The Bewinking of Pandora Pussycat and Talisker Pippin
3
The Party
The ceremonial part of Tally and Pandy�s bewinking has ended, and the
partying begins. All the cats turn and eagerly head for the boofay table,
where Shamrock�s special creations and the Empurrium�s
best selections are waiting. Shamrock
goes to the table and uncovers the main dishes: hearts of palm and nip
sallid, love burds in blush sawce, moonbeam cheesecake, and a bigbig heart-shaped
cake made outta sammuns and dekerated wif carnashuns and nip springs and
chives. Cats crowd around the table, eager to sample her gourmet cooking.
Spikearitas, nip julips, and other drinks are poured. The glow worms are
carefully scooped off of what has now become a dance floor, and are teleported
safely home with a large supply of party treats. Juanny and Sammy release
a new cloud of fireflies whom they have brought all the way in from New
Zealand.
The Gift
Tally and Pandy walk slowly towards the boofay table, gazing dreamily
into each other�s eyes, Pandy�s tail draped softly over Tally�s back. From
out of the shadows, a roundbrown Siameze kitty carrying a bottle filled
with goldenbrown liquid, and a smoke tuxedo kitty carrying a bundle wrapped
in gold paper step forward. �Tally,� says Ceilidh, the beeyoutiful Siameze,
�you�re our housemate, and even tho it hazn�t alwayz been easy living togefur,
we can see how happy being wif Pandy has made you, and we want you to know
we hope you�ll continue to be furry furry happy.� (aside: �No, Skye, I
don�t fink she�z gonna go live wif Pandy alla time. She�ll still live in
our
house sum ov thuh time. You be nice, now!�)
Ceilidh continues: �Tally and Pandy, here�s a bottle of Talisker whiskey
(your namesake) that we found in our hoomin�s hoominbruvver�s likker cabnit.
If he notices it�s missing, we�re sure he won�t mind us giving it to you.
(Skye, now give them thuh blanket!) And here�s a wool smurgling blanket
-- see? It�s in dress Gordon tartan, like we all wore in thuh McClowder
pipe band when we marched inna inauguration parade. (Skye, remind me we
gotta git our hoomin another new dress Gordon poncho now. Good fing she
hasn�t worn this one since we got it to replace thuh one we cut up to make
our kilts fur thuh band.) Tally, we both (yes, Skye, BOTH of us!) want
to give you our furrry best wishes fur a long happy time togefur.�
Tally and Pandy take the gifts, purring ofur thuh soft blanket and
winking at each other over the bottle of whiskey, while Ceilidh and Skye
hurry to join the other cats gathered around the boofay table. Ceilidh
points out to some of the thirstier kitties the big bowl of special spikearitas
made with more Talisker whiskey just for the occasion. Then she quickly
begins to round up members of the Siamese
Cat Chorus for the next part of the festivities.
The Love Songs
The Siamese Cat Chorus assembles again, and Ceilidh Flurrydance steps
forward to announce the first number:
"Mreowowow, efurrykitty. In honor of my housemate Talisker Pippin n
her noo winkwink Pandora Pussycat, we would like to sing this medley of
moonsongs (wif a cupple uther favorite romantickal songz too), cuz Tally
n Pandora furst discovered they were winkwinks by thuh lite uv thuh full
moon, n now they�ve declared their bewinking at thuh nite uv thuh noo moon,
so thuh moon is furry speshul fur them. These songs are fur you, Tally
n Pandy."
Ceilidh turns back to the chorus, which begins to sing. Kitties recognize
many of the songs, including �By da Lite uv da Silfurry Moon� (a favorite
of Jesse, RB), �Moonlite Becomes You,� �Fly Me to Thuh Moon,� �You Lite
up My Life,� �Thuh Twelfth uv Nefur,� n a speshul song Tally heard onna
CD by hoomin singer Loreena McKinnet called �Samain Night�:
When the moon on a cloud cast night
Hung above the tree tops height
You sang me of some distant past
That made my heart beat strong and fast
Now I know I�m home at last.
You offered me an eagle�s wing
That to the sun I might soar and sing
And if I heard the owl�s cry
Into the forest I would fly
And in its darkness find you by.
And so our love�s not a simple thing
Nor our truths unwavering
But like the moon�s pull on the tide
Our paws touch, our hearts collide
I�ll be a moonsbreath by your side.
