"I know where to get in," a young voice announces somewhere at his elbow, and when he looks down kitty stands next to him, grinning.
Sure, she's only here under duressbecause she got bribed because someone told her and on top of that offered her ice cream if she helped out (which she probably would have done anyway because it sounds like fun but she's going to accept payment for her services quite happily anyway). But she's here now, anyway, and she's going to do her job of showing people inside.
"...I'm not surprised the mice don't know that this doesn't work. They're not very bright, mice ar- OUCH." And that would be a mouse having heard the insult and snuck up her leg to bite her in retaliation.
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Sure, she's only here
under duressbecause she got bribedbecause someone told her and on top of that offered her ice cream if she helped out (which she probably would have done anyway because it sounds like fun but she's going to accept payment for her services quite happily anyway). But she's here now, anyway, and she's going to do her job of showing people inside."...I'm not surprised the mice don't know that this doesn't work. They're not very bright, mice ar- OUCH." And that would be a mouse having heard the insult and snuck up her leg to bite her in retaliation.