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[The last thing Rey wants to do is show her face for all to see, but after meeting Peter, it feels bizarrely necessary.]

"Would seem some people here recognize each other from worlds different from their own -- this current one as well." [Pause.] "Just to put it out there: Am not that same person, even if we share the same face."

[She then makes a face when a croaky meow can be heard in the background. Rey adjusts the position of the device to reveal a three-legged cyclopean cat, sitting on a table at the bar, his spindly tail whipping happily back and forth while salivating some weird pale green drool out the corner of his mouth.]

"And this can't seem to get the memo. Can't seem to get rid of it, either."

[Maybe a part of her doesn't want to, but it is inconvenient.

[Lastly -- and she looks very uncomfortable saying this -- she adds:] "Some have asked what its name is. Ideas and information would be... appreciated."

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[Mind, Tripod never gave Rey any reason to think that he didn't like her; she just didn't think he was so adamant about it. Then again, she's also not taking care of herself that well, so maybe the cat has good cause for concern on this one.]

Uhm-- [Rey starts to speak, then snaps her mouth back shut once Reynir disappears briefly. She blinks at the animal that definitely looks more cat-like than the one following her around.]

That so, huh? [She just stares, studying the chill calico for a second, before glancing back to the three-legged mutant sitting behind her, statuesque.] Wonder how well it would get along with other cats now...

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[ Reynir gives a shrug that jostles Kisa slightly, but she doesn't seem to mind in the least. She is, in fact, kneading her paws against Reynir's shoulder, claws digging into his thick cloak and then releasing again, and purring loud enough that the device might even pick it up. Not typical cat behavior, maybe, but she's always been an odd one. ]

I would say we should arrange a play date but that might go really badly. Kisa sort of likes being around humans more than being around other cats. We found her in the Silent World when she was only a baby, so she didn't grow up around any other kittens.

[ Oddly, Reynir is more worried about this sweet-looking miss bullying the cat that has attached itself to Rey than vice-versa. ]

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[Almost as if sensing that he's been a subject of the conversation and now interested in the other cat noises coming from Rey's phone, Tripod hurries towards where she is sitting before shoving his nose at the screen. His one eye widens as he squishes his face close, now mostly blocking Rey's face from view. She grimaces, but doesn't intervene.]

Seems like this one disagrees, but will take your word for it. Not sure if it's even safe to be around other animals, actually.

[Or people for that matter. The mutant cat looks moderately radioactive.]

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That's probably a good thing to find out, if you can. Animals can get lonely, too, just like people.

[ Reynir doesn't want to overwhelm her with too much information all at once, so he stops with the protips for now and instead just smiles, says: ]

Cats aren't just cute, they're useful and brave. They're... blessed creatures. You're really lucky one of them decided to stick around you.

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[Rey isn't sure if she would describe the particular creature following her around "blessed" or even cute in the conventional sense, but the sort of reverence Reynir speaks of cats seems to be related to the species as a whole, rather than individuals, so whatever.]

They're not homebodies or anything, are they? Haven't really settled anywhere here.

[Where would she even put a mutant cat, really.]

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[ Reynir gives a big shrug, making a wordless 'I don't know' noise. ]

Depends on the cat. They're not all the same, you know. If he's stuck with you so far, he probably doesn't mind so much.

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Oh. Great. More reasons to keep it around...

[She doesn't sound too excited about that. For her it's just more responsibility to think about; one more thing she didn't sign up for. If it turned out to be cruel and unusual to be moving around like she has been with an animal now relying on her, that would be one excuse she could use to hock it off onto someone else. Maybe to someone who thinks of these as more "blessed creatures" than herself.

[No pressure or anything. It's just another living thing that looks at her adoringly for reasons she can't understand.]