It was a cloudy August morning. Von Kaiser was sitting at the kitchen table, drinking his coffee, when the back door shut as Joe came back inside from the backyard.

"Mew!"

Was? Von Kaiser turned around and saw Joe holding a tiny brown-and-white kitten. "Oh, Joseph!"

"Regarder! Je me trouve au jardin," cooed Joe, petting the kitten on her head. "Pouvons-nous se garder?" (Look! I found her in the backyard. Can we keep her?)

Von Kaiser petted the kitten as well. "Oh, was für eine Süße," he said. "Aber wir brauchen noch eine weitere Stimme." (Oh, what a cutie. But we still need one more vote.)

Almost on cue, Katrina came into the kitchen. "Is there still apple juice left-" Apple juice instantly left her mind the second she saw the kitten. "Kitty!"

"Ich schätze, das erledigt es. Wir können sie behalten." (I guess that takes care of it. We can keep her.) The kitten looked up at Von Kaiser and mewed.

Joe handed the kitten off to Katrina. "What's her name?"

"Sofie." "Miette."

The two husbands looked at each other. "Kompromiss; wir nennen sie Sofie-Miette." (Compromise; we'll name her Sofie-Miette.)


After a run around town to visit a vet and a pet store, Sofie-Miette was ready to settle into her new home. The vet had found that while she was slightly malnourished from being a stray, she was overall very healthy, and they had gotten her two bowls, a litter box, some toys, and a crate for her to stay in when no one else was home. Joe took a picture of Sofie-Miette and sent it to the group chat.

joebeaufort84 sent: Regarder à notre nouveau chaton! (Look at our new kitten!) (12:04 pm)

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bethskies sent: cute (12:06 pm)

baldbull1 sent: çok küçük (very small) (12:07 pm)

sexymachobeast69 replied to baldbull1's message: all kittens are small dumbass (12:08 pm)

baldbull1 sent: 😡😡😡 (12:08 pm)

carebear sent: Does she have a name (12:09 pm)

joebeaufort84 sent: Sofie-Miette 💝 (12:09 pm)

tigerclaw sent: छोटा शिशु (small baby) (12:10 pm)

Sofie-Miette climbed onto the couch and into Joe's lap and squeaked at him. Joe petted her head. "Oh, tu es tellement mignon." (Oh, you're so cute.)