Seems people are having - understandably - issue with Kat's ungratefulness seen in the recent Chapter. This was both a by product of the changes of Character Dynamics and the Rush-ness for which this Chapter was made.

For the 2nd point, as it is brief: Chapter 7 was an unplanned Chapter, made on a rush because in the transpiring events of the next arc to follow while writing that script, despite having been given new financial help from her family by the end of the Phone Call Chapter, Kat no longer has the Apartment; this Chapter was made to reflect what the hell happened - now yes, I maybe should had Felicio just slap the door on her face getting back at her, but this did not occur to me and I could only make this one as long as it needed to be, as the next Arc has been pushed now 4 times (not counting the Hiatus I took) - the first was when Chapter 3 became too long and half of it became Chapter 4, the Phone Call & the Tina/Mary Chapters (the only ones planned) & the Apartment Chapter, which was made literally in the last few months, because I made reference to it in the still working Script.

Now, in regards to the first Point, her Smug Ungratefulness, is something that is kind the direct consequence of my decision of changing the Character Dynamics for this reboot: the Kat from the old Cats 9 Lives was Cherry Dispositional by the time she meets Felicio because she went through hell and revival: the Hell of her relation with Ronfar and her revival by the Intervention by Cole - this doesn't happened here, as she doesn't meet Ronfar until she comes to Town, and thus no Cole - this change is why Cole, for now, was remove from this reboot. Suffice to say, Kat is here on a mission sent by her family, and wasn't playing at the level with everyone.

We have seen Kat play at the backs of the other Characters already :

When she sneaks away in Chapter3 Pgs 46 https://www.furaffinity.net/view/38452171/ 47 https://www.furaffinity.net/view/38468125/ to search for the Diamond her Grandfather buried on the island.

Then attempts to do so again in Pgs 78 https://www.furaffinity.net/view/41200364/ & 79 https://www.furaffinity.net/view/41266741/ after seemingly saving Felicio but tries to escape, before been cut out by Ronfar.

Again, the Phone Call Chapter, where she makes a private call to her family while no one was looking and during the call, refers to Felicio as Dumb Musclebound Mariner https://www.furaffinity.net/view/44059012/

But her opportunist side will come in if it is a way out of Jam: we saw this in Chapter 4 where her whole fight with Tina for the box was pre-planned out of desperation to get out her tickle torture session and Gunnar's demands for answers in Chapter 3 (Pgs 61 to 66 https://www.furaffinity.net/view/39773876/ ) - but her back stabbing nature kick in again when she tried to run away the 2nd time while she still had that deal with Tina, doing so for her own survival.

This Kat, is morally dubious - perfect for what I have, and will be treacherous if the circumstances and opportunity demands it - after all, she was here on a mission from her Family that goes South by Felicio's war with the Sheriff, Tina and of course Kalee stealing the diamond. Suffice to say, she is a big city girl now stuck in a backwaters small coastal town, on the other side of the country, control by a corrupt Sheriff, until she finds her even more of a backstabbing sister.

All I will say is this - the series of events that transpire in the next arc, opens the door for a lot of consequences - but you have to be patient with this series as it will be a slow grind, and so is character growth and the next arc has more chapters than I would expect, and currently I'm stuck just few passage in Chapter 12.

So yeah, Long Haul here Lads.