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{Have you no shame, Joat?}Shame? Whazzat?
Issue I: The Curse of Kitty Catrina
An age-old conflict revived anew! Cats VS. Dogs!Ankh stood on the roof of Pizzachi’s Pizza, as she often did. She had, in fact, almost become the mascot of the pizza parlor. The white wolf of Pizzachi’s Pizza. She had to admit that she did, to some degree, enjoy the attention. Nobody knew why she stood on the roof because nobody ever asked. The reason, however, was that it had a beautiful view of the ocean and the sunset, as well as, when she chose to view it, the street that the building was on. It was sometimes just as relaxing to watch the cars pass below as it was to watch the waves crashing in the scene ahead.
Today, the afternoon sky was cloudy, getting ready to rain. The wind was fairly strong, offering a pleasant breeze on the warm and humid afternoon. It was good weather for the moment, though she knew that she would have to go in soon to avoid getting her fur wet. But for now, she had much to reflect on.
“Amy, how can you degrade yourself so much for table scraps?” Shadow exclaimed, watching Amy begging a small family for food. A young man at the table finally broke down and gave her a slice of pepperoni, which she devoured gratefully. “It works!” she answered with her mouth full.
Shadow sighed. His stomach growled, but he did not dare resort to such means of obtaining food. “Do you have no pride, Amy?”
“Come on, you know you want some food, too,” Amy said.
“Not that badly,” Shadow stated flatly.
“Suit yourself,” Amy said, smiling. She then went over to beg at another table.
Ankh’s mind was troubled. She had heard several people speaking of a rumor going around concerning vampire attacks. Ever since the defeat of Sardor, vampires had gone into hiding. The rumors might be a result of some college prank that spun out of control – she had seen it before – but if the rumors truly were true, what reason would the vampires have for coming out now? Why would they be so daring? What goal do they hope to achieve.
She felt a raindrop fall onto her snout. It was time to go inside.
She created several flat sheets of psionic energy, each one lower to the ground and farther from the building, and descended the staircase she made with her own mind. She then removed the squares and went inside the building. She went over to one person at a table and said, “Excuse me, sir. Might I have some of your steak?”
“Ankh, not you, too!” Shadow exclaimed.
Ankh looked over to the shocked Shadow, confused. “What? I am merely requesting food.”
“You’re begging!”
“I am requesting,” Ankh clarified. The man handed her a fairly large part of his steak, then went back to eating. “You may have some, if you like,” she offered.
Shadow was about to refuse, but his stomach growled again. With a reluctant grumbling, his nodded, walked over to the steak, tore off a piece, walked back to where he was, and began feasting on the meat. He made sure to eat slowly, though it took tremendous willpower. He did not wish to look too desperate, but he was so hungry…
The door to the restaurant opened and through it came a young woman dressed in a stylish red coat, long, red boots, and even red pants. She had long, curly, brown hair. She looked around the restaurant as those in the restaurant stared at her, then her gaze fell on Ankh, Shadow, and Amy. “Ugh. Dogs in a restaurant.”[u]
