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[hagyjbeken]

[Hope you're ready for some scribbling, Hogwarts. Because her writing isn't exactly the easiest to read.]

So! Before I actually get into some important things, is everyone ready for Quidditch season? And I don't just mean the school, I mean all over the place. I know probably a lot of you like your silly little English teams, but there's a lot better teams out there than them. Like, say, the Vratsa Vultures for their amazing pioneering of the long goal and being so kind to give newbies a chance to prove themselves in the big leagues or you could go for the Grodzik Goblins who had the amazing Josef Wronski that all of you seekers can thank for inventing the Wronski Feint.

But, hey, who am I to tell you who to cheer for? Though I have to say we're going to have some problems if you're on the International scene for Germany or England, not that they could compare to Bulgaria. Or a fan of the Heidelberg Harriers, Gorodok Gargoyles, or Quiberon Quafflepunchers. ... If you like that last one, you seriously need to get a better sense of taste and learn what real Quidditch is about. Wearing bright pink uniforms and acting like ballerinas on the pitch is just an insult to the game, you know.

Onto some real business while I've got some time. Has anyone possibly seen my cat Edit around lately? I haven't seen her in a few days and she's not the type to stay out for so long and not come back to me for at least some food or something. She's a female Siamese and should be wearing a red, white, and green collar with a little cross and bell on it. Any information is highly appreciated.

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[edle_gestalt]

I also don't care.

I was poking fun at first; are you really that awful at detecting lighthearted sarcasm? And I'm not saying that at all. I'm saying that her getting pregnant is a minor setback for you, not her. The poor girl may have been lonely. If there's no reasonable compromise in your mind between total isolation and promiscuity, I have concerns for your life in general.

I haven't been able to let Maestro fulfill his potential. I don't even know what that potential is, so don't claim to know it either when he's my horse. And what is this about Maestro being unwanted? Don't speak for your horse. That's what psychologists call projecting. You're straight out of a textbook. I've no qualms saying this matchmaking business is ridiculous; I've no need to use my pets as puppets to say so. And don't call nonsense on me; you're the one who made this About You. Or About Me, rather, and you still didn't answer how on earth my poking fun at your desperate mare said anything about me.

[hagyjbeken]

You're speaking as if you know how my horse felt, shove it. We don't mix mares and stallions for obvious reasons, she was always out in pasture with the rest of the mares and it was perfectly fine. I'd still say the desperate one here was your's, not her.

[Oh what is this. Stop that.]

I'm saying nothing about that matchmaking nonsense or making this about me, what if something goes wrong? What if I lose my horse because of complications? What then, Roderich? I'll have lost my best horse, best friend, and the best damn dressage horse that I've ever seen. You may not care that much, but I do. My horses are my life and don't you forget that for one single, solitary moment or try to attach some psychological bullshit to it.

[edle_gestalt]

I'm offering a different perspective! And not to be crass but she did not appear to be struggling or upset about the ordeal when we found them.

...What is the likelihood of that, though? I wouldn't worry. I hadn't considered that, but it doesn't mean I don't care. I do know that and I understand that. I still don't know what you were trying to insinuate about me earlier, that's all!! You did mention me and I have a right to ask what the Hell that was supposed to mean. And I understand that you're worried but no one is telling you to be such a pessimist about the prospect of her having a foal. Honestly I think it's dear.

[hagyjbeken]

Shut up.

The likelihood of it is that it's still a possibility and the fact that I won't be there makes it even worse. I'd say I trust my father with it, but he has the rest of the horses and everything else to worry about and take care of as well. Meaning that there's no real way to keep a watch on her twenty-four seven which upsets me, okay?

Because I know that if something goes wrong and I'm not there, then it's my fault as it could have been something that was preventable. Or could have not happened in the first place if there was someone there looking for those early warning signs and able to do something before the problem got out of control.

[edle_gestalt]

You'll see her at Christmas. Your family is crazy but they're not crazy enough to not put an expecing mare on highest priority for care. And you know how they are; if something went wrong when your family is asleep, they'd make a racket and wake someone up. I think the other mares will look out for her, too. They're smart.

It wouldn't be your fault. I shouldn't have brought Maestro over at all; I should have just ridden one of yours and stopped being a coward that they'd all throw me off. Even if you know they wou

[Long pause before the next bit appears.]

Did you want to study later?

[hagyjbeken]

[It's a bit comforting, to actually be reminded that her fears are pretty dumb. And that Christmas is only a few months away before she could see her precious baby again. Thus she doesn't reply right away, now until the next bit.]

... Sure. Where at?

[edle_gestalt]

Library is fine, usual spot. I've realized I don't have many things to review but it can't hurt. Could always just kill time looking at new books. But I don't want to keep you if you have work to do.

After dinner? Later than that? We have until ten this year, which is nice.

[hagyjbeken]

The library is fine, I'm sure I can think of something to occupy our time there if nothing else. I honestly have nothing else to do lately.

Well, not until practice starts up and club things kick off once again. After dinner is also perfectly fine.