Thirty-first Whisper

[am_not_an_angel]

Comments

[theenviousone]

It's a rat.

[am_not_an_angel]

No it's not.

[theenviousone]

Looks enough like one.

[am_not_an_angel]

It's a hamster. There's a difference, you know!

[theenviousone]

Rat. Hamster.

No, can't say I see the difference.

[am_not_an_angel]

Rats are house pests. Hamsters are pets. Haven't you seen a hamster before?

[theenviousone]

They look the same if you squash them. They're all rodents.

...hey. You should call it Greed.

[am_not_an_angel]

Why would I want to squash it? I want to keep it!

That's hardly a fitting name for a hamster.

[theenviousone]

...why?

But it's a fitting name for a rat, and since we've agreed they're same thing, might as well.

[am_not_an_angel]

I've had a pet back home just like it.

It's not a rat, it's a hamster. They're not the same. And I don't see it to be greedy enough to call it that.

[theenviousone]

Why'd you have one like it at home?

Huh. Maybe calling Greed 'Rat' does make more sense than calling a rat 'Greed'.

How about 'Bait'?

[am_not_an_angel]

To keep me company.

No! What kind of names are those anyway?!

[theenviousone]

And I thought the company I kept was strange.

Suitable ones?

[am_not_an_angel]

It's a pet. What's so strange about that?

Then you have horrible taste.

[theenviousone]

If you don't see what's strange about it, there's no point in me telling you.

Says the person who likes rats.

[am_not_an_angel]

How many times do I have to tell you? It's not a rat!