ArchivedLogs:Names

Names
Dramatis Personae Hive, