Old man, you are not all there, that much is clear. But then, most people don't have their own names, really, so why should your cat friend have one? It's good to have one, if you can, but for many there's no point in bothering. You have a scent-code or a call, and you have a birthplace; your friends know you, and so does Society. Names have to mean something, and involve government paperwork.
Quintet had taken it as a given that she would have a name. After all, her family expected it; it was her duty to do well, and taking on a name was part of that. But she doesn't really expect that Daeshim, or anyone else, to necessarily have done the same.
"Yes. There were five in my litter," She replies, at some length. It's a private sorrow, "Listen, old-timer. I don't mean any disrespect, but I haven't eaten today. Do you know where I can find something to eat that isn't...made of people?"
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Old man, you are not all there, that much is clear. But then, most people don't have their own names, really, so why should your cat friend have one? It's good to have one, if you can, but for many there's no point in bothering. You have a scent-code or a call, and you have a birthplace; your friends know you, and so does Society. Names have to mean something, and involve government paperwork.
Quintet had taken it as a given that she would have a name. After all, her family expected it; it was her duty to do well, and taking on a name was part of that. But she doesn't really expect that Daeshim, or anyone else, to necessarily have done the same.
"Yes. There were five in my litter," She replies, at some length. It's a private sorrow, "Listen, old-timer. I don't mean any disrespect, but I haven't eaten today. Do you know where I can find something to eat that isn't...made of people?"