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[bringbackgold]

A few short things.

My cat is having kittens, apparently. And apparently she came to me this way, which explains why she looks about the size of an American football down the middle.

A nice girl at the club made an interesting mistake of referring to me as Ota as a nickname instead of Otabek. In Kazakh it means something she likely didn't intend. So - I am sharing so no one else makes the similar mistake. Otabek is fine. No nicknames or whatever needed. Please.

Also, this place is feeling quiet. Especially at the rink. So if anyone wants to come skate with me... I'm there almost every afternoon. I'm not sure if others would enjoy it, but the offer is there. If you can't skate...I can show you. I'm not a teacher, but...getting comfortable on the ice is something I know.

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text, @anders

[judicia]

( It's so hard to type on this tiny keyboard but he's doing his best. )

Congratulations! You must be very excited. ( The only thing better than one cat is more cats. This is truly a blessing. ) You think they're going to be born soon?

Why don't you like nicknames? I think they're kind of fun, so long as they're not being used to ridicule you.

[bringbackgold]

I think really soon. She's really big, and she's been inside since I got her almost two months ago.

Where I am from it's a very particular thing. And people make the mistake of calling me Ota...which means father.

[judicia]

Do you have everything ready for her? Like blankets and that kind of thing.

That would be somewhat embarrassing, I suppose. Unless they were making fun of your age. Or the fact that you're about to be a "father" to a litter of kittens.

[bringbackgold]

Yes. I have several blankets and a spot that's safe set up. Who knows what she'll chose to do, though.

Well. I'm only 18. So I think it was an honest mistake.

[judicia]

That's true. You could wake up one morning and find kittens under your bed.

Would you allow me to come over to see them? Maybe not right after they're born but when they get a little bigger. It's been so long since I've seen any. I used to have one but the Order I was in at the time made me give him up.

In that case, then, you're probably right. You wouldn't be old enough to be anyone's father. ( Not anyone that you'd find in a club, anyway. )

[bringbackgold]

Yes. If you fall in love with any of them, I would be alright with you having one after meeting them.

[ He knows very well he can't keep them all. ]

It's a cultural thing. You never know who you're talking to.

[judicia]

Really? ( He'd fall in love with all of them, lbr. ) That is very kind of you. Thank you.

It's good that you're setting everyone straight, then. I have a friend back home that only ever calls people by the monikers he makes up for them. I don't think he's ever called by my name.

[bringbackgold]

Yes, really. I can't very well keep all of them.

[ That'd be irresponsible. ]

Really? I can't imagine.

[ He really can't. He's always been asked permission before people have used a nickname. ]

[judicia]

It's just his way. I will admit that it is kind of amusing only be referred to by my hair color.

( Or mage, which isn't quite as amusing for several reasons. )

Are you going to be giving all of them away?

[bringbackgold]

Ah, that's not that bad. Or as I thought.

[ He couldn't imagine, still, not calling people by name. ]

Probably not. I have a feeling I'll keep at least one. Of course, it depends on how many she has.

[judicia]

That's true. Sometimes they do have small litters.

I'm not very good at using this phone all of the time, but I'd still like to keep in touch. Maybe you could send pictures? ( He's pretty sure that's something you can do, even though he doesn't know how. )

[bringbackgold]

I'd be happy to send pictures. Oh, if you need any assistance with the phones... I can help.

[judicia]

Thank you! I've never used one before so everything's foreign to me.

But I'm learning! I just need some more practice. Exchanging messages like this is actually very helpful in itself.

[bringbackgold]

That is the easiest way. I grew up with things like this.

[judicia]

Oh! So do you know how to use all the machines in the apartments, too?

Some of them were hard to use at first but they've proven to be very convenient.

[bringbackgold]

I do.

[ he has a hard time imagining not knowing... ]

They are convenient. I guess they could take getting used to.

[judicia]

I lived in dark times.

Literally and figuratively. We didn't have lights that make our rooms look as bright as they do during the day.

[bringbackgold]

Ah? Electricity? The lightbulbs? Wow....you don't have these things?

[judicia]

We had candles. And torches. Anything that you could set on fire.

[bringbackgold]

Sounds like a place I would have studied in history.