iStones, april 6

[catpiper]

[You know those pressing, intense questions that keep you up in the middle of the night? Well, this is one such moment and anyone unfortunate enough to be awake, or awakened, during these early morning hours will be hit with an extremely important q from a confused girl.]

What's a joke?

[And, a few seconds later-]

How do you 'prank' someone? Is that a treasure? 

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[reflash]

What would you do if they didn't want a new name?

[catpiper]

[Wonder why they don't see the beauty of Yukiothy, for one.]

I would do what you said and ask them what they want to do.

[YUKIOTHY]

[reflash]

And then what would you do if they said they wanted to be called Yukio?

[catpiper]

[She knows the right answer, because he just told her, but it still feels like the wrong one.]

I don't know.

[She'll cross that bridge when she comes to it.]

[reflash]

[You don't know? almost escapes him, would have if he weren't putting on his teacher voice, the one he uses to gently coach his students or someone he's tutoring through a problem.]

You would call them Yukio as well, that's all. It's all right for two people to have the same name, even if it gets confusing sometimes.

[catpiper]

Okay, I'll remember that kind of thing.

[And proceed to throw it out the window in practice, but no one can say she wasn't told.]

[reflash]

... what would you do if someone else was named Ren?

[catpiper]

[Oh, Yukio.

Sweet, innocent, wonderful, amazing Yukio who doesn't even know the previous conversations she's had on the matter.]

Tim gave me another name if that kind of thing happens-I can be Renothy. Renothy Cat. That's my other name.

[reflash]

[... what was he expecting? Why did Yukio assume there could possibly be another outcome to this conversation.]

Oh.

[catpiper]

I'm 'prepared' for something like that.

[She has GOT this. So remember that name Yukiothy.]

[reflash]

Well, that's good. [For a given value of good.]