007 Come to Spidey

[speterman]

[Handwriting is pretty shaky and ugly this time around.]

Do you think cats know they're cats? I wonder if animals are aware of what they are. Like us being aware we're humans. I'm pretty sure Pillow thinks she's human. What with her hogging the bed and laying her head on my pillow.

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[remembertheroses]

Yes. Garry knew he was a goat.

[speterman]

Garry?

[remembertheroses]

The goat Professor Matteris gave to me. He could speak for a few days but he cannot anymore.

[cantstarvethisfire]

Cats need to know to stop being a pain in the ass, that's what they need to know.

[speterman]

Yes, I think she could take a lesson on that. But I enjoy her.

[cantstarvethisfire]

Some people would agree that cats are enjoyable.

I think some of them think they're above humans. That's why they cough up wet matted fur on your sheets.

[greenmoonrising]

I'd imagine they would... Peter, are you alright? Your writing's a bit... are you sleepy?

[speterman]

I [Ink blots]

Yep. Sure am tired. I should sleep more. Totally.

Haha you know me.

[greenmoonrising]

Peter, what's wrong?

[seeringlight]

Maybe cats wonder if we think we're cats. Maybe they think they're human and we are cats.
Perhaps we were wrong the entire time!

[speterman]

...Okay you're taking this a little far.

[seeringlight]

All I really did was change the point of view. This would basically be your thoughts if you were a cat. Nothing more.

[3potionproblem]

What does it matter? Does knowing make it any more so? You're an idiot but whether you fully acknowledge or understand the depths of that distinction or not, it makes no impact on the validity of the statement.

If "Pillow" thinks she is a human, she is just as stupid. But I rather think that is more a matter of your projecting your understanding of what it means to be human onto an animal that might naturally exhibit certain behaviors regardless.

Go to bed.

[speterman]

I'm not sure if anyone has informed you lately, so I'll do everyone a favour. You're such a twat.

Also, make me.

[3potionproblem]

Okay.

[Goes to find him.]

[heartwrenching]

It is my humble and 100% correct opinion that humans are only aware they're truly human a really, tragically, depressingly low percent of the time! If only for the sake of preventing the fluffiest of existential crises, I pray cats are more aware of themselves as a species than we are!!

[speterman]

You know you cannot have a "correct opinion", right? But I'll reassure you that I am aware I'm human.

[heartwrenching]

No, no, no I think I can! I feel them with the certainty that I feel knowing that the grass is green and the sky is blue!! Surely we can agree that these are facts, right?! Even the teensiest of spit-covered babies can generally agree to that! So it stands that if my opinions are nestled so very very snugly next to such titans of fact as these, they gotta be true themselves! That's just logic!

Surely you know what I'm talking about, since you sound so convinced about your own humanity!

[bubblingover]

I t)(ink it depends on )(ow we treat pets!
If we treat t)(em more )(uman
t)(en t)(ere going to t)(ink t)(ey are!
Isn't a bad t)(ing until t)(ey start trying to jump out of t)(ere tanks!
i t)(ink i treat my fish too muc)( like )(umans!

[speterman]

You have fish? What sort? I've always thought fish were fascinating.

[bubblingover]

Yea)( i do!
large aquarium at )(ome
i )(ave different sorts of fis)(
like goldfish, barb, tetra..
i even )(ave eels!

Alt)(oug)( i never saw you as muc)( of a fis)( type!

[taiwand]

I think that's because you treat her like a human. It's like that book about a boy who thinks he's a wolf because he was raised by wolves, or those shows about witches who think they're muggles because they were raised by muggles and stuff. I see them on TV.

[speterman]

I haven't read that book. What's it called?

[eighttimeshandy]

You know, considering how Trollki responds when talk to him, he's definitely aware on some level. I've actually tried translating his foot taps into Morse code, but so far I have only gotten gibberish.

But then, I could just be rubbish at Morse code.

[speterman]

You think he knows Morse code? You should try to teach him, I think that would be brilliant.