"Cats are only good at fooling people into thinking they're dignified, not at actually being dignified."

"Dignity is entirely a performance."

"...Point."

"So, if I've fooled people into thinking I'm dignified..."

"Everyone will have no choice but to call you Cat the Knife."

"Perfect. Though I think I'll introduce myself as just 'Knife' for now."

"Works for me."

"And since you're one of the only two whose opinions matter, that makes it perfect."

"All right, Knife."

Giggle.

"So, my dear, do you still want to go to the library today?"

"Library's more for you. I think we have time, if you want."

"I want to see if there's any good textbooks in this exciting modern age before building my own, if nothing else."

"Then much as I hate to say it... you should put your clothes back on."

"The enlightened modern age hasn't gotten all the way to legalizing nudity, then?"

"Not so much, no."

"Aw. Well, you get my beauty all to yourself, then." Clothes shimmer into existence around her body - not the old fashioned clothes she'd been wearing, but something in the same style as Ellie's, albeit significantly more colorful. 

"I don't precisely count that as a downside."

"Not inclined to showing off?"

"I'm selfish that way."

"Fair enough."

She really, really wants to kiss Ellie. Her lack of a physical body is tragic.

"Let's head out, then."

"Lead the way."

Library time. The old one, down on Short Street.

"It's a lot bigger..."

"There was an expansion project about twenty years ago, yeah."