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tev001092_MSG0001 |
Oh... [ST:playername ]. Hello.[ST:wait ] |
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tev001092_MSG0002 |
......[ST:wait ] |
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tev001092_MSG0003 |
.........[ST:wait ] |
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tev001092_MSG0004 |
............[ST:wait ] |
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tev001092_MSG0005 |
...............[ST:wait ] |
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tev001092_JNK0010 |
Inquire Generally |
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tev001092_SEL0011 |
Ask Phog how his day's going. |
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tev001092_JNK0020 |
Inquire Specifically |
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tev001092_SEL0021 |
Ask Phog if he likes cats. |
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tev001092_MSG0006 |
My day? It's fine, thank you. As you can see,[ST:n ]I'm having a staring contest with a cat.[ST:wait ] |
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tev001092_MSG0007 |
If I were to look away for even a moment,[ST:n ]I know it would leap at me and slash my face[ST:n ]repeatedly with its evil, evil claws.[ST:wait ] |
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tev001092_MSG0008 |
Me? No. Not at all.[ST:wait ] |
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tev001092_MSG0009 |
Actually, I despise the wretched creatures.[ST:wait ] |
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tev001092_MSG0010 |
But they started it. They're always cruel to me.[ST:wait ] |
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tev001092_MSG0011 |
For example, if I were to turn my gaze from this one[ST:n ]for even a moment, I know it would leap at me and[ST:n ]slash my face repeatedly with its evil, evil claws.[ST:wait ] |
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tev001092_MSG0012 |
Back on Earth, the common house cat, or Felis catus,[ST:n ]was ever a nemesis of mine.[ST:wait ] |
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tev001092_MSG0013 |
I'd hoped things would be different here. After all,[ST:n ]the Ma-non and Nopon have different languages,[ST:n ]but for some reason we all understand each other.[ST:wait ] |
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tev001092_MSG0014 |
So with that in mind, I was trying to establish a form[ST:n ]of meaningful communication with the local cats.[ST:wait ] |
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tev001092_MSG0015 |
It doesn't really seem to be working out, however.[ST:n ]Why do you think cats and I aren't capable of[ST:n ]understanding each other?[ST:wait ] |
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tev001092_JNK0030 |
Speculate |
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tev001092_SEL0031 |
Guess that a cat's meow doesn't contain words. |
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tev001092_JNK0040 |
Encourage |
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tev001092_SEL0041 |
Say that Phog may meet a cat[ST:n ]he can understand one day. |
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tev001092_MSG0016 |
That...is sound reasoning.[ST:wait ] |
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tev001092_MSG0017 |
Such a theory assumes that a cat's meowing is not[ST:n ]actually a language at all.[ST:wait ] |
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tev001092_MSG0018 |
Which means that cats and I may be doomed to an[ST:n ]eternally adversarial relationship.[ST:wait ] |
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tev001092_MSG0019 |
I suppose that's a possibility...[ST:wait ] |
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tev001092_MSG0020 |
I certainly haven't conducted my experiment on all of[ST:n ]the cats here on Mira.[ST:wait ] |
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tev001092_MSG0021 |
One day I may indeed meet a cat who has no interest[ST:n ]in using my face for a scratching post.[ST:wait ] |
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tev001092_MSG0022 |
I will hold that hope in my heart throughout my[ST:n ]remaining years on this planet.[ST:wait ] |