( Yelenaโs hold tightens slowly, arms folding up to lock around Natโs and squeeze her shoulders. Sometimes itโs as though she withdraws into her younger self around her sister, small and vulnerable. Only because she feels safe. )
Sometimes I feel I cannot do this anymore.
( a snort of laughter. )
Guinea pig divorce? Okay, letโs get another boy one. We can still call him Lena Jr because now I want that.
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Florence Pugh calls out Instagram for blocking her post calling for seven Cornell fraternity members to be held accountable for sexual assault:
โGreat! Another lovely lesson to teach people that if you speak up about it, we will silence you! Good job I saved it. Iโll give it another go.โ
Ew. Eugh. That is so gross. I donโt know, Bob, I will have to look into that because now I am freaked out.
( Her nose wrinkles, then her expression relaxes into a small smile at himโ because itโs nice to talk about something other than Big Potato Stuff for a change. )
I donโt know much about guinea pigs โฆ ( she admits, with a little shrug. )
But I think if we put a male and female together, we could soon have more than two to worry about.
Yelena sucks air through her teeth when she sees the bleeding, then tilts her head back with slight exasperation, fingers interlaced behind it.
โStay there. Where is your med kit?โ
๐๐ฐโฆ he is Little Bob.
( She feels strongly about this, clearly. For undisclosed reasons. )
Tom the hamster.
( She raises her eyebrows at him, slurping her drink loudly just โcause. )
Maybe we get another guinea pig so that Little Bob has a friend.
Too busy, yes. My life isnโt fitting for a dog. I was away all the time and it wouldnโt be fair. Fannyโs with ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ people now.
( Sheโs sad about that, though. Maybe one day, she can still have a quieter life. )
What about you, youโve had pets?
โHave you broken ribs? You wouldnโt be in this much pain with a few bruises.โ
Before Natโs resurrection, Yelena might have brushed this off. Theyโve both taken more beatings than they could count. But nowadays, the younger sibling is far more protective than she was.
Fanny. ( Delivered casually, as though this is a normal name for a dog. ) She was an Akita. I got her after my sister died. But I had to give her up when I met ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ.
( Resentment dripping from tone when referencing Valentina. )















