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Cody O’Brien's avatar

I enjoyed reading this. I love that you chose not to have the protagonist stealing cats with bad intentions. Also loved the absurdity of having aliens in it.

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Claire Walster's avatar

Thanks for reading, Cody! It definitely got absurd near the end. Oh the joys of first draft fiction 😆

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Scoot's avatar

The mother of all twists at the end. I appreciate the Crazy-Cat-Lady angle, and the out-of-nowhere Aliens to cap it off hahaha. Well done!

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Claire Walster's avatar

Thanks, Scoot! This was a hard prompt for me to work through, so when I got stuck I just said Aliens!

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Scoot's avatar

Why didnt I think of that? 😂😂😂

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Katie Perkowski's avatar

This was unexpected haha loved the alien invasion!

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Claire Walster's avatar

Every story needs a good alien invasion now and again 😆

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Nicole Rivera's avatar

OMG! The aliens! I shouted, "What?!" and felt myself lean forward for the rest of the read. I am so curious about Sloane's next move! What a fun ride. Thank you for participating this month!

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Claire Walster's avatar

I'm glad you enjoyed it, Nicole! I'm excited to join in on more prompt celebrations in the future!

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Quenntis's avatar

The addition of aliens into the mix really had me sitting up with surprise. I can imagine the black cat coming to rescue Sloane because cats are the only predators that the mice-like aliens fear, believing them to be the dominant life form on the planet... (which they, plot twist, are...).

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Claire Walster's avatar

Now that is a good idea! Thanks for reading!

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Sara Pauff's avatar

This is hilarious. I love Sloane’s character -- sounds like the start of a great adventure tale where she saves cats across the galaxy.

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Claire Walster's avatar

Thanks for reading, Sara! I'm glad you enjoyed it. An intergalactic space mission for cats, with the help of aliens, now that's a fun idea.

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