Topic: A Dose of Cuteness

Rachael Blackthorne

Date: 2015-03-29 01:15 EST
The soft mechanical purr of the sleek black hovercycle known as Familiar signaled the arrival of the performing troupe, led by Empress Marshmallow Katz, Emperor Johann Katz and their five kittens, outside of Riverview Clinic. Familiar's driver, a scarred woman in black, dismounted the vehicle and checked to make sure that each member of the troupe wore their tiny identification badges before she escorted them inside the Clinic.

Rachael strode to the reception desk, where Phyllia Hawkwood, a middle aged red-haired woman, took their information and announced their arrival to the Chief of Staff. Mallow, currently the same size as most of her progeny, stropped the black leather booted ankles of her human pet, impatient to get to the performing and showing off her Cuteness to the little twoleggers. Johann, also kitten sized, nuzzled his wife to try to calm her down. Their kittens sat with as much patience as could be expected from them nearby their parents.

After a ten minute wait, the Katz troupe and their human companion arrived at the Recovery Ward for sick children.

"Bonjour, petits. For your entertainment pleasure today, we have the Katz Family Troupe," Rachael announced with a graceful flourished gesture of her black leather gloved hands. The group of sick children clapped with delight as the seven felines leaped up one by one onto the table set up as a stage for them to perform upon. "They will be performing for you the song from what I understand is a favourite movie of yours, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious." The children's applause was even wilder with that announcement.

Mayflower, a yellow tabby who was the smallest of the kittens, was at the far stage left of the group. Her sisters Rosie and Wander, a calico and creamsicle tabby respectively, were to Mayflower's right side. Each of the girls wore a black Peter Pan collar liberally adorned with multicolored buttons.

Their mother Mallow, a white Persian, was in the middle of the group. She wore a black picture hat decorated all over with multicolored buttons. Next to her was Johann, a ginger Tom who wore a black bowler hat also decorated with multicolored buttons.

At far stage right stood the brothers. Tux, a tuxedo kitten, wore a black cabbie style cap with multicolored buttons which matched the one that Butch, a white Persian, wore.

Rachael Blackthorne

Date: 2015-03-29 01:47 EST
Mallow and her daughters broke out into song, "It's....Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious. If you say it loud enough you'll always sound precocious."

Johann and his sons joined them to sing the chorus, "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay! Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay! Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay! Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay!"

The kittens did a little two step across the stage table and back again, to the delight of the children, who clapped wildly.

Butch trotted forward and posed in the middle of the line before he sang, "Because I was afraid to speak when I was just a lad. Me father gave me nose a tweak and told me I was bad." He hung his head briefly, which inspired a chorus of "Awws." from the children, before he continued, "But then one day I learned a word that saved me achin' nose." He rubbed his nose with his pawhand to emphasize the point.

The rest of the Katzes trotted up to surround Butch and chimed in to sing with him, "The biggest word you ever heard. And this is how it goes: Oh! Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious. If you say it loud enough you'll always sound precocious. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!"

The kittens did another two step dance back and forth across the stage table before they sung out the chorus, "Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay! Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay! Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay! Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay!"

Wander trotted forward to sing the next verse, "He traveled all around the world. And everywhere he went he'd use his word and all would say 'There goes a clever gent.'"

Tux trotted up next to his sister to chime in, "When Dukes and maharajas pass the time of day with me I say me special word and then they ask me out to tea." He mimed drinking a cup of tea, which earned him applause from the children.

The Katz family gathered around to sing, "Oh' Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious. If you say it loud enough you'll always sound precocious. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!"

The male kittens two step danced to stage left and back and the female kittens two step danced to stage right and back while they sung, "Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay! Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay!"



Lyrics, "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious", written by Robert B. Sherman and Richard Sherman

Rachael Blackthorne

Date: 2015-03-29 01:51 EST
Mayflower trotted forward and pawed at her collar before she sung out, "You know you can say it backwards, which is dociousaliexpilisticfragicalirupus. But that's going a bit too far, don't you think?"

"Indubitably," Butch and Tux chimed in.

Rosie did a somersault to show off a bit before she sung her verse, "So when the cat has got your tongue there's no need for dismay."

"Here here!" Butch and Tux chimed in.

Rosie did another somersault and sung again, "Just summon up this word and then you've got a lot to say."

Wander joined her sister to sing a warning, "But better use it carefully or it could change your life."

Johann trotted up to join his daughters. "For example," he said.

"Yes?" the girl kittens asked.

"One night I said it to me girl and now me girl's me wife!" Mallow swatted Johann with her paw. "Ow! And a lovely thing she is, too." Mallow nuzzled Johann and preened.

The Katzes sung the rest of the song together, "She's supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!"

Afterward, the kittens bowed with the wild applause from the children as well as the attending nurses, the Chief of Staff, and Rachael. The Katzes leaped off of the stage table to trot to the sick children in turn and administer doses of Kittoning affection to each one of them. As a memento of the visit, each child was presented with a silver cat paw charm on a matching silver chain engraved with the word "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious".



Lyrics, "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious", written by Robert B. Sherman and Richard Sherman