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[rathercommon]

Hi. It's Kitty.

[ She gives an awkward little wave to the camera. She feels ridiculously uncomfortable posting about this right now, and it shows; she looks anxious and displeased. But - ]

I know there was a bit of talk of having a birthday party for me today, but it's been cancelled. For...rather obvious reasons. So just - if you were going to come, do stay home. [ Then, with a quick attempt at some comforting levity: ] Spend the time you would have at my party finding a good cause, and then when all of this is over with, volunteer with them.

[ Okay. Her attempt at a smile fades, and then she continues on: ]

Anyway. That's not...quite it. There've been a few people who've gone. Simon Newton, for one, and John Mitchell. And just recently, John Mandrake. [ This last...She does not look happy about that. ] And I know sometimes people come back without memories, so if you find them back, and they've forgotten something, please let me know. I think - they might not know to contact me, if they lose memories, so I'd like to know if they return.

[ Translation: "Mandrake was my blood enemy, but now we're friends, and won't it just be my luck if he comes back forgetting that second part."

Her next attempt to shake off her gloom looks like almost a physical effort. She just about twitches like a cat shifting its attention. ]

Anyway. While we're avoiding getting each other ill, why don't we do something to keep our spirits up? Has anyone read those books about the vampires falling in love? Billy gave me one, and they are bloody ghastly, aren't they? So, go on, then, tell me about the absolute worst book you've ever read.

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[notasaviour]

Billy gave you that book? Was he trying to be funny, or did he actually recommend it as a good book?

[He hesitates. He can do concern, even for people he isn't entirely sure about just yet, but he's not entirely sure how it's going to be taken.]

I'm sorry. That's a lot of bad news for one birthday. And I thought mine was bad.

[rathercommon]

[ Kitty gives an uncomfortable half-smile, struggling to continue to seem positive even as she's bowed under the weight of that bad news. She's not about to succumb to the grimness of it all, but it's still...hard. So she focuses on that first part: ]

You know, I honestly don't know what he was thinking. He gave it to me while I was in hospital, and I truly don't know whether he did that ironically or out of a genuine desire to help me through.

[notasaviour]

...Maybe he thought it would motivate you to get out of hospital to find a better book?

[He's concerned, but if people don't want to talk about things,then Teddy's not the sort of person to force it.]

I read a really weird fantasy book once about a guy who became a demon, met a girl demon, and then basically just... razed his way through hell and became the devil. It read kind of like a teenager's fantasy, so it was pretty awkward.

[rathercommon]

That's...really weird. Though I suppose it is sort of nice that someone tried to write a book from a demon's perspective, rather than keeping things human-normative.

[ There is not a hint of irony in her voice or attitude; she is being 100% serious here. ]

[notasaviour]

Except he'd started as a human, and it wasn't exactly like the author had put a whole lot of thought into how someone non-human might think. If they think much differently at all, I mean. I don't think that much differently, most of the time, but that's just upbringing.

[He shrugs.]

But... yeah, that was definitely the worst thing I've ever read, and I've read a lot of terrible plot twists.