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I noticed in an episode of Sword Art Online II (Calibur arc) that Sinon (a
Cait Sith) reacted strangely when Kirito grabbed her tail. Silica (also a Cath
Sith) noticed this but it seems that she too (just like me) has no idea. What
happened [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzxbodu3AnY)?


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Why did Sinon act strangely when Kirito grabbed her tail?


The following is quoted from Sword Art Online Book 8: Early and Late, page 221

> The triangular ears and tail unique to the Cait Sith race were of course
> organs human don’t have, however, they could sense the feeling using an
> unknown mechanism. Being grabbed hard by a player who wasn’t aware of the
> fact would cause a «super weird feeling»—— Silica’s explanation——for that
> reason, the reaction was always very amusing.

This quote actually shows us a few things:

  1. Why Kirito pulled her tail in the first place: it's "amusing"
  2. What it feels like: "a super weird feeling" cause by sensentations from an organ humans don't normally have - similar to the wings in ALO, I might add
  3. Why Silica looks at her tail in the YouTube clip: calling it a "super weird feeling" was her description, so she clearly knows how it feels. In other words, it's likely that someone (possibly Kirito, since he seems to enjoy it so much) has done the same thing to her.

I've added the picture of this scene from the light novel just for reference.

![Kirito Pulls Sinon's Tail](https://i.stack.imgur.com/wI7Az.jpg)


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Maybe its because grabbing her tail didnt give her feeling of having her tail
being grabbed due to the fact she doesnt have one, and the game made feel it
in the spot where her tail would have been-her anus


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In many anime or Japanese pop culture, a cat-person's tail and ears are
extremely sensitive and considered a "place only touched with permission". I
think you get it now.


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I suppose it likely causes extreme discomfort or a strange feeling, due to
actual humans not having these body parts, but the Amusphere still transmits
that feeling. Much like a real-life cat getting their tail pulled, but perhaps
less painful.


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