#edwin would absolutely abuse this info as long as he could

[downbaddetective]

Follow up to this post about Thomas being The Cat King's real name but makes it a game that he gives the agency various fake names.

After the initial pattern of names is established, the crew kind of starts getting in on it. Crystal and Niko end up calling Thomas stuff like Salem and Thackery Binx because, duh, he's a talking black cat. But Charles being Charles starts picking up on names that are being avoided, so Garfield gets thrown out there multiple times, as well as Tigger, most of the Cats from Cats, just simply Cat, and the classics like Whiskers, Mittens, Socks, Boots, etc. etc. But Edwin just waits for whatever name Thomas presents to him for the day, reacting accordingly depending on what kind is chosen. That is, until the name Thomas is put out there because, yes, Edwin is a very good detective, and he would have figured it out anyway, but the way that The Cat King almost struggled getting the name to leave his mouth for the first time and then the way he practically melts when it leaves Edwin's, he knows immediately. So randomly, Edwin will refer to him with previously used names when enough time passes without a new name being given, more often than not the literary ones (Tybalt and Pluto being some favorites), but Thomas is saved for the times that Edwin feels like winning. The Cat King has tripped, hit his head, choked on his own spit/food and drinks, started purring really, really loud, and so much more because Edwin simply calls him Thomas. Edwin knows that it's something that gets him what he wants, but he uses it sparingly just in case he gets caught. Thomas is too busy screeching inside to comprehend that Edwin knows, doesn't even realize that, no, he is not playing it cool after every single time Edwin does it. His cats do, though. They all just laugh at him until he banishes them outside because no one will tell him what's funny, and he just wants to pout about it alone.