[dream] once upon a time...

[andwhatgodsays]

[the dream is narrated by a faint voice, while some cute crayon drawings of animals illustrate it]Once upon a time

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[yougotgeassed]

[A smile comes to his face as he watches this dream]

This dream reminds me of the legend about the origin of the Chinese Zodiac.

[andwhatgodsays]

Obviously. That's what it is.

[yougotgeassed]

It struck me as a bit odd, though. Thirteen animals came to the banquet? [smiles] I thought there were only twelve.

[andwhatgodsays]

There were. The cat is a fool and didn't make it. The dream was wrong.

[yougotgeassed]

Ah, so you know this cat personally?

[andwhatgodsays]

[...on the one hand, we do love bashing Kyou, but you aren't supposed to know about the curse...]

I didn't say that.

[yougotgeassed]

Yes, but you did say that the cat was a fool. I figured you must know this cat, considering you're casting such a harsh judgment on it.

[andwhatgodsays]

In the real legend, he was tricked into not going to the banquet. Obviously he's a fool.

[yougotgeassed]

I don't think that necessarily makes the cat a fool, [smirks] though it is obviously speaks volumes about the guile of the one that tricked him.

[andwhatgodsays]

It doesn't take much guile to trick a fool.

[yougotgeassed]

I suppose you're right, though I still maintain that perhaps the cat isn't as much of a fool as you might think. You can be outsmarted and still have sense about you. [He shakes his head and sighs] I take it you're familiar with the Zodiac?

[andwhatgodsays]

Oh, he is.

...You could say that, yes.

[yougotgeassed]

What about it do you find so interesting?

[andwhatgodsays]

[...just woke up here, why must you ask hard questions]

When did I say it was interesting?

[yougotgeassed]

You never explicitly said it was interesting, but I gathered that from the way you were talking about it. You seem to know more about the legend than I do and you did dream about it.