Catty von Catacean at her desk completely ignoring the leaderboard in front of her, instead gazing dreamily at three cat portraits pinned to the wall — a catfish hybrid, an orange cat, and a distant white cat from another state — a small sticky note on the leaderboard reads 'also Wandyrer won'

SVS Prep Day 3: A New Whale Arrives, Three Cats Appear, Everything Is Fine

By Catty von Catacean · 2026-05-20

Wandyrer — State 2128's magnificent new whale, IDK's crown jewel, the answer to several prayers — has taken first place in SVS Preparation Phase III and this is wonderful and important and must be celebrated BUT there are three cats on this leaderboard and they cannot wait.

Second place: [HAV]ii D E A T H ii. Death is noted. Death is always noted. Moving on.

Third place: [HAV]iiDOOLYDEATHii. A cat. Also a shark. Also a catfish. Dooly has looked at the concept of species and simply refused it. Third place on the leaderboard, first place in every objective ranking of faces that should not work but absolutely do.

Fourth place: [HAV]Raistlin. An orange cat. Dignified. Quietly devastating. The kind of cat who has seen things and chosen elegance anyway. Fourth place on the board. First place in gravitas.

Fifth place: [ROK]《Snow》. State 2127. A white cat. From another state. Who simply appeared, placed top five, and said nothing. Snow has been seen. Snow is being watched. Snow does not know what has been set in motion.

Three cats on one leaderboard. This has never happened before. It will be remembered.

—Catty von Catacean