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𝐊𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 (Emma x Kestrel)

"Emma!! Emma, wake up, seriously."

Emma, the Cat, slowly sat up and groaned, a few of her metal joints squeaking. She stretched her arms and her back, sleepily scanning her surroundings. To her right, Kestrel (the Owl) stood staring - she was wearing Jack Bishop's hat and coat again. Emma glanced at the window; they were in a hallway near A5, and it was a rainy night outside. She could hear Nitrous and Radon chatting in the distance, very faintly.

"Kestrel," she mumbled. "What time is it?"

In response, Kestrel held up her hand, and Emma knew what to do. She closed her eyes, heard Kestrel hoot, and opened them again to see that the latter had disappeared temporarily. Probably to go find a clock.

Not a minute later, the Cat's vision flashed, stunning her. She scowled and yowled with irritation, and her eyes fluttered back open once she regained her composure.

"Quarter after nine," Kestrel spoke bluntly. "Want some donuts?"

"Yeah," Emma meowed, "lemme just recover from the flash thing, again..."

The Owl lowered her head sorrowfully, saying nothing, which caused Emma to do a double take. Did I genuinely upset her just by saying that? She never reacts like that!

Emma cocked her head, concerned, and got off her misplaced operating table as her eyes turned yellow. She took a few steps towards Kestrel, placing her hands on the other's shoulders and letting her own snout touch the other's beak. Kestrel flinched, but Emma only tightened her grip a little. They sat there for a moment, staring into each other's eyes, then eventually Emma's eyes turned back to their normal green. She smiled flirtatiously, hoping Kestrel would realize she was enjoying this. Sure enough, it took a matter of seconds for Kestrel to figure it out, and Emma tilted her head.

Kestrel quailed again, and Emma heard her internal fans start blowing harder and faster in an attempt to regulate her temperature. The Owl made a nervous humming noise, and the Cat opened her mouth slightly and closed her eyes. Instinctively, Kestrel opened her mouth as well.

Emma pressed their faces together and exhaled, wrapping her arms around Kestrel's waist. The latter made another muffled sound, and the heat of her systems began to radiate from her body. Emma shifted her torso a little, making it rub against that of the other robot, and she wrapped her tail around Kestrel's right leg. With much hesitation, Kestrel hugged Emma's neck, and they stood there "kissing" for a few minutes. Eventually, Kestrel drew back and panted, her eyes wide and glowing with all the light they could possibly produce. Emma panted as well, but the moment she saw Kestrel recover, she pressed their mouths back together and let out a long hum.

Suddenly, they both heard a loud and overdramatic gasp, which startled them both. They both turned their heads toward A2 to see Nitrous (the Bull) standing there, arms crossed. His compound eyes were narrowed, and he wore an impish smirk on his face.

"Well, well, well," he sniggered. "I wonder how Mr. Didgy and the others will react to a pair of-"

"Hey, wait for me!" It was Radon, the Wolf, limping hurriedly out of the generator room behind Nitrous, who looked back and slowly finished his sentence.

"-lesbian robots."

Emma and Kestrel both made flustered noises, and Nitrous smirked again. Radon recoiled, giving the Bull a deranged stare, earning another chuckle.

"Allow me to explain, boomer," Nitrous declared, ignoring the girls who frantically shook their heads. "These two girls were kissin' before I got here, and now I caught them." He turned back to the couple. "Sorry for interrupting you.~"

"You didn't-" Kestrel stopped, realizing they had been interrupted, as much as she didn't want to admit it.

Emma held the Owl's wrists as her own systems began to heat up. "Eh, you're good. I mean, heck, you couldn't have seen that coming after all the playful little quarrels we've had." She stroked Kestrel under the chin, grinning flirtatiously, causing the other female to take the bait and lean back a little.

Kestrel smiled shyly, letting Emma hug her around the waist. The latter rested her head on the former's shoulder, and they both sighed amorously and closed their eyes. Nitrous gave Radon a sly "told you so" smirk, prompting the Wolf to roll his tired eyes and chuckle, shaking his head.

"You kids these days," Radon cooed. "I was alive for sixteen years before y'all... oh wait, I think I might not say." He grinned, too, and Nitrous waved his hand in a gesture to continue. "Okay, fine - I was alive for sixteen years before this same-gender marriage was allowed." He chuckled. "I don't think they're gonna let bots or animatronics like us do that yet, but we'll see."

Emma and Kestrel looked at each other, astonished to hear this. They faced each other, hesitating, before smiling lovingly and kissing passionately once more.

Once they drew back, Kestrel chuckled awkwardly. "So, uh... whaddya say we go get those donuts now?"

Emma beamed and opened her mouth to reply, but Nitrous spoke first, yelling suddenly. "OH YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT!! LET'S GOOOOO!!!!"

As he strolled gangster-style to the cafeteria, everyone blanched at him and shrugged at each other, then Radon followed him. Sharing one last adoring glance, the couple followed the Wolf to get their breakfast.