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Prompt #4: Company - "You're impossible," Riley sighed at the twin pairs of puppy-dog eyes.

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While dumpster-diving for valuable intel, Gabriel managed to find a stray kitten among the bags. It was a weak little thing, only a scrap of speckled fur, but it snuggled into Gabriel when he picked it up. Against her better judgment, Riley had agreed to bring it back with them. At the conclusion of their mission they returned to Gabriel's apartment with the kitten in tow, despite Riley's insistence that they drop it off at a shelter.

Now, freshly bathed and towel-dried, the kitten was revealed to have black and white splotched fur and a notch in its left ear. "Chipped" was how Gabriel had described it, adding, "Just like me." It was, quite frankly, very cute. Something Gabriel had been banking on this entire time, Riley realized.

For what felt like the tenth time that day, Riley crossed her arms and gave him a glare. "You're not seriously considering keeping it."

Gabriel pouted. "Why not?"

"Because you're barely capable of taking care of yourself."

"I am so!" he said, sounding offended.

"Says the guy whose ass I save on a semi-weekly basis."

"Riley, he's a cat. Cats are self-sufficient. They only need food, water, toys, and a litterbox."

"Having a pet is a full-time responsibility. And he needs to be trained to use the litterbox."

"How hard can it be?" Gabriel rolled his eyes. "Remember, I can use the chip to learn whatever I need to know."

"Your going to rely on pet care you find via chip?" Riley repeated. A meow drew their attention back down to the cat, who was swishing his tail back and forth as he watched both humans argue.

"I think he likes it." He scratched behind the "chipped" ear and listened to the kitten's happy purr. "All right then, that settles it."

"That's the dumbest way to pick a name."

"He's not your cat, he's mine. And I'm calling him Chip."

"Well I'm not calling him Chip."

"But Riley, how can you say no to this face?" To help his case Gabriel held up the adorable creature. Two pairs of blue-green eyes looked up at Riley pleadingly.

Refusing to be swayed (no matter how cute it was) Riley leaned down and said, very firmly and clearly, "No."

The animal's tiny pink tongue darted out and licked her chin. Riley flinched back in surprise and Gabriel's grin widened. "Aww, see? He likes you. Now we have to keep him."

"We don't have to do any such thing. You, on the other hand - " A loud, disgruntled mewl filled the air between the partners. They looked down to see Chip squirming in Gabriel's grip. He put the cat down, and soon there was a speckled furball darting through the apartment excitedly.

"He doesn't like when we fight," Gabriel said.

With some difficulty Riley tore her eyes from the adorable kitten's antics to re-focus on Gabriel. "As I was saying, you need to watch him. Cats are curious. Especially cats who are exploring a new environment."

"Chip will be fine."

Something hit the floor with an audible thud, followed by the sound of something breaking in Gabriel's bedroom. His eyes went wide.

"Gee," Riley said sarcastically, "I wonder what that could have been. Hope it wasn't expensive."

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