"Argh!  That damn cat!"

Kuroneko had left another 'present' in Meryl's office.

"This whole planet is one big litter box, but no, she has to shred my new report and do her business in it!"

Still cursing, Meryl took the mess downstairs to the kitchen.  "I swear she's doing it on purpose," she muttered.  "It's almost as if someone were telling her what to do..."

Meryl's eyes narrowed dangerously.  She turned and looked thoughtfully at Knives.

For the first time in his long life, Knives silently thanked his idiot brother for teaching one useful thing-

-How to look angelically innocent.