The minute he’s back to looking at Chu-e he’s unnerved and amazed as the man stared him down while shoving at the giant burrito into his mouth. Wouldn’t his jaw lock up like that? Well, at least he’d be able to call a medic if it did. He swore he could see the food struggling to move down the man’s esophagus and he could almost feel the discomfort. “R-Really?! They’re all really cute!” Mint said, excitement quickly erasing his concern for the man as he went back to what was really important: his cats. [break][break]

He laughed at Pain Thinner not expecting the unconventional name. But he supposed it fit. The cat had nasty burps when Mint had managed to pick it up, right before it jumped out of his arms and beckoned him to follow. “I think he had fun! I found him near the cafeteria stuck at the door.” He said, moving his hands behind his back. [break][break]

“Nope! I just wanna pet your cats!” he chirped before adding quickly, “If its ok with them, I mean. I don’t wanna bother them.” The grunt added before looking over at the cats more concerned with sitting in their cat tree. “I’m Mint by the way! Cool office- you got any cat treats I can feed ‘em?” he added quickly looking around the space. He hadn’t quite registered, yet he was standing in front of one of Rocket’s Underbosses. He’d totally not read the name plate at the entrance.


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“My partner’s like that too! Gelatto is a nervous eater. When he got stressed at the Soiree, he hid under a table and just vacuumed up table scraps for 2 hours.” Mint said wit ha laugh, crouching down at many of the cats in Chu-e’s office crowded around him. He, once again, held back a squeal that would be very much unbecoming of a member of Rocket inside….what he assumed were probably more HR or administrative offices. Maybe not HR. He doubted a crime ring had an HR department. Careful not to squish any of the pokemon, he sat on the ground waiting for the box of treats and the feeding frenzy that would probably follow. [break][break]

“Oh ok! I’ll make sure to leave them some treats in front of their hidey holes later then." He said as cats began to move in on him. He looked over at his…coworker? Colleague? And nodded at him before repeating his name, “Mint. Mint Frost.” He grinned, still thinking the jokey name was cute. Way better than his old alias anyway. “Just here to pet your pussy, sir.” He added still excited as he began scratching the heads of multiple felines. Then, understanding slowly dawned on him, and he felt his cheeks turn pink. He refused to look up at Chu-e. “Who’re you? Are you like, a paper pusher kinda grunt?” he asked as he carefully asked for a kitten’s paw before handing over a small treat. “I did that for a week before they made me go back to guard duties.” He added with a small laugh.


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“Yeah? Sounds rough, boring kinda rough.” He said with a laugh as he made himself comfortable. “Yeah, you too!” he said matching chu-e’s enthusiasm with ease. Mint peered into his cup watching color flood out of the tea bags. He could already smell the flavor a little bit as it began to steep. “Oh wow, hi there!” Mint said taken immediately by the crowd of cats. “Can I pick you up?” he asked carefully patting Sugar as she leaned weight on his legs. He absolutely would if allowed to, his hands working quickly to scratch through glossy fur and gently squeeze her pink paws. [break][break]

He then turned to the loudest of them all, shaking out a couple of treats onto the couch before using a hand to handfeed them to Sprinkles. Once her and Sugar had gotten a couple he scooped some more into his hand and allowed the rest of the cats a chance to eat. “They’re all really spoiled, huh?” he said grinning at Chu-e despite the unholy amount of cat fur that was sticking to his work clothes. Despite that, he seemed pretty content to sit in the warm, writhing mass of cats, greeting each one that got closer and attempting to say their names if he could see a collar tag. After a while he looked back at Chu-e, happy as ever. “I’m glad I caught up with Paint Thinner. I didn’t know Rocket practically had its own cat room.”


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Mint’s cheeks were going to hurt form how hard he was smiling, excited to become the cat crew’s next living cat tree. Fuck it. Allergies be damned, this was the life. “They’re so nice!” he replied, before nodding at the other man. He looked over the crowd of kittens spotting a couple cats that were still eyeing him from the back. He leaned over to Chu-e straining to reach him under the increasing weight of cats and palmed him some treats. “So, the shy ones don’t miss out.” He said before leaning back in his seat.

“Wow really?! I’ve only experienced this in the daycare.” He said with a laugh. His apartment was way to small to let all his pokemon roam. He liked to let them take turns if they were small enough. Agretti was an exception though. The big dinosaur pokemon occasionally got to take small afternoon sunlight naps with Mint. “I like their names, by the way.” He added doing his best to accommodate each and every cat.
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He leaned closer to Chu-e, taking this information very seriously despite it all. “G….Cillian Quinn ….?” he echoed, not quite sure who that was. It sounded sort of familiar. “Is he…like…is he mean? Violent maybe?” Poor cats if that were the case. Maybe the guy threw things around the office and freaked out the cats. What an asshole.

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Mint managed to catch sight of the little Purrloin and gave the cat a little wink from where he was before focusing back on Chu-e’s gossip. His hands carefully moved around from cat to cat giving scritches and pats where he could. He shook his head. “No clue who that guy is.” He said. He nodded along as the guy explained the hot goss of the Rocket boss. [break][break]

“He smells?!” Mint looked aghast. How were you in charge and had the gall to smell?The audacity of men. Mint flushed a little at the next piece, jaw dropping as Chu-e went on. “Nooo way! In the training room?! That’s so fucking gross- and unsanitary EW!” One already had to worry about enough infections on a normal basis. But they wanted to fuck on that floor too?! Ew ewe ew ewewew. “I won’t feel bad if they get yeast infections.” He stated shuddering at the thought. “What a creep, man. Ew. What cameras were you watching?”


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Despite being comforted by a cloud of cat, Mint shuddered at the idea of some weird and their boyfriend 69ing in the middle of sweaty, stinky training room mats. Ugh, people USED THOSE. He wouldn’t be going back there anytime soon. “Who’s the other creep, his partner?” Mint asked grimacing at the thought and ready to avoid them at all costs. Though, there’s a small tone shift to what Chu-e said next. He tilted his head a little, like a dog trying to understand a new command. “I hope so…he’s an Underboss, right?”
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Mint shook his head, promising he’d never tell a soul what secrets Chu-e was laying bare for him to listen to. “Is he as gap moe as bryan delarosa ?...Oh, sorry, do you know Bryan??” he asked, remembering the man’s fascination with fairy types, most that had been a little too cute for Mint to not notice. He sat up a little straighter, jostling some cats but for the most part able to move without any falling off him. “Whoa!! You’re like- like a security officer huh?” Mint said, pale green eyes darting form screen to screen. “That’s high tech for a grunt.” He said. There’s no way Chu-e was just some schmuck. But it still didn’t dawn on him Chu-e’s true power. “W…what’s a rumpus room?”


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