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[rathercommon]

Hullo everyone. It's Kitty.

[ Kitty looks a little more normal than she did the last time she made a post on the network, since the last time she made a post on the network she looked like a tiger. She's bright-eyed, cheerful, and has a pair of very elaborate and beautiful earrings. ]

So, I'm taking a class in journalistic methods at the local community college - it's a brilliant class, too, I'm having an excellent time, school really gets much more worthwhile when you get to the college level, doesn't it - and we've been given an assignment to conduct interviews. I know that some of you are willing and happy to help me out and submit to being interviewed. [ Her grin is confident. ] It's nothing too personal, I promise - just some stuff on your attitude towards the locals here, that sort of thing. It'll be fun.

[ This...is not one hundred percent truthful, since the assignment is to interview one person, not the whole community. But, hey, why not do some broad info-gathering, right? ]

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[rathercommon]

Erm...Right. Anyway. No. There aren't going to be - any - children going on. At all. At all.

I'm so sorry

[use_everything]

Ah. [There's a very visible deflating.]

Well. You're young still.

I love you so much

[rathercommon]

[ uuhhhHHH. ]

It's not going to change when I'm older.

[use_everything]

Hm. [The note of high-handed, paternal doubt ran right through that sound.]

As you were, then.

[rathercommon]

Hold on.

[ And irritation runs right through that phrase. ]

Don't hm me like I don't know what I'm on about. I can choose not to have children.

[use_everything]

[Both brows lift, and he seems almost baffled for a moment.]

Certainly. I'm sure you have your reasons.

[rathercommon]

Yeah. And the reason is I'd prefer not to. I don't need any reason other than that.

[use_everything]

Certainly not. There's no force to be laid.

But, [There's a but. There's always a but in these kinds of conversations.] should your preferences change, there's no end of support, as well.

[rathercommon]

[ She purses her lips. ]

If my preferences changed, there's no reason that I would need help.

[use_everything]

[.... He really can't help it.] I've been told it's quite the challenge.

[rathercommon]

Well, I'm quite good at challenges.

[use_everything]

[He can't quite help adding to it.] Are you quite sure? Miles has his mother's thoughts on family size.

[rathercommon]

...What are his mother's thoughts on family size?