Commission for *missgizmo of her characters Doyle (Abyssinian cat) and Stuart (rat). Doyle's a classy private eye from a privileged part of the city who's recruited the help of Stuart, a rough and tough backalley fighter. They belong to her story, Paris in Vitro.
There's an interesting two-worlds theme to Gizmo's story and I wanted to use rain/sun and shade/light to bring that element in. Doyle does his best to teach Stuart some tact but the rat seems to be grumpy and stubborn to the core...
sounds interesting, though honestly if anyone had ears like that...I would grab hold of them and never let go. The action being completely involuntary of course.