Larry and Mick and the Cuppa-Contraption

One day Larry entered the home of his good friend Mick and, upon noticing the trebuchet (medieval stone-throwing device) in the corner of the living room, said:
'What's that trebuchet doing in the corner of the living room, friend Mick?'
'It is a Cuppa-Contraption, friend Larry.'
'A Cuppa-Contraption? What's that then?'
'Well... do you notice the undeniably cute little kitten sat in the bowl-like part of the device which, in less peaceful times, would have contained a stone?'
'I hadn't noticed it, friend Mick, but now that you mention it, yes I do see the wide-eyed little ball of fluff.'
'Well... the idea behind the device, friend Larry, is that the trebuchet has been calibrated in such a way that when the kitten is released from such, it is flung through the previously unmentioned hole in the wall at the front of the house, whereupon it flies through the air and lands directly in the doorway of 'Muriel's Tea Shop.' Then Muriel, or a customer of said shop, will be so heartened by its big brown eyes and its pitiful mewling, that they will have no option but to pick up the kitten, cuddle it and, upon doing so, will notice the note folded inside a tiny barrel tied round its neck.'
'And what does the note say, friend Mick?'
'It says, and I quote... "please attach two lovely cups of tea (preferably PG Tips) to my back and ensure my safe return to the home of my custodian, Mick Merrington.'
'Genius, friend Mick!'
'Thank you, friend Larry.'

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