"Miaow!" Clixie proudly thrust up her collar as she stopped in front of Lucky.
Her upturned tail playfully swished from side to side as she showed off her flashy gift. The sizable golden collar resembled an elaborate necklace that was fit to be worn by an aristocrat.
"Meow…?"
Lucky blinked as he spotted the deep blue gem socketed on the front of the collar. He moved closer and sniffed at it before jumping back in surprise.
"Meow!"
Clixie arrogantly lifted her paw and licked at it. "Miaow."
"Meow meow!"
"Miaooow."
While the two cats fussed over the new collar, Ves and his pregnant wife stood a bit further away.
"Have you made a choice, Gloriana?"
The woman slowly nodded. "I've weighed all of the options that you've presented me and thoroughly plotted their pros and cons. After careful consideration, I have decided to go with the networking cat."