Catgirl Invasion!

[Sofaspud]

My intent was catgirl since birth, but physical characteristics were easily masked while she was younger. Her ears were small, her tail could be tucked away
inside baggy clothing, and the skin markings and relatively light fur didn't develop until puberty -- which itself was delayed by malnutrition and whatnot,
since she was a street kid. What that says about her parentage is uncertain, and she doesn't know herself, having only vague memories of them at best.

As she's gotten older, she's taken to shaving. The underlying skin pigment patterns remain (hence the tiger stripes), but people accept that as a
wanna-be catgirl tattoo or whatever. The tail can be explained away as a prop... except when someone steps on it. Willpower or not, it still draws an
involuntary yowl.

At any rate, during her time with Alice's group, the ears would have been hidden by hair and hats, and the tail was wound around her body and hidden in the
baggy clothes. Inadvertently, it helped her learn her extreme discipline and tolerance for pain/discomfort. It wasn't that she didn't trust them...
well, not really... well, she DID, but...

Since the fur didn't, er, sprout, until she hit puberty... it was easy enough to disguise.

(Random thought: Scraps is explaining things, Alice's eyes light up: "Oh, is THAT the reason you started wearing all those long-sleeved shirts? I
thought you were just going through a phase..." or whatever )

That work?

--sofaspud
--"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs