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So is this Three Dog person just the coolest person in the world or what? I mean his name is Three Dog. And like the way he writes stuff. I don't know how to describe it. It sounds like super cool though. I'm not good with words and explaining stuff. Plus, it's fun to hear about the rest of the world, huh?

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They hated you for asking questions? It's a little bit the same for me, but I still don't get why people do that, like it's bad to want to know things. People were just always like, there are questions you're not supposed to ask. But I never got that. My family were alchemists and I grew up learning I was supposed to question everything and explore everything. But everyone else just acted like that was the worst thing ever.

I will try, you're right. If someone is as incredible inside as I know Phoebe is, it shouldn't be a big deal. It's only really my second time ever feeling like that for anyone, and the first didn't go anywhere either. So I guess I just am not used to... what to do or anything.

Haha, we're the same on so many things! How did the banana get stuck to your hand? That's what I want to know. They don't seem like things that just get... stuck.

I did! I have a black kitten named Flamel. I found him trying to get into all my stuff. I guess he really likes alchemy too, which I guess would be why he ended up with me. It's so nice to have a cat to snuggle up to when Chicago is being... well, Chicago I guess.

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[pplrunincircles]

Um. It's complicated. I think cause I asked stupid questions or something. I don't know. I was annoying to people. I used to be terrified that I'd annoy the people that I got close to too like I did all of them. I'm better though when it comes to being afraid of that. I understand what they say when they say Ignorance is bliss. It took me awhile to figure it out, but I get it now and it's not anything that I want someone else to be... to understand. I don't think it's bad to ask questions or to learn.

It definitely won't be. Not to her! I know that like that stuff can get complicated though so I get why you'd be flipping out about it. I think you should try to just continue to be her friend. I know it can be hard, but what else can you do?

I tripped and my hand fell in superglue and my leg fell in blue paint! I guess they were like doing renovations and stuff. I don't know! So I got the superglue on my hand and then I realized I was hungry? So I usually don't take stuff from the dying people's apartments, but I was seriously near-faint, you know? So I grabbed a banana and then remembered the glue and by that time it was too late.

I love that name! Flamel! It's cool to say out loud anyway. It's definitely good to have a kitten to keep you company in Chicago, especially one that's indestra industr not able to die!

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[sophicsulphur]

Well, you wouldn't annoy me. You can never ask too many questions. Even if it seems stupid or basic, if you're asking then it's because you want to know and that's a good thing. I would really really never be bothered by people wanting to learn.

I guess there really isn't anything else... I guess that is just what I do. Funny, that's a weird and simple thought. I kept feeling like I should do something because it feels that way inside, but I guess that's not so. Maybe that'll make me feel a bit better. I hope so! I don't want to not feel this way either, but still.

That... wow. That's a really incredible sequence of events. I've had a lot of strange things happen to me, especially when I work at the cauldron because there's a lot of potential for things to turn into other things. But never anything quite like that! I would be worried about how to remove the banana....

Hehe, thanks! It's a famous alchemist's name. I'm going to train him to be my familiar I think.

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[pplrunincircles]

Thanks. That's good to know. :) I mostly figure that people who are annoyed by me. WELL, I don't need to be friends with everyone or anything. It's okay if some people don't like me. I'll just hang out at other places with people who do!

Yeah, I know how feelings can be so strong. I've only fallen in love once, and it's the strongest feeling that I know. I think it will make you feel better if you bounce back into trying to be her friend. I don't know for sure. If it doesn't, you could take a break for awhile and try again after some time has passed.

I'm kind of a huge dork. I get into stuff like that all the time. Luckily, my boyfriend caught me and removed my banana- I mean, removed my hand from my banana. :D He's very talented with my hands and bananas!

What's a familiar?

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[sophicsulphur]

Yeah! It's like you said, they wouldn't be really good friends anyway, right? Real friends will just like you for who you are.

It really is powerful. I think love's meant to be strong, because it makes so many good things possible and the world needs it. Just when a lot of it gets in one person instead of being spread out more I guess. I'll do what I can! Got to have faith in myself, here.

Okay and I just started laughing really hard again. You are really lucky to have someone who is talented with... okay, I can't even. Finish that sentence without laughing. Um. Did I mention I'm really easily embarrassed?

A familiar is like a really smart animal who can help you with magic. Like a really tiny elemental spirit I guess. They can sense things and since magic works by connections it can be easier to work with someone than work on your own. And most animals just really respond well to magic so it's good for them, they'll live longer and be happier and stuff. Though the cats are immortal anyway.

I wonder if they're okay with that.

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Yes, exactly!

Love is the most powerful feeling, and it doesn't matter if it's the romantic sort or the friend sort, it's really the strongest force there is. There's comfort and hope in that too, you know?

What's so embarrassing about bananas and hands? I mean, I'm the one that it happened to so. You don't have to be embarrassed! :D [Elizabeth does not understand innuendos. No. It's been a subject of many people laughing at things that she says and her having no idea why.]

Oh, really? Wow. I've never heard about that before. How do you turn an animal into your familiar instead of only your pet? Is that done with magic too?

You know, I don't know. I think it's different for kittens. Like their life isn't a story so much as they love and eat and sleep and other stuff without thinking about what it all means or understanding the depths of stuff. It's what makes them so awesome! But it's also why I think they might be okay with living forever. They love so easily, and even if they lose somebody, it won't hurt them to love someone new. If that makes sense.

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[sophicsulphur]

Yeah... there is. I really need to hold onto that. It doesn't hurt because it's bad or wrong, and there's nothing I need to fix. Maybe it's just the not letting it be what it is that makes it hurt. I should really try looking at it in a more positive way.

You always know the right things to say!

Um... you know, I'm not entirely sure either. [She actually isn't. It just sounds vaguely...] Hehe. It just seems like there's something.

Yeah, with magic. Just... showing them things? It's been a long time since I read about it, I need to go find some books again. All my old ones were back home. But if you can introduce them to sort of, higher levels of thinking, magically. Get them in tune with stuff. But they're still animals, they just interact on another plane. It's sort of complex, but it's all about how things resonate with and connect with each other.

I guess that does! What differents separates an animal from a human is they're more in the now. Which makes them better at working with magic than a person, sometimes. In a way, we make things too complicated. We should just love and be loved, wherever it comes from.

I guess there's a lot to be learned from cats!