The Dance
As the choir sings, Tally and Pandora move to the center of the circle,
lighting up the dance floor, and start the dancing off, moving slowly to
the sweet, romantic melodies, the fireflies winking around their heads,
while the others watch and smile. After the first dance or two, several
other couples join them, until finally the area is crowded with happy cats
dancing.
The Blessing
A
sudden patter of rain begins to strike the dance floor and the celebrating
kitties. For some strange reason, it seems to fall most heavily on the
newly bewinked couple. At first, a cry of dismay goes up from all the kitties.
Why rain on this night of all nights? Then Tally, closely followed by Pandy,
lick off the sparkling drops from their whiskers. Slow smiles begin to
cross their faces and they begin to lick up the drops from their own and
each other�s fur. Other cats, seeing this strangeness, begin to follow
Tally and Pandy�s lead. A cry rings out! IT�S CHAMPANE!!! All eyes look
skyward. There, above the dance floor hovers a ghostly
grey tuxedo cat with bright yellow-green eyes and a kink at the end
of his tail. He is standing on his hind paws, his front paws extended in
a blessing gesture over Tally and Pandy. Champagne spouts from his neck
and shoulders. With a loud, �BOUT TIME!� the figure and the rain of champagne
begin to fade away.
�Oh, Tally,� exclaims Pandy, �look! Spike came alla way here from the
Rainbow Bridge just fur us!� Tally hugs Pandy in a moment of teary-eyed
happiness, while the crowd, also misty-eyed and happy, take a moment to
relish the fleeting appearance of their old friend Spike.
The Rock Star
Then efurrycat remembering how much Spike loved a good party, the pace
quickly picks up; and soon efurrycat (and d*g) is boogying.
Some kitties ask the band to play Thuh Macarooni, like they did at
the inaugural ball, and Tally takes the opportunity to slip onto the bandstand
and take a turn at the drums. �Hey Ember! Wanna jam?� She passes out some
mewsic to the band and some of the Siameze singers, then grabs thuh mike.
�Efurrykitty! I would like to dedicate this next song to my very own noo
winkwink! Pandora, this is fur u!� And they they break into a rockin version
uv...
WILD FING!
You make my heart sing!
You make efurryfing
Groooooooveeeeeeee!
And the delited kitties take to the dance floor again!
The Tabbies
As the reception continues, many spikearitas and nip julips have been
enjoyed, and Ceilieh and the Siamese singers suddenly realize that BOTH
THUH NOO WINKWINKS are TABBEEEEEES! Tuxedo tabbeez! Thrilled
with this amazing discovery, they break into their version of the anthem
of the Tabby Cat Club:
Oh you are both taaaaabeeeeeees!
All covered wif furrrrrrrrrrr!
You come in all cullllerrrrrrrshhh!
You�ve got quite a purrrrrrrr!
Members of the TCC hurry to join in, and soon the entire company
is swaying and singing in celebrashun of tabbiness!
Your stripes are your halllllllllllmark,
They're classy and fine!
Long onesh and short onesh --
We're glad that they're your...our...uh, MIIIINE!
Oh we are so spessssssshul,
And we are so neeeeeeeet!
We all get togethhhhhherrrrrr
So we can reeeeeeepeet...
Oh we are all tabbbbbbeeeeeees
. . .
The Departure
Seeing their chance, while the rest of the Clowder is whooping it up,
Tally and Pandy sneak off to find resident d*g Little Bit, who is waiting
for them, hooked to a two-cat-sized carriage with a warm fleece blanket
inside. The two jump lightly into the carriage wbile Little Bit takes them
on a starlight ride. They pass through the woods, stopping by the bird
feeder where Jesse�s
(RB) ashes are buried for a brief moment of reflection and greeting, passing
by the d*g-sized pond, all through the garden, passing by the cat house,
greenhouse, Pandy and Tally�s secret country cabin, and back through the
woods, accompanied by their cloud of fireflies. Finally, they arrive at
the condo they have reserved, where the happy two step out and thank Little
Bit and the fireflies. The fireflies, packed with goodies, head for home
in their heated teleporter, while Little Bit unhooks her carriage and bounds
back to the party. The newly-winks go insde and bid us a happy good night,
while the festivities in the orchard continue long into the night.
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