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Sindobook:
This is about local groups, so I'll post it here.
Quite simply, it isn't Mikey's people or those who Tuan Tuan finds agreeable.
From Tuan Tuan: "It's hard to understand the way domesticated[1] pandas think."
[1] Zoo-raised, coddled, trainer-fed
From Mikey: "..."
Officially, the older, domesticated Pandas felt that the smaller, younger animals had deviated from their preferred purpose, so they wanted to distance themselves from them, basically offload the management of the younger animals to another gang. They requested bids from other gangs, and felt Cat P's gang provided the best case (in their opinion).
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No, it's real. Small animals aren't even talking of it much anymore, everyone assumes they'll be dead [within a few years].
From Samantha - "There's no way they can dig their way out of this one. All the shortfalls, all the different [house cats] they own money too, all the internal and external conflicts... It's amazing we're fighting them today![1]"
[1] as in, it's amazing they're still around today for us to fight.
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I do believe so, at least according to the reports.
"I think you can refer to [it] as [cat] W's last stand. That perverted old cat... everyone knows his days are numbered, so he's just doing whatever he damn well pleases now. And I must say, his 'taste' in bunnies is... unusual. She might have gained his fancy but, she's really not too popular among bunnies, guinea pigs, or other small animals."
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Over the last week, there have been repeated incidents where the cat gang's territory has been infiltrated and/or penetrated by teams of rats.
"Normally the cats are quick to respond and able to fight off any rats that attempt to invade. In the past, small animals have relied on dogs, ferrets, or the black bunny squad when making a prolonged invasion into the territory of the neighborhood cat gang. But with gang affairs in such disarray, local rats have seen a window of opportunity and risen up, launching their own invasions. When they do, the cats can barely respond, it often takes days before an invasion can be met with force. And by then, it is already too late, the rats have done their damage by gnawing away at things and such."
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I wouldn't count on it.
At the end of the day, we all know they will do some kind of face-saving exercise like a few days after putting it up, take it down and say it has been cancelled due to 'lack of interest'.
Sindobook:
No information or communication should be expected.
About a day after 'the incident' described in post #131, Cat P became despondent. He had already given the order to halt all diplomatic contact with any small animals or small-animal affiliated groups, but following 'the incident' his vanguard became extremely aggressive toward small animals and in trying to root out any small-animal sympathizers that were within the gang.
It doesn't help that their headquarters has suffered from several rat attacks in the last couple of days.
From Samantha:
"The rats have been attacking their computers and IT with rabid[1] efficiency. As of today they are reduced to one functional fixed system and two portable systems. Their internet access is down, they are having to go to a nearby starbucks and use the free wi-fi in order to stay connected."
"Several tens of rats have perished in these daring attacks, but the force of rats is growing in size significantly due to a large number of new volunteers."
[1] at a high level, brutal
Information is sketchy, but it has been reported that several cats in Cat P's faction have been disabled or perished at the hands of the Black Bunny Squad. According to Samantha, the squad isn't operating under contract from the Bunny Brigade, but some anonymous source has been placing carrot bounties on the heads of the heads of certain cats.
I honestly don't know the state of the revolutionary faction now. They are probably just laying low and keeping to themselves -- knowing that they become stronger every time a cat from the loyalist faction or under Cat P's command is disabled or perishes. I don't expect they will sit around forever, my suspicion is that they are simply waiting for the best or most advantageous moment to attack.
So my best recommendation is just to hang tight and stay safe, that's all I can really say right now. We'll try to figure something out in the next week.
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A short while ago, a diplomatic party led by Cat P was attacked by cats believed to belong to the 'X' gang, cat K's sworn enemy.
"Cat P was ready to pledge his loyalty to the X gang, but things went south very quickly. Things escalated to violence, and Cat P ordered his bodyguards to cover their retreat. His bodyguards fought till the very end, and Cat P and Cat T, his trusted cohort, were able to make it to the western garrison. But when they saw a force of cats approaching their position, at least three times in number, they fled and retreated all the way to Cat F's house."
