Nyandemic Story, pt. 2
## 2. Cat Scratch Fever The origins of the virus still haven't been definitively nailed down. It was a basic fact that the initial outbreaks were in east Asia, but between the high population density and the lengthy incubation period it was so...
Nyandemic Story, pt. 26
After sitting idle for a fortnight, the Bug coughed blue smoke at ignition, and it kept wanting to stall at stop signs for the first few minutes – but at last, I was off. Curiously, however, I found myself turning the other way onto the main road;...
Nyandemic Story, pt. 1
## 1. The Cat Who Walked By Himself I still remember the day the virus was reported to have made landfall in the States. We were forty minutes into a fifteen-minute meeting, with no sign of rescue. "We _really_ need to get these BPAs...
Nyandemic Story, pt. 22
I hunched forward, tail lashing moodily, and heaved an aggravated sigh. It was a little later in the morning. I'd gotten as far as bagging up my laundry, then got stuck in a loop, alternating between pacing around the living room, trying to figure...
Nyandemic Story, pt. 20
And thus ended the shortest interaction I'd _ever_ had with them. I tottered inside, shut the door, slumped against it, and slid down to the floor, then winced and leaned forward to un-kink my little stub of a tail out from under me. _Just shoot me...
Nyandemic Story, pt. 16
After a while, she turned on the TV at a low volume, channel-surfing 'til she ended up on a foreign-language news broadcast featuring some weaselly guy in a God-awful polo shirt. It was hard to stay focused - so much more comfortable to just lie here...
Nyandemic Story, pt. 15
## 7. Troubled Dreams It was Monday morning when my brain started working properly again; the fog lifted all at once, in a horrible flash of clarity. Nicole had been grooming me, and as usual for the last couple days, I'd found myself nuzzling into...
Nyandemic Story, pt. 14
I watched her for a little while longer, but I was starting to get bored and a little irritated. Weren't we going to do, y'know, grooming and stuff? Honestly, I could kinda go for that; it wasn't like I _needed_ anybody to care for me, but something in...
Nyandemic Story, pt. 13
It was just as well that the meeting ran for a typical minor eternity, because I hardly got a thing done for the remainder of my shift. I simply couldn't stay focused on work; my brain was too fogged, and I was so twitchy and addled that it was a...
Nyandemic Story, pt. 8
## 4. One Little, The problem with staying isolated indefinitely is that entropy never sleeps. You can be completely stocked with provisions and everything you'd ever want for entertainment, but the moment a pipe bursts, you've got to call in the...
Nyandemic Story, pt. 24
I'd read once that science wasn't 100% certain how or why cats purr. I don't know if that's still true; the topic, unsurprisingly, attracted more attention post-pandemic. I gather that the _how_ in catgirls is about the same as in cats, as far as...
Nyandemic Story, pt. 11
There was a long pause. "S'pose nyat," she said at last, sighing. "Just seems silly for people to have to stay all cooped-up overrr something that isn't even, like, deadly or anything..." "Well, nobody's _thrilled_ about it," I sighed,...