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Sindobook:
I'll try to find out this weekend. Really. But don't count on it. I don't trust that source too much. I know people say he is a nice guy. Doesn't mean I trust him.
All together, it should be something like 6+ bunnies, 3+ guinea pigs, 1 ferret, and who knows what else. If your small animal has any problems, just look for our ferret, shouldn't be that hard to find.
Okay we ended up with a lot more than that, but never mind it.
What I was told was that basically, after Cat Y snapped and attacked his boss, he was pretty much relegated to the outer parts of the gang that Cat P had virtually no control over. One of the musical departments, like the kitty cat department of music and dance or something like that. While there are signs he is unhappy, he is still basically a 'true believer' or 'dead-ender' who is probably biding his time, perhaps believing that Cat P is 'on the way out'.
Sindobook:
Thursday
Tron 4 30pm - Ballroom 20
Dr Who 7 00pm - Ballroom 20
Tron 9 30pm - Front of San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina
Friday
MarvlCapcom 11 00am - Ballroom 20
Homestuck 1 00pm - Ballroom 20
Valve 3 00pm - outside Ballroom 20
Kuroshitsuji 4 30pm - outside Ballroom 20
Saturday
MarvlCapcom 10 30am - outside 25ABC
Vocaloid 11 00am - front of Ballroom 20
Suckerpunch 12 00pm - front of Ballroom 20d
FinalFantasy 1 00pm - stairs outside registration hall
Sunday
Pokemon 12 00pm - stairs outside registration
Disney 1 30pm - outside ballroom 20, by large windows
Dr Who 2 00pm - center of the sails pavilion
HitmanReborn 2 30pm - Ballroom 20 area
Tron 3 30pm - Ballroom 20
In all, we have at least two bunnies, two guinea pigs, and an undetermined number of Pandas. It's big, so don't count on running across us or being able to find us; if you must check the new and improved PandaCam and either follow him or use the GPS coordinates given in the bottom corner to find him.
If you are brave enough, you can try to get some "Morning Rescue" from the snakes at #129.
Sindobook:
Yes, I know of this and we responded the best we could but it was simply an untenable situation. Keep in mind we started out with only had the 'skeleton crew', 20 bunnies from the Lepus Alliance, 2 Pandas, and a few guinea pigs. There was just too much area to cover and not enough personel. The best we could do early on is run interference.
On Friday we were reinforced by a few others we had called up, including our Ferret (Mikey), another Panda, and a Kitsune. But things were still very scattered out, and even if we did converge, it was still nowhere near enough to hold a line. I can say that our Pandas were able to spot and take down a few isolated snakes, targets of opportunity, as a simple matter of principle. But it was not enough to make any considerable dent. There were simply too many snakes out there and after that, a lot of them were working in pairs or even threes. So we called it an early day and went back to the drawing board.
On Saturday we managed a few of our trademark 'lightning strikes', with all the small animals and pandas converging, taking out an isolated pair or a three of snakes at a time, and then dispersing before the other snakes in the area could react. This worked well into the morning, but into the afternoon, snakes were being deployed by their masters faster than we could find an isolated group to take out. The newer teams of snakes had radios and everything else. We didn't even try at that point, we fully expected that they would blitz us if we tried another strike so we just stayed dispersed and pretty much called it quits.
Sindobook:
I think 'largely overstated' would be the words in this case. Overall, those things don't affect small animals very much, I mean sure it's nice to be banking carrots and things like that, but food doesn't keep, this is only possible with the 'future share' system where incoming carrots are divided up among those who elect to 'cash in' their carrot slips. Beyond that, small animals don't really bank on credit, in fact if a small animal can trick someone into doing something for future credit, that (person) is typically considered a 'mark' or a sucker. Panda, Kitsune, etc. are the same way, no similar animal has a strong concept of that, support is based largely on the instinct brought about by the fact that the every animal in the herd has far more security than they would alone. Communication, Security, Logistics, these things work because of simple necessity, if these things fail the herd dies off.
Dogs, Cats, Snakes, etc. are not similar, but not exactly dissimilar, dogs tend to be loyal, cats are scheming, ganging up but also stabbing one another in the back when the opportunity presents itself. Snakes are largely solitary creatures.
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I'm told it will be "soon". Whether that means weeks or months, I don't know.
Even after, I fully expect that the conflict will continue, just because he's sold his soul doesn't mean his time on this earth is over. Cat Y has gone dark, if he goes rogue it will be a big loss for the gang because he was close to the top and could spill a lot of critical info. There are rumors that Cat Y is actually Cat F and that the whole thing is just a bunch of misdirection but that is so ludicrous that no one in their right mind is listening. Reports are pretty clear about Cat Y going dark, all small animals are advised to keep an extra eye open for him in case he pops up somewhere unexpected.
General reports indicate that Snake attacks are up, or more that attempted snake attacks are up. Mikey has identified a snake that is operating in the area between the local established safety zone and the safety zone held by the Lepus Alliance to the north. It is believed that this is just a single snake rather than a group.
Sindobook:
Honestly I wouldn't bank on it, things are still 'up in the air' and they're showing a lot of signs of 'fiscal strain'.
Their logistics department is able to operate with the reduced traffic in the off-season, but even at the current rate of reduced consumption, their fuel stores only last them through the end of this year, even by a most optimistic estimate (the reality is they could be depleted sooner). Multiple purges at the higher levels have raised morale and loyalty at the cost of competency, reserves are low and lot of departments are operating only with minimal personel. For now, the Cat's deal still holds, and it will bring in enough to keep their doors open but not much else.
For future prospects, small animals are slowly encroaching on their territory, they are slowly being forced to give up ground and have nothing that can answer several dogs being employed by their rivals. Main sources of income, like protection, are basically nonexistant; while it will squeak along as long as the Cat's deal is still in place, they won't have much to show for it and it is only a matter of time before things start to crumble farther.
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