>>58623032“Given what’s happened to us…” You ruminated.
>”To you, Doggy.” Kat corrected.>”Yer the oddball!” She added, rolling her hands.>She still didn’t remember.>Probably never would.“If it’s living, you have to respect it.”
“No suffering. Make it quick.”
>”Yeah… They’re cute in an icky sorta way.”>”I bet other fish think they’re cute.” Kat mused.>You didn’t share the dread, woeful aura emanating from the fish.>Mercifully gone now, but it was there.>On some basic level, it felt and understood doom.>You shuddered.>Reading the article between you was good distraction from the unsettling observation. >A bright, profile shot taken beside a gleaming stain-glass window. >The gardevoir’s beaming white smile was nearly the same white shade as her fair skin. >She wore a sun dress right out of fifties.>It probably was.>With a smile, Kat slid a warm fish into your cupped paws.>The larger one, you noted.>The one you handed her.“This one was for you.” You objected.
>Kat would hear no more.>”Yer bigger, Doggy.” Was all the explanation you got before Kat dug in.>She said something with her mouth full of mushed scale and flesh, but you couldn’t make it out.>You ate.>Somehow, the experience made the taste all the sweeter.>The lack of salt and spices hardly compared to the uniqueness of a rooftop picnic.>Kat picked bones from her mouth, flicking them aside.>You were more careful to eat around them.>”Says ‘er name’s Melody.” Kat added, running a greasy finger through the article.“Oh?”
“You can read?” You foolishly intoned without thinking.
>Stunned by your crassness, you stopped chewing. >Kat stared back.>Unsure if you insulted her, and likewise unsure if you genuinely didn’t know.“Eh, sorry, that was-“
>”Can you?” She asked, donning a wide, smug smile.>”Doggy need me to wead foh ‘im?” She asked again, smushing her cheeks together in further mockery.“Uh, yeah…”
“Guess I deserved that.” You muttered.
