McKay & Open
Rodney had been keeping to himself since Sheppard had just disappeared without a word or a trace. It had left him feeling depressed and even more anti-social they he usually was. Which was saying something.
He didn't know why he even bothered to come out here but he had needed to walk, just for a bit, that and he had ran out of coffee. The tree was... well it was big, over the top and.. meh. He never got presents at Christmas - well, he did since being at Atlantis, which had confused him at first - so he didn't expect anything here. McKay had every intention of just walking away but then something brushed up against his leg, causing a small 'eep' of surprise and fear to leave him.
"Oh god what now... Oh." He blinked down and instead of the envisioned horror that would kill or maim him, all he saw was...
"...Chopin?"
The tabby tom cat meowed at his owner, rubbing against his leg again and then purred as he was scooped up.
"What are you doing here?" McKay frowned at the tag around Chopin's neck and took it off, rolling his eyes at the 'from' but couldn't help the small smile upon his face at being reunited with the cat (and friend) he had had to leave back home on Earth when he had left for Atlantis.