[The video starts with Arthur sitting on a chair, with what it looks like an IV on his wrist that’s connected to a metallic briefcase.

He's staring at a cat.

A cat that woke him up by randomly appearing and deciding that Arthur’s tummy makes a cozy resting place. Said cat is staring back at him with a frown face and it just keeps making the exact same face when Arthur picks it up. It's like the beast is stuck.

Then he notices the computer on the table recording him.]

I think this cat’s broken.

Hey community.

[ This is Steve. This is Steve with an labrador retriever. He's drawing it and it's amusingly sitting there still enough to let him do it -- most of the time. It'll roll around or move closer when he looks down at the paper then try to stay still when he looks up-- like a hilarious game of red-light-green-light. He smiles at it. ]

I thought a dog followed me home, which is silly I guess. There aren't exactly stray dogs around anymore. Guess they solved that problem. But the community looks like it gave out pets for a virus, huh? That's fun. I always thought it'd be nice to have one but never could between allergies and the buildings not allowing it. This guy's great.

[ he pauses, looking up and the dog freezes. hahaha. he looks back down ]

Anyway, I guess I was worried about-- curious about-
It's a virus so you don't get to keep them, do you?

*Retasu cautiously reaches out a hand to the cat on her bed. It walks over, sniffs, and nuzzles her hand. She shakily pets it, careful and ready to pull away at any time.*

Um... this is a little strange. Usually cats try to bite me like I'm food. What do I do?

[ a deep rumble of a snarl opens this recording a second before the video begins — in the very center of an elegant room lined with bookshelves, there's a large dog pacing in a tight ring. Fire blazes around its paws, flickering against the glowing lines of an intricate magic circle inscribed on the floor beneath it. Outside the circle, a dozen or so black cats surround the dog.

Whenever the dog comes too close to the edges of the circle, a sudden light flares up in warning, and the dog backs off. Still, the cats tense, baring their teeth, their claws scraping against the floor. A few bold ones even make as if to lunge at the dog, but they stay where they are. Their green eyes reflect the flames, shining with malice and hatred. But the dog pays no attention to them whatsoever. It snaps its jaws, fangs closing on empty air blurred by heat, and growls again, glaring at something off-screen.

As if following its gaze, the camera swivels in that direction and stops on Bernkastel. The witch sits still in one of the chairs, like she isn't bothered at all by the dog's presence. At this point, her cats show more expression than she does.

When she speaks, however, it's obvious that she's just managing to keep her voice calm. ]

Handing out cute animals only to have them warp into monsters... if this is the community's idea of an early Halloween trick, it's —

[ the dog interrupts with great booming barks, accompanied by yowls from Bernkastel's cats. Bernkastel closes her eyes until the din stops. ]

... Boring beyond belief.

So, since I'd rather not have all these books turn into ashes in case that thing escapes, does anyone want to take it away? I'm sure there's a person here who wouldn't mind bringing it to a special gathering for their enemies or something like that.