"With so many cats from the mysterious 'X' gang on the field, the neighborhood cat gang has all but surrendered its western quadrant."
"Cat K's response remains to be seen. Now is his opportunity to meet his mysterious and hated enemy on the battlefield. Will he risk it all, raising his own forces and engaging the attackers? Or will he be content to pull back and put the fight on hold, 'live to fight another day'."
Sindobook:
A few days ago, Cat K's plan to have Cat P be absorbed into the X gang failed, when the X gang became hostile and attacked Cat P and his entourage.
Cat P and his cohort made it to the western garrison, but when they saw large numbers of enemy cats appear, they retreated to Cat F's house to make their stand. The X gang took no heed, perhaps unaware, they looked like they were going to simply overrun her house and push farther into neighborhood cat gang territory.
Cat P ordered his troops to go up to the second floor balcony of his owners house and throw things down on the enemy formations as they passed by the house. Fortunately Cat F's owner was not there to stop them, and they dropped numerous objects onto the advancing formations including a sofa, television, desk, and a number of chairs and even a bed on their formation before the enemy realized what was going on and turned to attack. A couple dozen cats had been outright squished or injured by the falling objects, but it barely made a dent in the X gang's numbers and their attack was methodical and overwhelming.
Cat's from the X gang broke a few windows and began to pile in, but the troops fought off their initial attempts and kept them from advancing past the dining room. This defense worked well until some cats from the X gang, which now had the house surrounded, broke a back window and the defenders had to retreat upstairs to avoid being flanked and sandwiched between the two groups of invaders.
Cat T led the stairways defense, flanked by Cat F and Cat C. The cats fought valiantly, using their higher position to the advantage, losing only a single cat for ever several or so enemy that fell. If this had been all, they might have been able to hold off the assault, but the enemy pushed relentlessly, forcing the defenders back and they then retreated into Cat F's room.
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Actually, we're almost certain it is him (Cat P) in the photo. As for "He's fatter than that", it's one of those cases where he's so fat, that the camera actually makes him look less fat than the really is.
As a comment, it is rather typical behavior for Cat P, drinking and partying his @$$ off while his underlings were hard at work trying to keep the gang from sliding downhill any farther than it already has.
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Yes, as far as I can tell, there are a few more. On VO, look at the thread "Anime Expo 2012" and then look at post #70. The cat posting there says there will be more changes even after the latest one. Go figure.
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(Continued from first part)
As Cats T, F, and C prepared to make their last stand in Cat F's room, with what remained of the western garrison, the cats from the X gang took a minute to regroup and prepare to take down the door to Cat F's room (which she had locked). Cat T wanted to risk a retreat, thinking they still had a chance to escape by leaping to the neighbor's roof, but Cat F insisted on staying in order to defend her valuable figure collection. Cat C was alternating between panic and despair, and the other surviving three cats had no idea who to listen to. Meanwhile, Cat P kept his position at the rear of the group, trying to hide behind his cohort, Cat T.
As cats from the X gang started clawing away at the door to Cat F's room, Cat P got an idea. He asked one of the remaining cats from the western garrison if they had ever set up the hurler[1] he had sent. One of the cats responded that they had set it up in an old park next to the garrison spot, but had given up using it due to its unsafe nature and unreliability. Cat P described his plan to the group -- when the door was getting close to destroyed, they would retreat out the bedroom window. But rather than retreating deeper into their territory, they would instead make a run for the western garrison spot whee the hurler had been set up. Hopefully it would take a while before the X gang's goons figured out what as going on, and they would have enough time to load up the hurler and fire each one of them to safety.
Hearing the scratching on the door, and looking outside at the mass encirclement, the cats felt his plan was their best shot at survival. In the next five minutes, Cat T and Cat P whispered back and forth, and Cat F collected a few of her best figures from her figure collection, leaving the boxes behind. Cat C was in full panic mode, but some of the cats from the western garrison kept her calm enough to stop her her from running off.
