FIFTY-SEVEN

[tehpuck]

From Old English, myrige, or maybe Common (Vulgar?) Germanic, murgijaz, which means "short-lasting". Personally, I go with the "short-lasting" bit, it has connotations of "making time fly", or something. It's where you get "mergelijc" from. The 'y' made a "oo" sort of sound, but got hit with Kentish, so you write it with an 'e' and eventually

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[cal_sitter]

You know, modern domestic cats tend to expect the owner to feed them unless they're strays.

[tehpuck]

Stays... sounds charming. Rustic, you know?

[cal_sitter]

I'd think you were better acquainted with the rustic lifestyle than I am. After all, you predate manmade fire.

[tehpuck]

I take no credit for that fire business, though the wheel... maybe.

[cal_sitter]

What about fermented beverages?

[tehpuck]

No, that was all you. You people don't know how to store wheat, and then look what happens: beer! Not that I'm complaining, of course.

[cal_sitter]

It must have been agony waiting for us to learn the joys of grape juice left in a cellar for too long.

[tehpuck]

Not really; I didn't know what I was missing.

[cal_sitter]

It amazes me at times you run a car dealership instead of a wine and spirits shop.

So, why the sudden urge to have a cat?

[tehpuck]

Business before pleasure. And just because I like the stuff doesn't mean I want to even risk making it.

I honestly have no idea; I'm sure it'll pass.

[cal_sitter]

Have you ever kept a cat before?

[tehpuck]

I've owned lions before, Niko, yes, I've in the past owned a cat.

[cal_sitter]

There's a story you haven't told. It doesn't have anything to do with bestiari, does it?

[tehpuck]

They stayed in my estate before we handed them over to the coliseum, thank you.