[Accidental Voice -> Deliberate Voice]

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[And this early evening, the journal will pick up the sound of one small British girl muttering to herself.]

Well, this is very rude. It didn't snow last autumn, you know. I think I ought to complain.

[Huff. Followed by a small ow, barely heard. And silence. Then finally:]

Oh!  [And the journal is picked up finally.  Because you, the townsfolk, should know the answer to this question.  Clearly.]  Did we get visited by aliens in the night? I think I've been experimented on. [Okay, that is totally the best thing ever.] I hope they looked like Elvis clones.

Has anyone seen my cat?

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Oh, of course! Nami-san, Vivi-chan, Bellemere-san, Keimi-chan...



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[... Wow this pattern]

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[Oh, Katie's noticed it too.




Sort of.]

Perhaps you should call them Brook and Captain chan. [Perfectly straight face. Not trolling at all.] Do you think it might help?

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... Not to trample on your suggestion, Katie-chan, but Brook and Luffy are missing a few basic components to qualify for the -chan.

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[Blink. Blink. It takes a few moments, but then Katie's expression clears. Revelation.] Oh! So all the girls get a chan, then?

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Oh, I never explained that?

Where I'm from, girls often get a "-chan" attached to their name, especially if you're close to them. Guys get "-kun", and as a show of respect, people you don't know or feel indebted to get "-san". There are a few others, too.

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[Oh that's kind of cute. Must try those out. 8|a]

Sanji...kun. Sanji-san?

...what kind of others are there?

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Just like that~! Not that Katie-chan needs to use any with me, if she doesn't feel like it.

Well... there's also "-sama", reserved for the most important of people.

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[Don't be silly, Sanji. She will of course religiously call you Sanji-kun. Until tomorrow when she forgets utterly >>]

Like kings?

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That, or gods, too.

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So I should say god-sama. [She makes a face. Katie isn't all that fond of gods. Well... of religious types in general. See: "allergy" to priests.]

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Only if you believe or care about 'em. [So she's probably exempt from the whole "god-sama" crap]

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Oh. Well. [She eyes him cautiously. Adults don't generally encourage little girls being faithless heathens where she comes from.] I do rather like God.

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[B[ What's with that look, Katie? He's just being honest. ;;]

Do you? [Well, if that's the truth, he certainly doesn't want to insult her faith] In that case, choose whatever makes you most comfortable. [A handwave] But I don't think a shitty "-sama" is necessary. God won't hold it against ya.

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[She's totally okay with honest! It's just not something adults in Bath do; they're very dull and insist on being proper about everything.

...though for a moment, calling God "shitty-sama" is awfully tempting.]

Perhaps I'll save it for special occasions, then.

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["Shitty-sama" would be the best name ever; Sanji can attests to it]

You can save it for his birthday? [That's special, right? 8|a]

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[She giggles.] Does God have a birthday?

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I'd pity the poor shit if he didn't. One of the best days of the year!