main
side
curve
  1. In Memory of LAJ_FETT: Please share your remembrances and condolences HERE

Saga Saga - ST This IS the way: Mando with cats and things happen (2021 Fanfiction Summer Olympics)

Discussion in 'Fan Fiction- Before, Saga, and Beyond' started by gizkaspice, Jul 15, 2021.

  1. gizkaspice

    gizkaspice Force Ghost star 4

    Registered:
    Nov 27, 2013
    When gizkaspice is in the writer's seat, anything can happen 8-}

    LOL. It would be super funny if they're sitting watching this and are all, "uhhuhhuhhhuh...Mando's cat has a butt." "BUNNNGGHOLLLEE." [face_laugh] Now I need to stop before I get weird plot bunny ideas. Thanks for commenting!

    Thanks so much for reading! Mando's quite the mango [face_laugh]

    Thanks so much! Well, it IS the Unknown Regions so anything goes, including cat butt databases, man-eating plants....and maybe some planets where people wear hats on their feet and hamburgers eat people (probably @amidalachick gets that last reference :D)

    Those shifting-eye genes must be strong! Glad you liked it.

    Aww, thanks so much! Glad you liked it. [:D]

    Last installment coming right up.
     
  2. gizkaspice

    gizkaspice Force Ghost star 4

    Registered:
    Nov 27, 2013
    5. The Cat Whisperer
    (4x100 Relay: 4x100 words on the four types of love (affection, intimacy, friendship, and charity) as experienced by your character, family, friendship or couple in one post.)​

    Charity

    “You're such a kind mandarin orange,” said the old lady at the local adoption centre as she supervised a bunch of cats and babies. “Thanks to you, the children and cats can bounce on the trampoline safely and happily.”

    “I'm glad to help,” said Mando, making final safety adjustments with a screwdriver to the trampoline. The thing was totally broken when he arrived and everyone was sad about that. “But it’s Mandalorian.”

    “Eh, margarine? We have some margarine in the fridge, young man. You go ahead and get some margarine and I’ll bake some mango cookies for you.”

    He sighed.

    Intimacy

    All he did was order apple juice at the local cantina and already some woman was all over him for some reason.

    “Guy sits all alone in a cantina. Maybe you’re looking to mingle,” said the woman with a wink.

    “I’m just here for some apple juice, thanks.” Now he wished she would leave him alone and go away.

    Suddenly, the tiny black cat slithered from under his helmet, shifted its eyes suspiciously and turned to the woman, making a small hiss with a very, very small tongue.

    The woman screamed bloody murder upon seeing this freak of a cat and ran out the door.

    “Thanks, friend,” said Mando before they exchanged a paw-fist pump.

    Friendship

    Din Djarin found the black cat in his mustache and was now chasing after it with a hair trimmer to try and shoo it out of there. To his disappointment, he accidentally shaved off half of his beautiful mustache and was now on the verge of tears.

    The tiny cat felt sorry for the man and molded its body to replace the half missing mustache, turning into a mustache-cat with yellow eyes peering from the middle of it.

    Din wasn’t totally convinced, but the cat tried its best to make amends and he forgave it. Until his mustache grew back, this would need to do for now.

    Affection

    After the Jedi left with Grogu, the ship was strangely quiet and the black cat saw a small tear drip down Din Djarin ‘s cheek, visible only to the eyes of a tiny cat. Purring, it jumped out of his helmet which he was holding and onto his shoulder, standing strong on all 4 tiny paws.

    Din glanced to the cat from the corner of his eyes and acknowledged that this would be the tiny cat’s new place. Now they would meet Grogu someday again. Together!

    Bo-Katan saw this and sighed, rolling her eyes. “Cats. It’s always about the cats.”

    ------------------
    Notes: For “Intimacy”, Mando gives off an aro/ace (Aromantic/Asexual) vibe for me, so this is my headcanon how he'll react and I don’t think he’ll appreciate random cantina ladies flirting with him.

    And this concludes my pentathlon! Hope you all enjoyed it! Thanks for all who read/commented—so nice of you to give this story a chance. I’m looking forward to reading the rest of the stories for this summer Olympics challenge!
     
