When Major Armstrong's private cat breeding business (uncharitably called a "kitten farm" by some) is discovered after Havoc and Farman crash at his house one night after an office party, Armstrong is forced to give his cats up to the state or pay exorbitant fees for illegal animal breeding and operating without a business license. Instead of releasing his beloved kits to the city shelter, he convinces Mustang that they can train the cats to serve the military.
Roy is appropriately skeptical, but Hawkeye's on vacation for two weeks so she's not around to back him up, and Armstrong wins him over with the promise of assigning six of the messenger-spy cats to work specifically for Mustang's office (he doesn't explain how to actually make this work, just promises that it will.) By the time Riza gets back, well-rested and sharp, she discovers herRoy's office has become a zoo, that her boss has suddenly become an avid supporter of animal rights, that Feury is suffering allergic reactions and can't come into work, and that in addition to the hair everywhere Roy's penchant for scheming has reached new and impressive lows. ("Cat spies, sir?" "Yes, Hawkeye! Briliant, isn't it? You'd never expect that tabby was working for Havoc. I mean just look at the thing.")
By the time Riza is done, the cats have all found homes, Major Armstrong is back to his regular work load, Feury is on the recovery path, Havoc has made $800 that no one can quite explain, and Roy goes home with one tiny kitten hidden in his jacket: a sandy, striped, razor-clawed monstrosity he fondly names Eddy.
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When Major Armstrong's private cat breeding business (uncharitably called a "kitten farm" by some) is discovered after Havoc and Farman crash at his house one night after an office party, Armstrong is forced to give his cats up to the state or pay exorbitant fees for illegal animal breeding and operating without a business license. Instead of releasing his beloved kits to the city shelter, he convinces Mustang that they can train the cats to serve the military.
Roy is appropriately skeptical, but Hawkeye's on vacation for two weeks so she's not around to back him up, and Armstrong wins him over with the promise of assigning six of the messenger-spy cats to work specifically for Mustang's office (he doesn't explain how to actually make this work, just promises that it will.) By the time Riza gets back, well-rested and sharp, she discovers
herRoy's office has become a zoo, that her boss has suddenly become an avid supporter of animal rights, that Feury is suffering allergic reactions and can't come into work, and that in addition to the hair everywhere Roy's penchant for scheming has reached new and impressive lows. ("Cat spies, sir?" "Yes, Hawkeye! Briliant, isn't it? You'd never expect that tabby was working for Havoc. I mean just look at the thing.")By the time Riza is done, the cats have all found homes, Major Armstrong is back to his regular work load, Feury is on the recovery path, Havoc has made $800 that no one can quite explain, and Roy goes home with one tiny kitten hidden in his jacket: a sandy, striped, razor-clawed monstrosity he fondly names Eddy.