House Hunting

[Ookalf]

Ow... *Yuriko struggles to sit up from her position underneath Kazumi.* Does that mean you're done...?

[Kether]

"ow.."

[AmbushCat]

*speaks normally* Yeah, I'm done. Thank goodness for you, huh?

*A hesitant knock at the entrance. Catgirl-Amber panics.*

Crud! Gotta hide! *looks around frantically for a place to go*

[Ookalf]

*speaks normally* Yeah, I'm done. Thank goodness for you, huh?

*A hesitant knock at the entrance. Catgirl-Amber panics.*

Crud! Gotta hide! *looks around frantically for a place to go*

Good to hear... *Amber sees a closet full of pots and pans and such that she might just be able to hide in.*

[AmbushCat]

*Amber all but stuffs herself into the closet and shuts the door as tightly as possible.*

*The quiet knock repeats itself.*

[Ookalf]

Um... *Yuriko crawls her way out from under Kazumi and, sparing a brief glance to Amber's closet, goes to answer the door.* Hello?

[AmbushCat]

*Super-stoic Ellen Harrison... in a chicken suit.*

Ellen: *stares up at Yuriko for several moments* ... ... ...Sorry to bother you, madam. There's a lady I'm trying to locate. 5'8", light gray skin, short black hair, yellow eyes, and overloaded with ego. Might be wearing a long-sleeved shirt. ...Have you seen anyone like that today?

[Ookalf]

Um... I think I might have. Why do you ask?

[Kether]

*stands up moves to stand next to Yuriko in a proper fashion*

[AmbushCat]

Ellen: *glances briefly at her, then answers Yuriko* ... ...She was supposed to have been home fifteen minutes ago to fix us lunch. *very slight touch of annoyance* Her children are getting hungry.

[Ookalf]

Oh... Well then, she's right over there! *Yuriko points over to the closet Amber's hiding in with a smile.*

[AmbushCat]

Ellen: ... ...Is that so? ...Excuse me for intruding.

*Ellen brushes past them and marches over to the closet in a huff, throws the door open...*

*CLANG-CLING-CLANG* *CRASH* *BANG* *RATTLE RATTLE* *TSHH* *VAM* *SPINNNNNN-CLUNK*

*...and is buried under an avalanche of pots, pans, and a kimono-ed catgirl.*

[Ookalf]

... *Yuriko walks over to the closet and looks inside.* Is everything OK back there?

[AmbushCat]

*taking deep breaths* Couldn't... breathe in there!

*A bit of rattling, and then Ellen pulls herself out of the pile. Catgirl-Amber freezes up.*

Ellen: *hand on her head* ... That hurt.

[Ookalf]

OK, good. I'd hate to have to clean up any corpses or whatever... So, kid, I guess you found your mom!