there's a hormone that causes the cells in their legs to produce extra springs when triggered by certain mysterious stimuli.

knows about these things.

curious now. You're a knower of things animal-like. Is this human leg-pulling or true?

funny you should ask. the human leg-pulling hormone has a gene sequence very similar to that for the rabbit and cat leg-springs hormone.

really? That's fascinating. Here, I understand you offer shares in the Brooklyn Bridge. Can I buy some from you?

yes! Yes, you can. How many would you like?

lessee.... (starts counting pennies) one, two, three...

must buys them all!!!!!!!!

SOLD! to the highest bidder.

shares in the Forth Bridge too, though.

pushes mostlyhermetic away. Here, take all my money snailrind! The whole jar!

SOLD!

about something. Have you heard of the Facebook bridge?

not.

woohoo! I own the Brooklyn Bridge.

what a pity. I might have given you a goat for that one.

breakfast might be afoot.

there will be no goat, however.

no, wait, hang on, I'd like a goat. If you've got a goat, that's fine. I'll take the goat.

but you don't have the bridge I want. Such a pity. He's a lovely goat.

ow! Sorry, she. (she just reminded me)

you don't know that. I have many bridges. Maybe I have the bridge you want.

burned most of mine.

far to go before he sleeps.

a mole and she lives in a hole.

sad she missed both the singing and the burning-bridge buying opportunity. Nicely done, mostlyhermetic hermetic, by the way.

sorry, but she's busy being vanished (?vanquished) in another plurk.

the smell of varnish.

this might be my opportunity to sing.

gotten carried away with notions of teen spirit and being easy (like a certain morning).

it is a bit rank, occasionally.

nope, I've got nothing. Go on - zing me. Arthur rank?

of the sort that enjoys a well considered if tenuous link, so no apologies necessary.

it would go well on toast.

most things do.

never got quite a handle on that.

this is her problem. Not enough random things flying in and out of her house.

those, but had that problem with the dragon. So now doesn't

with fire?

with you on the dragon-front. Kittens are harbingers of fire?

all a-giggle at the visuals there.

ah, but does this not explain said earlier incident with dragons and open windows.

soooo, a rather elderly cat won't cut the mustard?

now to find some way to keep a constant kitty supply. Desexed male cat: not the right starting point.

damn, yes. That's a good idea. Can I genetically modify them so they stay kitty-like. Will this fool the dragon?

interesting.

about a cardboard cut-out of a kitty.