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Christopher passed through the lounge, Asterix sniffing at things and mewing. They came out into early evening sunshine.

Cherry had come back out on the patio, still damp from being dunked in the pool. She spotted Christopher and more importantly, the cat in his arms.

"Oooh, what a cute kitty!" she cooed, walking up to Christopher. "Is it a he or a she? What's its name?"

"His name is Asterix," Christopher said, "and he's a little nervous." Asterix craned his neck to sniff at Cherry and mewed.

"Would you like to hold him?" Christopher smiled, "Just be a little careful."

"Oooh, I'd love to!" Cherry said, carefully taking him from Christopher's grasp and holding the cat close, stroking his head.

"Oh, what a sweetie!" she gushed. She turned to her brothers, who were playing on the fort down at the ground level. "Hey, guys! Come see the kitty!" Alex and Tyler immediately abandoned their play and stormed up the stairs to their sister.

Christopher smiled and walked down to the table at the side of the pool. He smiled at the assembled people there.

"He'll be fine," he said before sitting down. "He seems to get on well with children."

"Looks like," Scott said, sipping a cold drink. "Is he litter box trained?"

"He is very well trained." Christopher bristled slightly. "He's a good boy. I'll keep him in my rooms," he said, "but he does get out sometimes."

"Just as long as he's mainly a house cat," Scott replied. "Wouldn't want him to get stuck somewhere in the complex where he couldn't get out."

"Or run into something dangerous to him," added John.

"I understand." Christopher relaxed. "Thank you for being so understanding. I was worried about how he would acclimatise to a new environment. And how I would acclimatise too." Christopher smiled. "I'm liking it so far."

Scott smiled back. "We're glad you like the apartments."

"I don't think Asterix likes Brandon much though," Christopher chuckled, looking around. "Where is Tin-Tin?"

"I think Brains hauled her off to the lab for some more design work. She's working on a new uniform fabric and is close to a breakthrough," John explained.

"I'd like to catch up with her again," Christopher said. "We had a good chat on the plane the last time."

"I'm impressed with Brains, too," he continued, "Extraordinary mind."

"Yep. We wouldn't have our Thunderbirds without him," Scott said, stretching.

"May I have a drink please?" Christopher asked. "And could I have some water for Asterix too?"

"Sure. Will lemonade do? I've got a pitcher of it over here," John offered. He called into his telecomm. "Cherry? Can one of you three get a bowl of water for Asterix the cat? And I think you'd better return him to Mr. Jordan now, too."

"FAB," came Cherry's disappointed voice. "I'll get the water. Ty is coming down with the kitty now."

Tyler came carefully down the stairs, holding tightly onto Asterix so the cat couldn't wriggle out of his grasp. "Here he is, Mr. Jordan. He's really cute!"

"I'm sure that your Mum and Dad will let you look after him every so often," Christopher said as he took Asterix from Tyler. "He knows he's cute, he uses that to his advantage every time."

Scott reached out a hand to try and stroke the cat, but Asterix hissed and swatted out with a claw-filled paw.

"Feisty little devil, isn't he?"

"I'd give it time." Christopher calmed the cat down. "I got him from a rescue home when he was about a few months old, abandoned by his Mum. He's still a little wild." Christopher tickled behind Asterix's ears, then swigged from his glass.

"Hmm. I just hope he's not so feisty around Dominic's little one. Kids Joshua's age tend to think that 'kitty' equals 'toy', and act accordingly," John commented. He looked up to see Cherry carefully carrying a small bowl of water down the steps to the pool.

"He'll love little Joshua," Christopher said, grinning. "You'll see. My next-door neighbour had a little baby girl who loved him. And thank you, Cherry." Christopher smiled at the girl. "He'll love you even more for that."

"You're welcome, Mr. Jordan," Cherry replied. She looked up to see Lisa coming out to the pool.

"Hi, Grandma P," she said. "Look, Mr. Jordan has a kitty! His name is Asterix."

"Hello again." Christopher smiled as Asterix began lapping up the water. "Forgive his rudeness but he is rather thirsty."

"He's a cute one," Lisa said simply. She walked behind Scott and began to rub his shoulders. He turned around and gave her a strange look.

"To what do I owe the pleasure of this massage?" he asked.

"You and Dianne and Virgil all went out on that rescue today and probably need some loosening up," she replied.

"Oh. Then by all mean, Grandma, loosen away!" Scott said with a grin.

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