Yuri Moyou - Vol. 2 Ch. 28 - The second sister Serina's love 7

[MangaDex]

 

[Purplelibraryguy]

So what is it with all the total wimps in manga? Time after time, it's "I was scratched by one cat once and so ever since I've been uncomfortable around every cat in the world". Are there real people like that? And couldn't just one manga person dislike cats because they prefer something that thinks you're its boss, like with normal people?
(disclaimer: Personally I like cats slightly more than dogs precisely because I prefer dealing with things as relative equals. But dogs are nice too)

 

[FIippy]

@Purplelibraryguy it's real I have some friends like that. We have a house cat and they're scared of getting scratched by that tiny thing.

 

[MoonlightwolfchanX]

I know quite a few people who are very afraid of going near cats because they are afraid of being scratched. I mean cats can be real assholes sometimes. I still love petting them though, when they let me.

I do like cats, but I'm team Dog lovers.

 

[JohnnyC]

@purplelibraryguy Depends, some people are scared in real because of small incidents. Sometimes the incidents are reasonable. Like being sent to the hospital by a cat/dog, especially stray/feral ones and at a young age. Of course manga always pushes it to the ridiculous extreme. I've never met a person who is so deathly afraid of animals that regardless of how small or even what the animal is doing they'd collapse to the floor and lose control of all motor functions.

 

[ScherisMarie]

I’m still not entirely comfortable with dogs myself due to a large dog attacking me when I was a child (luckily no physical damage). So I can relate to the chapter in that sense.

I’m okay with ones that aren’t hyper jumpy, but the ones that are I’m still wary around being with the one that are.

 

[Sakai]

@ScherisMarie same im still affraid of dogs since, one time 2 fucking dogs attack me out of nowhere leavin me scarce and shit, but good news is the dog dont have rabbies, badnews is i got traumatized because of it

 

[phoenixir]

Straight up confessed and it still went over her head. I'm honestly amazed

 

[Dragoniitti]

Willful ignorance, on both accounts, more or less... ^^"

(Team cat! Cats and dogs are super different and you have to learn to read both of their body languages separately, almost none of it means the same thing. Go pet a cat that's swishing/"wagging" its tail, that's how you get scratched - like if you approach dog that has its tail stiff down or between its legs. I love how independent and weird cats are. :3 Dogs are too much work for my introvert ass.
Note: If you declaw or clip tails, I hate you.)

 

[Purplelibraryguy]

@Dragoniitti Yeah, clipping tails and particularly declawing are awful things. I'm not enthused about some of the similar things they do to dogs either. D'you know that dobermans naturally have cute floppy ears? They do surgery to make them stand up and look menacing; it's gross.

@Flippy @MoonlightwolfchanX @JohnnyC @ScherisMarie @Sakai OK, I guess it's a lot more common than I thought. Although usually not as extreme as you often get it in manga.

In my experience, the way to deal with a cat you don't know is actually surprisingly similar to with a dog: Go slow; sudden movements are scary. Hunker down rather than bending over; makes you a little less big and intimidating. As your first move, let it sniff your hand. Like dogs, they get a lot of info from scent, and they're curious; getting that sniff in satisfies their curiosity and puts them at ease, makes you a bit more of a known quantity. Wait till it's done sniffing.
Then, turn your hand around and start scratching kind of a neutral, easy to reach area of the cat's cheek. If it's not into any of that, it's a fairly non-threatening place to start so it probably will just step aside instead of whacking you one, even if it's a grumpy cat. If it's into it, it will press into your hand and shift to bring your scratching fingers to bear on its favourite place. That way you don't have to figure out if it likes behind the ears, under the chin, or even throat area--cats will maneuver to get what they want. Once you've got a cat pressing against your scratching hand, it will generally be fine with some stroking as well.

 

[Dragoniitti]

@Purplelibraryguy Yes, I'm aware - I worded that last bit so it would encompass two of the best known and accepted ( D: ) things that humans do to cats and dogs, at least according to what I know. To alter the bodies of living beings so we could enjoy them better as commodities (to whatever end) is downright hellish behaviour. Unforgiveable.
Although this conversation has now shifted quite far from the manga, I can't help but type out my frustration at this phenomenon. >__>

 

[Pachka84]

It's a good thing she's good at her job

 

[PsychoTheRabbit]

Man, shes really the worst romantic lol Feels like Serina isnt the one in love here.
She could just be more bold and say "im not the biggest fan, but if u like cats then i want to try to like them too" or sorts.
Also another shot with moving together theme wasted. "If we were to live together we could find a place that accept pets"
So far boss lady is the one making all the moves. So im guessing she also the one that will confess in the end.