Mission "Missing pets"

Mission Name: Missing Pets
Type: Capture
Word Count: 500
Reward: 450 ryo

Task: A few cats belonging to an old lady have ran away, she requested help on getting them back. Your job is to find the five missing cats and bring them home.

Itami closed the scroll with instructions and put it in his jacket’s pocket. This mission was a bit more exciting than the last and for that he was glad. He headed towards the old lady’s house, the address of which was written on the scroll. When he arrived to his destination, he knocked on the door and waited. After what seemed like forever, the door slowly opened and a sickly looking woman appeared.

“Good afternoon” Itami said and bowed his head a little. “I am here to help you find your cats.”

The old lady looked at him through her thick glasses. “Thank goodness you are here young man,” she said. “I cannot believe my cats ran away again.”

“Do not worry, I will do everything in my power to return your cats to you.” Itami said and smiled charmingly.

The old woman smiled back and readjusted her glasses. “You are most likely to find them snooping around at the dumpsters or somewhere in that area.”

Itami nodded and said goodbye. The old lady disappeared behind closed doors.
He turned around and walked further along the street, trying to stay as silent as possible, but still moving quickly and making sure to keep his eyes focused and his mind alert. He looked in ever nook and crany, turned quite a few corners but still haven’t spotted the missing cats. After he made a ful circle along the streets around the house, he decided to expand the radius of his search.
He soon found the dupsters the old lady was talking about. And sure enough, two of the cats were exploring them, searching for leftover food. Itami knew they were the right cats because it said in the scroll all of them would be wearing green cat collars.
He carefuly moved closer, making sure not to scare the cats but they seemed pretty tame and he caught the easily. They were both older cats and he knew the younger ones he still had to catch would give him more troubles.
He returned the two cats to the old lady and resumed his search.
Not far away from the area where he found the first two cats, he heard soft meowing. He looked everywhere but couldn’t figure out where the cat was. Then he looked up.
The kitty was playing on the gutter. Itami frowned and shook his head slightly. He looked around and found some sturdy boxes not far away. He brought them to the wall of the house and stacked them one on the other. Then he pulled himself up. He was just high enough to reach the kitten but the silly thing was so playful it didn’t let him close, reaching towards his hands with her claws and meowing excitedly. Itami decided not to care if he got a few scratches and grabbed the kitten quickly. He climbed off the boxes and held the squirming cat close. Just as he was about to leave to bring the cat to the lady, he spotted another one running along the street. He ran after it, still making sure not to get scratched by the one he was holding. The cat running away was fast. But Itami was faster. He jumped towards the furry thing, and caught it by the tail only to let go a second later when the younger one in his other hand stuck its claws in his finger. Itami gritted his teeth and got up but the other cat got away and out of sight.
He returned the little one to her owner and then went looking for the one who got away.
In the process of following the fourth’s trail, he found the fifth one, casually lounging on the steps leading to a nearby house. He went over and picked it up and the little thing didn’t seem to mind.
He went back to the old lady’s house to return the cat and when the lady opened the door, she smiled happily and said: “You won’t believe it, the last one came back all by itself. Thank you so much for your help. I will make sure the silly cats won’t do a thing like that again.”
Itami nodded and smiled. Another successful mission was behind him.

[TWC: 710]

[+3 JP]

Approved for +450 ryo & + 3 JP.