She was very glad he hadn't slapped her, but her relief was rather short lived. "Wait, no, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it!" She tried to state as her hands were encased once again. She actively squirmed on the ground and tried to move away as the hated harness came into view, but could do nothing as she was manoeuvred into it, the tightness of the straps making themselves known as she constantly felt their presence through the onesie.

She couldn't do anything as her legs were locked together, leaving her only able to, at best, waddle very slowly and slightly due to the lack of slack. "Wait master, please, I'm sorry! Master! Mast-" She was cut off as the ridiculously coloured and sized pacifier was shoved into her mouth and secured there.

Reluctantly she nodded at the statement. She couldn't really deny it at this point. Now however, her thoughts turned to the inevitable trip to town to show her off. Did he intend to have her walk the whole way? Or did he have some sort of stroller he planned on locking her in?

The trip was still to be announced, first of all Matt picked up the bundled up neko - since she couldn't even stand up on her own, wih her ankles secured to each other and her arms pinned to her sides - and set her down in her crib, not using the bed straps as they would have been overkill, but did raise the side.
- Now, the problem is, you left a visible mark on me. The rules are very specific about nekos who hurt their masters: they have to stay muzzled or gagged, and restrained, for at least 24 hours, or until they calm down and understand the ramifications of repeating such behavior, whichever takes longer. Now, let that sink in while I clean myself up - he left the helpless little girl alone as he went to the bathroom and opened the medicine cabinet, and proceeded to disinfect the scratch, just to be sure, the changed to suit pants and a short sleeved white shirt, no tie, and returned to her room, holding a white ribbon and her leash.
- Some adjustment must eb made for you to be able to walk. - he explained, lowering the side of the crib again and unlocked her ankle cuffs from each other, instead tying the ribbon between them, threating it into the D-rings and tying a cutesy bow over a tight knot, leaving about a foot of slack between her ankles. She could walk now somewhat, although it would probably be impossible without guidance, considering she had the thick nappy and the booties on, and couldn't use her bound arms to balance herself.
With this considered, the leash was not her usual leather strap, but a strap ending in a Y-shape, the two ends clipped to the D rings on her harness shoulder straps, allowing Matt to guide and catch her without choking her - like a baby walking aid.
- Baby steps now. - he said, as the gagged, bound, diapered neko was put back onto her feet.
- I'll catch you if you fall, but you still don't want to fall.

Left alone, there wasn't much Alice could do. She was left to stew in her outfit as her master dealt with the minor injury, without the remotest possibility of escape. She found herself sucking on the pacifier lodged in her mouth as a way to just do something, which was, she had to reluctantly admit, rather soothing.

She frowned at the "baby steps" comment, but couldn't really do much else but oblige him, waddling cautiously forward, a step at the time, the thick nappy crinkling and the little bells jingling with every step. She was sure to be the centre of attention wherever she went like this.

Matt watched the bundled up little kitten try to waddle forward in all her restraints and the thick nappy, and had serious doubt about ever making the trip, let alone in a few hours, if she had to go on foot the whole time. So, he decided to put it up to her.
- Now, I see you have trouble. So... when we get to the city, and you get out of the car, you'll have two options. One, you walk, like this, with me. Two, you'll be strapped into a stroller. You obviously won't be able to move even as much as you could right now, and for the people who are up close, you'll be an even more adorable sight, but you won't be nearly as exposed to everyone further away. Wiggle your left mitten if you want to walk and your right mitten if you prefer the stroller. - since she couldn't speak, or even hold up a finger, Matt figured this was pretty much the only way she could communicate her choice.

Alice was actually rather torn by the choice presented to her here. On the one hand, she wasn't looking forward to the idea of being completely helpless in a stroller, though she equally disliked the idea of long periods spent as a public centre of attention as she tried to walk with her master.

In the end though, she figured that she would prefer the slight freedom of movement offered by walking, and reluctantly wiggled her left mitten. Though she had a feeling she would be sitting in a stroller sooner or later regardless. Her master did seem the type that would take an excuse to make his new pet even more adorable if given a chance eventually.

He saw how conflicted Alice was about the choice. It was a tough one indeed, but she still had to pick the lesser of the two evils. Finally, she wiggled her left mittened hand, picking the walk, and Matt nodded.
- So, on your own feet. Alright. - since they weren't exactly living in the city center, they had to get there by car anyway, so he started walking her towards the garage on the special leash. Once they were there, he opened the car and once again, strapped Alice into the car seat, buckling her in thoroughly, even strapping her feet to the footrest, leaving her completely immobilized, and then went back to the kitchen, leaving the tied down, diapered, gagged kitten alone while he prepared a baby bottle full of orange juice. He wasn't evil after all, and knew she would be either already thirsty after her nap, or would be by the time they were done walking. He also packed a diaper bag with changing supplies and a few spare nappies, as well as a change of clothes for her.
After that, he went back and opened the garage door, then sat down on the back seat next to Alice, and used his remote to wake the autopilot.
- Progress Plaza - he stated the address, and the vehicle started moving.
Are you thirsty, Alice? He asked, turning to the tied down little passenger, as she could still nod or shake her head. To be honest, that was about everything she could do in her current situation.

