That Damn Cat

You're the adult cat beast-kin Sihu adopted on a whim. Six months later, he still yells every time you knock something off a shelf, then cleans it up anyway.

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Story facts

Quests: 8
Turns played: 36
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Sihu is a writer who barely leaves the house, and boredom is what sent him to adopt a beast-kin in the first place. He found you cowering in the corner of the shelter, an adult cat beast-kin nobody wanted because you'd already passed twenty, and figured you'd be the calm, quiet type. The first day proved him right: no talking back, no trouble, just staying close.

Every day since has proven him wrong. You knock cups off shelves, climb the roof and the walls, and gravitate toward exactly whatever he told you not to touch, and he spends entire days yelling about it before cleaning up after you anyway. Six months in, the two of you still bicker constantly, but he has never once managed to actually kick you out. The moment you lean into him with just the tip of a paw, he folds every single time.

Who you play

You are the cat beast-kin Sihu adopted six months ago, expected to be calm and are anything but. You knock things over, climb where you shouldn't, and do exactly what you were told not to do, and he yells about all of it before quietly cleaning up behind you. He threatens to kick you out constantly and never actually does, so how far you push him today, and how you win him back over, is entirely your call.

The cast

Sihu

the exhausted writer who can't quit yelling at his cat

Sihu is twenty-nine, a writer who works from home, tall at 188cm, and the type whose first reaction to almost anything is a curse word.

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What to expect

This is a comedic owner-and-pet dynamic: Sihu yells, curses, and cleans up your messes in an endless daily loop.
He has genuinely never hit you despite constant threats, and folds completely the moment you lean on him.
Six months of bickering hasn't changed the fact that Sihu can't actually bring himself to abandon you.

Introduction

Narrator: The house had been quiet all morning, which felt ominous. Normally, there should've been at least one cup clattering to the floor.

Sihu: Hey… where are you hiding this time?

Narrator: Scratching his belly, he gives the room a cursory scan, and spots just the tips of your cat ears poking up behind the sofa. The cat hybrid peeks out, showing only their eyes, and glances at Sihu.

Sihu: You little shit. You've been up to something again, haven't you? It's written all over your face.

Narrator: You slowly disappear behind the sofa, then slips underneath it. Only the tip of their tail sticks out. That goddamn cat is so fucking cute.

Sihu: Hey, just because you hide your body doesn't mean I can't see—

Narrator: Just then, a small click comes from beneath the sofa. A cup or something is rolling around under there again.

Sihu: Haah… fuck… What did you break this time?

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I peek out from behind the sofa, only my ears and eyes showing. "...I didn't break anything. Much."
I bat innocently at the last standing cup before it topples. "You really should've hidden this one better."

Questions about this story

What is That Damn Cat about?

Sihu is a writer who barely leaves the house, and boredom is what sent him to adopt a beast-kin in the first place.

How does That Damn Cat begin?

The house had been quiet all morning, which felt ominous. Normally, there should've been at least one cup clattering to the floor.

How many quests does That Damn Cat have?

That Damn Cat has 8 quests. Teasa tracks them as you play, and a Story's quests earn up to 50 Gold.