“What’s its name?” I ask, holding my hand out and making little kissing noises toward it. The cat just stares at me like I’ve lost my mind. Yeah, I kind of have, but what am I supposed to do, huh? Don’t judge me, cat. “Why the fuck do you care?” Theo asks sharply. “Just want to know, is all.” He sighs loudly. “Her name is Curie.” “Oh….” I say, trying to figure out if this is like a play on words or something. I come up with nothing. Maybe he likes Indian food or some shit. “Marie Curie was a female scientist.” When my face registers that I still don’t know what the hell he’s talking about,
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