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[witchdaggah]

[ so like.

the text keeps appearing and reappearing. like someone's deleting their post? repeatedly. eventually one sticks, though: ]

NO ONE PANIC
The rat infestation is mine


[ that's it. that's the post. ]

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[witchdaggah]

Are you a rat?

[archaeo]

Who knows!

[witchdaggah]

Well
I'm a cat who can speak rat I think?

[archaeo]

You're speaking to me so maybe I am a rat?

[witchdaggah]

Are we discovering something new about you or are you trying to pull a fast one on me?

[archaeo]

Maybe I'm one of the rats you brought into this world and I've gained sentience.

[witchdaggah]

Wouldnt be the weirdest thing thats ever happened to me honestly?
Like
This is up there but I dont know if its real or in my head
And if youre in my head
I guess I would prefer if you were one of my rats anyway
You know?

[archaeo]

I'm not in your head.
And I'm not a rat either. I'm human. Sorry I guess

[witchdaggah]

Wow what
What's a human

-> video

[archaeo]

This. Do you have a different name for my species where you're from or have you never met one at all? Or heard of one, I guess.

[Despite her joking tone earlier, she looks more neutral now. Maybe a little irritated.]

This place brings people from all over, so different galaxies and all that.

[witchdaggah]

[ likewise, mae switches to video.

fortunately, people always look irritated when they talk to her! this is just par for the course. ]

Haha wow, this is like, Mass Effect or something?

[ MAE ]

No, I don't think I have a name for your species.

[archaeo]

[While she takes a curious look at Mae, she doesn't look too surprised? More analytical than anything. Aphra is a scientist, after all.]

Well, it's human. And what about you? Cat? We've got those in my galaxy too, but they're more like your rats. Not sentient or anything.

[witchdaggah]

Are you sure on the sentient thing? I'm pretty sentient! Maybe there's a me in your... galaxy? I've never heard of humans or anything but there's like, a lot of you here? I haven't seen any mes at all.

[archaeo]

I've never met an alien like you, but there're species that are sorta close? Togorians, Trianii, Zygerrians... No clue why this place is mostly humans, though. Kinda boring if you ask me.

[Then she has an idea and shuffles around for a bit. When she sits still, she's holding a purple cat!]

This is Flufto. He's different from you, yeah? He's what my galaxy would call a cat. So, not sentient.

[witchdaggah]

Oh yeah, we got those, too? Like, I am a cat. I used to baby sit some, too! Actually I might still be owed from that??

[ owed THANKS!! THAT IS! ]

[archaeo]

Wait, really.

[MAE THIS IS SO WEIRD THIS IS LIKE A GOOFY AND PLUTO SITUATION AND SHE CAN HANDLE TALKING CATS AND CAT PEOPLE BUT]

Like... the cats you babysat weren't just uh, kittens. Or well, I mean like kids? Tiny younger versions of you? Are you saying they were like Flufto? Like the not talking, not thinking kind.

[witchdaggah]

Like... yes to all? I don't know. You're making me think about it too much. I usually don't.

[ IT'S JUST GOOFY AND PLUTO!!!!! ALL OVER!!! BUT WITH CATS ] Kids are kind of like animals anyway.

[archaeo]

Well, yeah, but...

[If Flufto was a palm-sized human adjacent creature, that'd be weird probably? Maybe? Aphra's kinda awful anyways.]

Is this the first time you've thought about it? Because. It's weird.