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[spes_phthisica]

[Hello, this is Souji leaning in close toward the camera with an intensely thoughtful expression.]

So! I have a really important question.

[He's clearly thinking very seriously about it, whatever it is. So it's probably pretty important, right?

Wait for it.

Waaaait.]

Do you think kittens would get along well with ducks?

[Yeah.]

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[koukai_kirai]

[Okay, this is important enough to interrupt his Quiet Morning Tea Time over.]

No.

[There. Settled, yes?]

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[spes_phthisica]

[Okay, if Hijikata thinks he can win this with a Firm Voice then... he's just wrong. So wrong.]

So, does that mean "no, they wouldn't get along" or just... "no" in general?

[Asking innocently because look, miser, he's not putting up with the latter.]

[koukai_kirai]

[Hijikata stares at Souji's image on the screen for a couple of moments, calculating. His eyes, narrowed nearly to slits, are dark, sharp, forbidding...]

[At length, and with an aggressive air of finality, he speaks.]

Both.

[spes_phthisica]

[He's blushing slightly, because that look is rather attractive, but he's not going to back down just because Hijikata is doing a Thing with his face. He'd never get anything done if he did.]

But people have cats together with all kinds of animals, right? Anyway, I thought cats growing up with ducks wouldn't be too bothered by them.

[So reasonable. And yes, he's ignoring Hijikata's other "no".]

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[sweetdeath]

Don't cats eat birds?

[spes_phthisica]

Well, I did think about that, but...

[He turns his camera on four tiny, adorable kittens for a moment.]

They're a lot smaller than the ducks. I don't think they could eat that much.

[sweetdeath]

[They're... they're so cute. Tiny! And fluffy!]

Um. Good point. Are the ducks going to bully them, though?

[Because if you don't have bread, ducks can be mean....]

[spes_phthisica]

I mean... they can be a bit pushy.

["Pushy" here being code word for "spoiled rotten". He laughs a bit sheepishly.]

They'll try to steal your food if you're not careful, that kind of thing. But they're really very sweet otherwise, and not particularly aggressive... [...for ducks.]

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[nightcure]

[ He's considering this very carefully. ]

Probably if they were raised together from really young it'd be fine.

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[spes_phthisica]

Well, the cats are very tiny!

[Around four weeks or so, not that Souji can tell.]

The ducks have all grown up by now, except a couple of them have ducklings now.

[mersunary]

They're sort of like natural enemies though, aren't they?

[But, still, it's a question worth pondering, and the result of said pondering is undeniably cute, so...]

I guess they could be, are you going to try getting a kitten to befriend some ducks?

[spes_phthisica]

Well, we've got a lot of ducks at the shrine because I found them and took them home with me!

[As one does. Also by "a lot" he means "over 200".]

And I just found these kittens that look like they need a home, so I thought I'd ask what people thought about introducing them to our ducks.

[mersunary]

I don't know a whole lot about animals, but you'd probably have to be kind of careful introducing them to each other if you do it, don't you think? But if you can pull it off, then it'd be really, really cute.

[spes_phthisica]

Hmm... well, the ducks live mostly outside- [Mostly.] -and the kittens would live inside to start with, so maybe I could take them out one at the time? That way, I wouldn't have to keep an eye on all four of them.

[He beams.] But it does sound pretty adorable, right?

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[shadowrevenger]

our kittens and ducks got along really well! (*•̀ᴗ•́*)و✧ i had to keep an eye on them for a bit so i could make sure the kittens didn't get too rough if they wanted to play, but the ducks also tried to bite them if they got too stressed, so they figured out how not to get bitten pretty fast.

(it's okay, they were little ducks, so it was just very surprising)

also the kittens didn't want to follow them into any water so they could run away if they wanted (*＾-‘) 乃

they were really good friends, though! i found them sleeping together a lot (*ﾟ艸ﾟ)

[spes_phthisica]

oooh youve got ducks at your place too
(ᗒᗨᗕ) can i come visit???
[He lives in a shrine with over 200 rainbow colored ducks, but yes, this is still the first question he asks.]

anyway thats good to hear!!!!
i was planning on keeping an eye on them anyway
most of our ducks are pretty big right now so i dont want them to bully the kittens (*・艸・)

[shadowrevenger]

not anymore. (◞‸◟；) my shinki who found them left and took them with him

but i still have lots of kittens! (*•̀ᴗ•́*)و✧ i have five and a puppy and some fish and they all like making new friends~

oh no, i hope they don't either. i hope your ducks see them as really weird ducklings and take care of them instead~
oh but imagine if they taught your kittens to follow them around like ducklings (*≧▽≦)ﾉｼ))

[spes_phthisica]

oh no thats so sad
i got the ducklings for our shrine too |▽//)ゝ
my god grumbled about it for a while but he secretly likes them

your shrine still sounds like a lovely place in that case!!!
i think i will definitely visit

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa i hope that too it would be so adorable б（＞ε＜）∂

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[socials]

[ There's a bemused yet amused face responding - he remembers Souji from the fire, but it's been a while, and this... well, at least he can answer it. ]

The cats I've had at my temple have gotten along pretty well with all sorts of other animals that have come and gone, for the most part?

But I think it just largely depends on both the cat and the duck in question. A kitten might trigger a nesting instinct in an adult duck, for example.

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[spes_phthisica]

Ah, really?

[He remembers too, although he categorically tries not to think about the things that happened back then. Because he doesn't like thinking about things that worry him.]

Our ducks are usually pretty calm, and they don't mind strange people petting them, things like that... But I guess they've never met any kittens before, so I'm not sure.

[socials]

[ Time to make some better memories, then, is what he thinks. ]

If you wanted to gauge whether they would handle a kitten, or a few kittens, well, you could probably put some kind of barrier between them. Like putting them in a pen and placing a gate between the two sides.

It'd give them a chance to see and smell each other, but no one gets hurt.

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[leapingchuu]

"Hmmmm. I don't really think they're meant to, with one being the predator and the other being prey, but at that age I'm not sure they would know that? You could always try it! And watch them very closely just in case."

See? Sensible. Sort of.

[spes_phthisica]

Mm, I don't think they know anything about what they're supposed to be hunting yet. They seem pretty helpless.

[He shrugs and smiles.]

And our ducks haven't been hunted either. Maybe they'll still react instinctively, but I'll try to keep an eye on them all.

...After all, I don't want to miss anything cute!

[leapingchuu]

"You're right, it would be really adorable to see the tiny kittens trying to chase the ducks! One might adopt the other, if the kittens are young enough. Birds seem to do that..."

Viktor. You know nothing about birds aside from the fact that you like them and chase them on the beach.

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[lookingforhead]

I think that would be the most adorable thing possible!

[A short youtube search later...]

But you might want to keep an eye on them if they start playing rough with each other.