Timepiece
Chapter 11

Copyright© 2015 by Old Man with a Pen

"Umh, Six?"

"Yeah?"

"The cat," I was nervous about this, "Umh, Pyewacket?"

"Yeah?"

"She says," I said ... just to clarify that this isn't my idea, "She says you can fix her eyes..."

He held up a hand, "Let me guess. So she can see in color?"

"Huh?"

"That's what they all ask for," he said, "Sure. Pyewacket?"

Yes, my Lord?, she said.

Pyewacket actually bowed. Groveled, really. She raised her haunches and lowered her front to the ground. Tail tucked between her legs she inched forward until she was close.

I was amazed. I have never seen a cat abase themselves ... cats are haughty, aloof, proud, arrogant, vain, conceited, snobbish, superior, self-important, pompous, supercilious, condescending, patronizing; scornful, contemptuous, disdainful; stuck-up, snooty, hoity-toity, uppity, high and mighty, and la-di-da!

La-di-da? Never have I even considered that. But ... it certainly fits. Cats condescend to allow humans to live with them.

Six said, "I see you know who I am."

Yes, my Lord.

"So ... you want to see in color." Not a question. A simple statement of fact.

Pyewacket doesn't even know what color is ... she only knows she can't see it and ... That ... is unacceptable.

Yes, my Lord. Please.

Another shocking event. Cats don't beg. Dogs beg ... cats finagle. The world has tilted from 23 degrees to 25 and is coming to an end.

"Good Lord, Pyewacket ... where's your dignity?" I said.

Shut up, you.

"If I give you color, I have to change your eyes." He pointed at me. "Your eyes will look like his."

"Round?" asked Pyewacket.

"Yes, and ice blue ... just like his."

You might as well go the whole way and make me human.

"You'd love that, wouldn't you, Pyewacket. Back in your real body? Released from Pharaohs Curse? Sorry, kid. I'm not ready for that."

"So ... wait a minute ... the tales are true?" I said. "She's really a witch?"

"He. He was the most powerful mage of all time."

"Eyes only, Pyewacket. Yes or no?"

"Pyewacket? Before you make up your mind ... remember the pink monkey. The other cats won't like you."

I want color.

"So be it. As I have spoken, so shall it be," said Six. "Sleep."

Pyewacket slept.

She woke up terrified.

I had such a nightmare, she said. I'm afraid to open my eyes.

"Tell me about it?" I asked.

I was stuck in a field of plants and they weren't gray, she said.

"Well, what were they?"

I don't know ... different.

"Open your eyes and tell me about it," I suggested.

She did ... they were blue ... forget me not blue ... cornflower blue ... and they looked ... right.

Oh, god ... that's amazing. This is color?

"I don't know what you're seeing."

She started moving about the room ... that's not exactly right.

As soon as she could make her front go where her back went ... she was sorta fine ... but not exactly.

Eventually, she said, Ok ... It's all different and I don't know what to think. Explain it to me.

We started with blue. We discussed indigo and ultramarine, violet, just plain blue, cyan, turquoise, teal and aquamarine. Cobalt blue, navy, prussian, azure, egyptian and sky blue.

I don't understand, she said, What are all these others?

"Oops, I forgot. You're female." I looked around, spotted Wendy and motioned her over.

"Pyewacket?" she said, "That's just weird."

What?

"Your eyes, I know you wanted color ... but the change is startling. Your sockets changed and that changed the shape of your face." She asked, "What?"

I said, "Pyewacket is female ... she has color now. I'm male. You know ... we're just getting used to the idea that there's more than one color of blue. If I introduce her to the rest of the colors..."

"I see..." and she did.

Pyewacket was going to learn female.

I dunknow ... good idea? ... bad idea? I'm sure I'll find out.

 
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