  3. WarmNyota_SweetAyesha

    WarmNyota_SweetAyesha Chosen One star 8

    Registered:
    Aug 31, 2004
    Cats and kids on trampolines [face_tee_hee] And a cat-mustache [face_mischief]
     
  4. earlybird-obi-wan

    earlybird-obi-wan Chosen One star 6

    Registered:
    Aug 21, 2006
    mandarin, mango, a defensive friend, mustache and Jedi friends. All are funny.
     
  5. JediMaster_Jen

    JediMaster_Jen Force Ghost star 4

    Registered:
    Jun 3, 2002
    Okay, I laughed through the entire series. [face_laugh] Mandarin orange!. The woman screaming upon catching sight of the kitten. The cat in his mustache. [face_laugh][face_laugh] Congrats on finishing. =D=
     
  6. Seldes_Katne

    Seldes_Katne Force Ghost star 3

    Registered:
    Mar 18, 2002
    Ninja Kittens for the win! (And @Chyntuck's video was an added bonus. :D ) For everyone else, my recommendation is One Hundred Ways for a Cat to Train Its Human, transcribed by Celia Haddon. (Yes, this is a real book.)


    I knew it! Why is this not covered in Physics classes everywhere??!!
     
  7. amidalachick

    amidalachick FFoF Hostess Extraordinaire star 5 VIP - Game Host

    Registered:
    Aug 3, 2003
    Oh, what a purr-fect finish! :D

    [Palpatine voice]DO IT![/Palpatine voice] [face_mischief]

    So down there in, say, Argentina or Rand McNally all the water runs backwards? [face_mischief] Also I would totally read a story where, perhaps, certain characters journey to these planets and have wacky (possibly cat-related) adventures there. [face_batting]

    Now, onto the actual story lol!

    Trampolines! Mandarin oranges! Margarine! Mango cookies (those actually sound really good :D)! I love it.

    [face_laugh] I could totally hear this in Mando's voice, and it made it even funnier.

    Haha! Yay for creepy tiny helmet kitty helping Mando out!

    Also, yay for aro/ace representation (says the aro/ace who is an enthusiastic shipper, loves fictional romance, and writes about romance and sex 99% of the time :p)! I get that vibe from Mando, too, and I actually think it's interesting and kind of refreshing that there is no romantic storyline in the show so far.

    [face_laugh] This line made me laugh really hard. And mustache-cat! That is such a (weirdly, creepily) sweet thing for it to do. :D

    And "Affection" was so great! The kitty trying to comfort poor sad Mando and then Bo-Katan with the final line.

    Amen. [face_laugh]:D

    Congrats on finishing this pentathlon and I can't wait to read any other Mando & cat (&/or Kylo) adventures you may choose to share with us! =D=:D I know I've said it many times but these stories always make me smile and brighten my day. So thank you for writing and sharing! [:D]
     
  8. gizkaspice

    gizkaspice Force Ghost star 4

    Registered:
    Nov 27, 2013
    Thanks so much everyone for reading/commenting! Totally appreciate the encouragement and I'm glad this brought some smiles.

    No doubt after that, Grogu is probably mad Daddy-Mando didn't let him jump on the trampoline!

    Thanks! Glad you liked it.

    Glad you liked it! If you're going on side quests, there absolutely needs to be bizzare ones Disney will never show us, am I right :D

    Great book--Absolutely need to get that for my cats. My cats are too obedient and I don't think they're training me right LOL.

    Outdated research and cat-hating teachers? Basically, cats need to teach Physics--they defy it on a daily basis!

    Oh, absolutely a story for the future. Like, Mando/Grogu/cat adventures in the Unknown Regions where they meet a Chiss that talks like Boomhauer from King of the Hill in a cantina or I dunno. Need some more sugar/catnip for proper plot bunny formation.

