The Case Of The Mysterious Missing Cat?

[acid_rayne]

Hmmm... Not that I eat solids, but did anyone else catch a whiff of that pie, this morning?

'Cause I swear, it smelled just like kitten...

Comments

[darknessb4me]

What does kitten even smell like?

[acid_rayne]

Like cat.

[darknessb4me]

[Eyeroll.]

Cute.

[acid_rayne]

Also, true.

[darknessb4me]

I wonder if kitten would be more tender. Like the difference between lamb and mutton. I mean, if you're putting a cat in a pie either way, you would want the high-quality meat, wouldn't you?

[acid_rayne]

Why are you asking this?

[darknessb4me]

You brought it up.

[acid_rayne]

I brought up its nutritional qualities? Really...?

[darknessb4me]

No, you brought up the possibility that a lot of people ate it this morning, served to them by the kitchen staff.

[acid_rayne]

Because it's something someone should look into, not discuss the merits of.

Like, someone who works there.

[darknessb4me]

Come on, you were trying to provoke a reaction.

[acid_rayne]

If they don't want to do anything about it, that's their choice.

[darknessb4me]

I can never tell if you're kidding.

[acid_rayne]

I'm surrounded by people I don't know in a place I don't like, who talk about stuff I have no idea of, in order to look after someone who'll hate me.

I do this, because I stayed slightly too long when I should have made the decision to abandon ship and got slammed with a curse I now want any remaining trace gotten rid of.

This is why hardly anyone now sees me and why I'm rarely in a joke-making mood...

[darknessb4me]

You could just go, you know. Worse things than having their darkfallen father pay a visit happen to people every day here and they don't need to tie themselves to this shithole to fix it.

[It's a deliberate taunt. Come on. Defiance. Prove you're not as miserable as all that.]

[acid_rayne]

You have no idea how deep my loathing is for him.

None.

[darknessb4me]

I know plenty about loathing. Try me.

[acid_rayne]

Try you with what?

[darknessb4me]

Give me an idea if I don't have one.

[acid_rayne]

Let me guess... You think I'm one of those people who just need someone to talk to. That maybe if I did, I'd cry my heart out and cling to them. That I want mommy to hug me and make all the bad dreams go away.

I don't want pity. I don't want to tell a sob story. I fixed my problems by cutting his head off.

I didn't feel guilty. I didn't feel regret. I didn't break down in tears. I liked it.

And I'd gladly do it again.

So, no. I don't have some repressed desire to tell you about my woes or how I got to where I am. It happened and that's the end of it.

[darknessb4me]

No. I had enough of people like that at home.

I think you're a lot like me, even if you don't like that idea. You've got problems, but so does everyone - you'll get through them yourself, because anything less would be weakness.

If the bastard deserved to die, then he did. But it was just a flood. If you hate it here, you don't need to stay. The Barge is a hellhole - no one's disputing that.

[acid_rayne]

I hate him more and self-reliance doesn't make me like you.

[darknessb4me]

[Heh.]

Sorry. I didn't actually mean to call you a psychopath or anything, just not one for crying.

[acid_rayne]

That makes me like a lot of people.

[darknessb4me]

[Amused, not going to press it.] Suit yourself, blade-master.

[equalsfive.livejournal.com]

And people have a go at me for telling Comrade Persson to eat her dog.

Do you seriously think anyone's going to fall for this?

[acid_rayne]

You think this is a joke?

[equalsfive.livejournal.com]

I think you're screwing with people.

[acid_rayne]

OK, well... You're free to if you want.

[equalsfive.livejournal.com]

Comrade, I wouldn't care if it was kitten.

[acid_rayne]

Good for you.

[equalsfive.livejournal.com]

I still don't think many people will believe you.

[acid_rayne]

That's up to them. I'm just the messenger.

[equalsfive.livejournal.com]

Mmhm.