In a few minutes, light started to shine through small gashes in the door, and Cat P ordered the retreat. After opening the window, the cats clawed down the screen and leapt out. Cat P was first, followed by the rest in his wake. He (Cat P) mistimed the jump, coming up just short of the encirclement, but being far heavier than normal, the cats he landed on were crushed underfoot. The rest of the crew landed far ahead of the encirclement, and then all the cats began the mad dash to the location where the hurler was set up.
Cat P was in the rear, and was lagging farther behind. He tried to order the other cats to fall back in order to protect him, but none of them listened. It hadn't taken the X gang long to figure out what was going on, and a mob of cats started chasing them, slowly gaining on the group.
[1] A catapult used for "rapid kitty deployment" during the past budget crunch (see earlier posts).
Sindobook:
(continued from the previous post)
As the mob of cats gained on Cat P and overtook him, none of the cats even looked back. Even his cohort had run ahead, and the mob had slowed their advance once they caught Cat P. They reached the point where the hurler was and most of the cats took a look at the ominous device, having second thoughts but also realizing the mob that had been chasing them was nowhere to be found and perhaps had given up the chase? Or figured it was a diversion and turned back to push farther into their territory? Or they had taken all they had come for? The cats didn't spend much longer thinking about these things, they agreed among themselves that they would split up and meet back at their gang's headquarters by midnight, if there still has a headquarters, that is (if not, they would go their own way).
The morning of the next day, the cats all made it back to the base and in the morning, they all noticed Cat P sitting in his office looking at himself in the mirror and purring repeately as if nothing had happened. As word of the misadventure spread, the cats began to ask questions but Cat P denied the whole thing had happened. It quickly turned to accusations, not how did he escape the feared X gang, but who or what did he give up in exchange for his freedom.
A cat was sent to scout out the western quadrant where the garrison had once been, but he never returned.
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Yes, it will be posted eventually. But things are still changing right now, and we still have no idea how it's going to turn out in the end. So I'm just waiting and making sure we get the story right. There's a chance this will be over in about a week, or less, but there's just no telling right now, impossible to predict.
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I WILL NOT be there on Friday. Info and support doesn't arrive until Friday night, and without that, I'm not going in. I will be there starting early Saturday morning and Sunday and Monday too. Because I actually have stuff to do on Saturday and Sunday, and by Monday we will hopefully be celebrating, hopefully...
Cat N is currently unavailable due to problems with her owner. She isn't expected to be available for a few weeks. From Mikey, "And there was much rejoicing...(!)" [1]
I will be at the dinner on Saturday but do not ask me where or when. If you have to ask, you are not welcome or invited.
[1] "monty python" reference
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The western garrison had been decimated, both displaced and down to only several cats. While Cat P denied the whole incident had ever happened, for most of the cats, it was plain to see that they had been defeated when they saw the state of the cats that remained in the western garrison, and when Cat F lamented that her house had been lost and she likely would not be able to return to it. Some of the cats panicked, but most secretly bared their claws, wanting to launch an all-out assault against the invaders. But most knew that against such numbers, it would certainly fail, and there was no one willing to lead such an attack.
With Cat P denying the whole thing had ever happened, Cat K had to step forward and take control, even if only for the time being.
He knew an attack would be suicide at this point, as the enemy forces were simply too many in number to fight in the field. Instead he obliged the gang to secure what territory it had, and to try to stop the further loss of territory to his sworn enemy.
He also knew the bunny brigade was waiting for the right moment to attack, and that the revolutionaries in the organization might also take advantage of the moment. But at least in the latter case, his temporary leadership seemed to placate them. At least for the time being.