    Yup, totally relate to everything in the above with the addition of writing alien romances I will never have the guts to post (they're just seriously very corny) :p

    This is why I loved the Mandalorian: no unneeded romantic subplots (except that minor romance story with frog lady and her husband, but honestly who doesn't want a love story between two adorable frog aliens :p [face_batting]?) I also hope Disney doesn't toss him a love interest out of nowhere like it did for Rey/Finn/Poe because :rolleyes:. Just let Mango Mando decide for himself if he wants to be in a relationship or not.

    I'm not really sure why I decided Mando's mustache should have a cat in it, except that since he does indeed have a mustache, it would make a great bed for a tiny cat :p Everything totally makes sense when you have too much caffeine :D

    Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! There might will be more, but I'm not sure when. And once again, I'm super glad these stories brighten your day and I'm happy my writing can spread some smiles as a result!:)
     
    Last edited: Jul 31, 2021
  9. Chyntuck

    Chyntuck Force Ghost star 5

    Registered:
    Jul 11, 2014
    Between "mandarin orange", "margarine" and "mango cookies" it's kind of amazing how badly you managed to phonetically mistreat "Mandalorian" in so few words [face_rofl]

    I'm loving the relationship between Mando and his kitty, who rescues him from unwanted female attention (with paw-fist pump!), replaces his moustache and even comforts him when Grogu is gone. Bo-Katan may be onto something here :D

    Congrats on finishing the pentathlon!
     
  10. gizkaspice

    gizkaspice Force Ghost star 4

    Registered:
    Nov 27, 2013
    Poor Mando---everywhere he goes, he's either a mango, or a mandarin orange, or a type of processed butter. The in-universe explanation is that in the other story, Kylo Ren went back in time and called him "Mango" and somehow this affected the past and now nobody can get Mando's name right for some reason or something, I dunno :p

    Thanks! Did you know Bo-Katan's name was derived from Dave Filoni's wife's cat name? This gives me the impression she knows about cats and Mando is yet still young and naive about this cat stuff and what it can lead to.... 8-}[face_laugh]

    Thanks again all for reading/commenting!
     
    Last edited: Aug 3, 2021
  11. AzureAngel2

    AzureAngel2 Chosen One star 6

    Registered:
    Jun 14, 2005
    You should get your own comic series. I laughed all the way over your latest updates. Thanks for being so blessed with creativity and sharing it with us. [face_love]
     
  12. gizkaspice

    gizkaspice Force Ghost star 4

    Registered:
    Nov 27, 2013
    Thank you, Azure! Maybe someday when I have some more time and more motivation, I will make my own comic series about Mando's cat adventures. You can't wait for Disney to do these kinds of things! I'm still waiting for my Millicent series.... [face_laugh] Lovely to read your comments as always.
     
  13. UltramassiveUbersue

    UltramassiveUbersue Jedi Knight star 3

    Registered:
    Nov 7, 2022
    How did it take me this long to read this delightful wackiness?
    I'm going to have to argue with this one... cats have both a solid and a liquid state.
    My man loves bubble tea! This makes me very happy. :)
    [face_rofl]
    Huhuhuhuhuh, huhuhuhuhuh. You said, "butt".
    Huh. It turns out that I didn't hate nightclubs, I just didn't have a helmet cat.
    This cat has a lot to teach us all about atonement. Thank you, helmet cat.

    Thanks for the laughs; this was fun!
     
    gizkaspice likes this.
  14. gizkaspice

    gizkaspice Force Ghost star 4

    Registered:
    Nov 27, 2013
    @UltramassiveUbersue Thank you so much for reading and commenting! It's always nice to have a new reviewer who is not afraid of venturing into the world of the weird and wacky that is cat madness [face_laugh]

    There's just too much of it, I think ;)

    I agree here!

    Mando loves bubble tea---canon! [face_laugh]

    We all need a helmet cat for those situations, I think.

    Someday in the future, hopefully this fanfic will be a discussion in an English class where students look at the symbolism and what the helmet cat has to teach us all about atonement. And then they will write an essay about it [face_laugh]

    You're welcome, glad you enjoyed! There is definitely more where that came from ;)
     
    Last edited: May 23, 2023
    UltramassiveUbersue likes this.