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I remember one time Orangie took a walk with me in the snow. It was when I was living with KA on 16th, behind the Canterbury… 2001? We walked a loop of about 10-12 blocks. Me on the sidewalk, him running through the underbrush and over limbs, scampering to catch up with me when I’d turn to check on where he was. Like a mother. And a very charming kid.
He was my familiar.
He was not meant to go to China.
I should have left him with friends in the US.
I was heartened when I got to Shanghai and he was so glad to see me. We had a week together, while Moneypenny was in quarrantine, when he was our only cat again. So happy. Look at that face. He fucking hated Moneypenny.
