Editing Sir

{{Character Infobox
|Name = Sir
|Image = Neighbours Siamese.jpg
|Alias = Kitty
|Age =~1 
|Gender = Male
|Status = 
|Classification = Cat
|Affiliation =[[Jeremy Clifford]], [[Verona Hayward]], [[Melissa Oakham]]
|Family = 
|Occupation = <!-- civilian job, if any -->
|Chapter = [[Stolen Away 2.7]]|Affiliation 2=}}'''Sir''' is a cat who lives in [[Kennet]]. Originally feral, he lived temporarily with [[Jeremy Clifford|Jeremy]] and later with [[Melissa Oakham|Melissa]].

== Description ==
Sir is a kitten or young cat. He is fluffy and has a dark face and light brown fur (i.e. point coloration).<ref>Jeremy from her class was in the empty lot, and he was sitting in the grass, a few feet away from a kitty.  A juvenile cat, with a black face and light brown fur that formed wisps all around it.  Fluffy. - excerpt from [[Stolen Away 2.7]]</ref>

==History==
Originally a feral cat, Sir was discovered by [[Jeremy Clifford|Jeremy]] and [[Verona Hayward|Verona]] in an empty lot in Verona's neighbourhood.<ref>"At one corner of her neighborhood, there was an empty lot that didn’t have a house in it, and it might’ve belonged to one of the neighbors, but for the time being it was something of an impromptu field and play area for younger kids in the neighborhood. [...] Jeremy from her class was in the empty lot, and he was sitting in the grass, a few feet away from a kitty." - excerpt from [[Stolen Away 2.7]]</ref> Although Jeremy's parents would not let him keep the kitten, they allowed him to take care of him temporarily, and he kept him in his garage.<ref>The kitten was in a cardboard box, lined with old towels, with a flap that could fold up and down, right next to a litter box.  The kitten roused and stood up on its legs, front paws on the edge of the box.

Verona cooed, extending a finger, which the kitten batted at.

“I’m not allowed to keep him in the house, and we have to either find a home or let him go be a stray, but for my birthday I asked my mom if instead of a present we could take him for a checkup.  Vet said he was probably too young to fend for himself.  We got him neutered and he’s allowed to stay until he’s bigger and healed.” - excerpt from [[Vanishing Points 8.8]]</ref> Jeremy named the kitten Sir, and deliberately avoided giving him a full name like Sir Whatever.<ref>“I’m calling him Sir.  I like the way stuff works like that.  Here’s your dinner, sir.  You’re looking handsome today, sir.”

“You’re looking ''so healthy'', Sir,” Verona told the kitten.  “Does he have a full name?  You could add your last name.  Sir Clifford?”

“I thought that if we went with Sir Whatever, there would be a risk people would call him Whatever, and that ruins the effect.  So instead of Sir Pancake people would call him Pancake.”</ref>

Jeremy regularly sent photos of Sir to Verona, further ingratiating himself to her in the process.<ref>''…You’ve stumbled on what I could call the Verona cheat code.  Cat pictures win you points and there’s no real limit to how many points you can earn.''

His near-immediate reply was more cat pictures.  Sir eating, Sir sleeping. -excerpt from [[Shaking Hands 9.9]]</ref>

Eventually, Jeremy's mother insisted that he find Sir a new home. He offered Sir to Verona, but she was unable to adopt him due to her family situation.<ref>''“I’ll ask you straight.  Do you want Sir?”''

“I can’t, or I shouldn’t, I dunno,” Verona said, shaking her head.  Maybe Jasmine would cave and say yes but Jasmine’s was temporary and after that temporary stay…

''Back to Dad’s.'' - excerpt from [[Dash to Pieces 11.9]]</ref> Jeremy gave Sir to [[Melissa Oakham|Melissa]] instead, though Verona objected to him giving Sir away at all.<ref>''“Right.  Uh huh.  Look, if you don’t want Sir, and I can’t take him…”''

“Yeah.  ''Fine''.  Melissa’s fine.  She’s excited, looks like.”

''“Yep.”''

“He’ll be happy and loved and cared for and being a pet owner will probably be good for her, but he won’t be a thing we have in common anymore.”

''“Guess not,”'' Jeremy said. - excerpt from [[Dash to Pieces 11.9]]</ref>

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