Cat T suggested making a defensive stand just behind the deceased Cat T2's (see prior message) owner's house, as that area had been abandoned after the incident and was currently overrun by both small animals and dogs. Cat F agreed, both felt the enemy cat gang would be weakened by dog attacks and they might be able to break through their lines if they formed up all the defenders they had at that one point. Cat K gathered up every cat that was willing to follow him, roughly fifty in all, and they headed out to a point a few hundred feet to the southwest of their deceased comrade's owner's house.
Sindobook:
They're starting to come out, please give it some time and be patient, these things take time.
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(continued from the previous post)
With the defensive troops massing at the point behind Cat T2's owner's house, Cat T, whose skills included running fast and insulting others, proceeded into the area and ran around, trying to provoke the dogs and other animals into running after him. Few offered much of a response, dogs barked and growled but otherwise largely ignored the cat.
With all his troops massed, Cat K organized his followers into an arrowhead formation and instructed them to charge, in formation, on his command. The ears of the cats of the massive X gang appeared over the horizon, followed by their heads, and the rest of their bodies. Only then were their full numbers evident, truly massive, well organized lines that outnumbered Cat K's troops at least five to one. Once they saw the defenders, they started charging for their position, taking the bait.
Cat T had finally attracted the attention of a doberman, a weiner dog, and a few pugs that were chasing after him, but every time they caught up, he would gain a burst of speed and outrun them. Once the dogs realized that a huge army of cats was approaching, they stopped in their tracks and started to bark profusely, Cat T then stopped and started to egg them on.
Mass chaos followed. Dogs started attacking the many cats, and some even say that Cat T infiltrated the lines of the X gang and continued to insult and provoke the dogs in relative safety. Fighting was brutal, the dogs coming in waves of roughly ten to twenty, animals on both sides perished and reserve troops rushed to fill gaps in the X gang's lines. The battle raged for minutes, with the gang's troops pinned down but holding their own due to their numbers and organization.
When it was obvious that the dog assault was not going to break the X gang's lines alone, and Cat K realized they were starting to taper off, Cat K ordered his troops to charge into the fray and try to pierce the X gang's lines right down the center, which would break it into two if the attempt were successful. As soon as there was a lull in the fighting, Cat K's forces charged in, though outnumbered their morale was high and they were fresh versus the X gang's cats that were tired out from the prolonged dog assault.
The fighting was fierce, and cats on both sides fell, some even to their own, as it became difficult to tell friend from foe in the chaos. The neighborhood cat gang was holding its own, but after about a minute of fighting, both forces had around twenty cats perish which cut the neighborhood gang down by about a third. The X gang's reserve troops were running out, and at one point their lines were breached for a few seconds before reserve troops rushed to fill the gap. It was then that Cat K heard distant barking, getting closer, so he ordered his cats to disperse and retreat back to their original meeting place.
When the neighborhood cat gang forces re-assembled, they were now roughly thirty in all and stood firm, ordered by Cat K to form up in a defensive line. Their enemies had fought off what was apparently the last wave of dogs, and began advancing on their position. But seeing that they were still heavily outnumbered, almost three to one, he ordered a strategic retreat.
Cat T questioned Cat K's orders, asking him why he was retreating when the X gang's forces were tired and nearly broken. Cat K answered that there were still too many cats and that their best option was to retreat to the headquarters and mount a defense there, joined by all the cats who claimed allegiance to the gang, not just those who were willing to follow him onto the battlefield.
The retreat was uneventful.
When the cats returned to their headquarters, Cat T found Cat P lying upside down, paws up, on the one remaining couch. Vomit littered the ground, the smell of which was profuse. He insisted he was sick, and would be unable to participate in the upcoming battles.
Cat K summoned all the other cats at the base, explained their current situation, and attempted to rally them for what he admitted could well be the 'final battle' of the gang. Most were not swayed, one large faction of cats abandoned the gang, mewing repeatedly while getting up and walking out. Others seemed indifferent, several were preoccupied with the foam from a couch pillow that had come out of its cover and a couple of others with a catnip toy.
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