HaveYouTriedCats

Another vote for this series. Cherryh’s books are some of my favorites!

Garak.

It’s a thing. There’s nothing less attractive than having to play parent to an adult who can’t pull their own weight in managing a household.

Can’t recognize that a full trash can needs to go out without being told? Can’t realize dishwashers that are full need to be run without reminding? Can’t find where clothes need to go when they’re clean?

If that workload is falling on one person most of the time, over time it can become a source of resentment.

When both people have full time jobs, it’s like coming home to a second job.

Went from hating antiquities to being a level 10 when I found that out.

Also having too many Sixth House tables, but hey, every apartment has one now?

Jack Thompson has entered the chat.

This takes me back to how much time I spent on these games and how much I loved them.

The soundtrack is absolutely wonderful. Even if you don’t play the game, give the soundtrack a listen.

We know that in the anthropological record examples exist of people being cared for exist that should not have otherwise survived. So it’s fair to say that at least some of us do have the desire to care for others within us.

Community support efforts exist. There are always people who will do for others without the expectation of reward. I’ve been the beneficiary of it and the giver of it when I can.

We also have plenty of contrary examples as well. It’s easy to look at, say, the growing income inequality as an easy example of at best indifference to the suffering of others and news feeds focus on the harm we as humans do to each other.

You can make an argument for both things being true.

We would not have survived as a species if we did not learn to cooperate and there can be those who will put themselves above all others at the expense of everyone else.

If you didn’t want me to take all three of the unknown statues, don’t give me my own tiny apartment in a necklace.

And it’s not my fault the tiefling found out one was lickable. That’s on him.

This one is not socialized at all. I got yelled at (squeaked?) with all the adorable fury the first time I tried to stay outside for feeding, so tiny progress makes me so happy!

Currently in the process of trying to befriend a chipmunk. Today friend chipmunk was comfortable enough to eat with me outside.

It was the best.

Bias of? I’ve read the indictment and it seems pretty straightforward.