, and this turned up. Enjoy! Leave reviews! Lots of them!

Disclaimer: I don't own any of it!

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"What are you so happy about?"

"Mmm?"

"You're purring again."

"What?"

"You're purring."

"I am?"

"Yup."

"Damn it! I have to learn not to do that!"

"I don't mind."

"I do! A person can't just go around giving their mood away like that!"

"But cat's always purr when they're happy. It's what you guys do, right?"

"I'm not a cat, Boom. I'm a Feline-Sapian, about as closely related to a cat as you are to a chimp."

"Still… I mean… what's so bad?"

"You don't give away your mood. It's just not done."

"Where you come from?"

"Yes."

"But this is Earth."

"Well observed."

"So it doesn't matter if you purr here, does it?"

"Yes it does! You don't just drop generations of cultural heritage and conditioning the minute you leave your home world!"

"Um…"

"I've lost you, haven't I?"

"A little…"

"I'm just not comfortable when others can read my emotions; none of my people are. That's just the way it is."

"Okay."

"Okay."

"But you still didn't answer my question."

"What question?"

"What are you so happy about?"

"Nothing."

"Seems like a lot to be purring over nothing."

"A girl can be happy for no apparent reason, Boom, it's not a crime."

"But on your planet…"

"Not a crime either, just… not done out loud."

"But I like it when you purr..."

"Do you? Why?"

"It means you're happy."

"Does that make a difference to you, Boom?"

"Well, if you're happy, I'm happy, aren't I?"

"Are you?"

"Yeah."

"Hmm…"

"Kat… um… you're purring again…"

"I know."

Ms Manx smiled, and went on with her work.