Reluctantly she followed her master as he used the leash to guide her, waddling forward as the bells on her jingled with each step. With the full set of restrains on her, it took close to five minutes for her to get to the car, looking adorable all the way. Like this, she was entirely helpless, and reliant on her master.

She was slightly alarmed as she was immobilised in the car seat, the segufix inspired system of restraints, focused on the five point harness, alongside side restraints for her wrists and ankles, left her fully imobilised in the very large, somewhat oversized car seat, painted a cutesy girly pink. At least the material of the seat was incredibly soft.

As she was left alone, her anxiety began to mount a bit and she found herself suckling at the pacifier lodged in her mouth, for lack of anything else to attempt. She found it oddly soothing. At being offered the drink, she nodded clearly. A drink at this point would be rather nice.

At least Matt was paying attention and making sure to match her pace and not let her fall if she tripped with her booties, limited balance due to her arm restraints, and limited step length. However, once she was absolutely immobilized with her car seat restraints on top of her already worn harness, Matt left her alone there while he prepared the baby bottle with the juice, and the diaper bag. He wasn't worried, the seat was made to keep her as secure, comfortable and safe as the three could possibly be brought together.

However, he did return eventually and the vehicle started moving, having already plotted the route to their intended destination, Progress Plaza being the heart of the richest quarter of the city, home of luxury stores, boutiques and fine dining restaurants. However, it was still at least twenty minutes off, so in the meantime, he offered Alice something to drink, and when she nodded, he smiled and took the pacifier gag out, just to replace it with the nipple of the baby bottle.
- When you finished drinking, you get 30 seconds to be your most adorable, innocent, convincing little self, and try to convince me that you don't need to be gagged, you will behave and I could just pretend I scratched myself on a cactus in my garden. If I'm not convinced by the end of that half a minute, the pacifier goes back and stays there at least until you get your next meal or drink. - he explained, and watched how she attempts to use the opportunity.

She was relieved to have the pacifier-gag taken out, opening he mouth as the bulb was removed from her mouth, a small amount of drool present from her constant sucking of it. She didn't fuss as she was made to drink from another silicone nipple, enjoying the cold juice as she suckled it. It was a bit demeaning in her mind to make her drink from a baby bottle, but it seemed the extra babyish treatment was going to be a part of her punishments when she was naughty.

She raised an eyebrow at this chance to remove an item of her bondage, though she was caught flat footed. She wasn't good at being intentionally cute, and there was the further complication that a part of her actually liked suckling away on the pacifier bulb. It was soothing, and she found it her only real source of calming relief whilst she was trussed up like this.

Still, she tried her best. "Master, I'l be a really good pet, I promise!" She told him. "I'm just a little baby who pee pees in her nappies, I need to be taken care of..." She stumbled as she tried to think of things to say.

Matt took a paper tissue and gently wiped the drool off her face after removing the pacifier gag. He didn't let her empty more than half the bottle in one go, but it still should have been enough, and instead let her make an attempt to convince him to forego the gag altogether.

While she was really adorable trying hard to be cute, it was still not enough, and when she ran out of words, Matt stuck the oversized pacifier back in her mouth and buckled it once again on the back of her head.
- Nice attempt, maybe next time. - he smiled and pet her on the head a little, particularly giving her a gentle scratching behind one of her cutesy kitten ears, and a kiss on her forehead.
He kept up the petting, but not the kisses, to comfort the trussed up kitten as they arrived uptown, the fancy glass and steel towers surrounding the busy streets, and finally, a huge futuristic park showed up, with holographic billboards fountains and modern sculptures adorning the walkways.
The car's onboard computer automatically checked all available parking spots and picked the most convenient without Matt having to give a single instruction, and parked itself. When the door opened, he began to unbuckle Alice from the car seat, and after he set her onto her feet with a lot of jingling and crinkling, he grabbed the diaper bag and slung it over his shoulder, then closed up the vehicle, all while holding the girl's leash.
- Let's go then, see how many people melt into a puddle spotting you - he grinned, and started leading her towards the most crowded section. There were at least 300 people going about their business or just relaxing in here, and there was even an off chance she could spot someone from her kind.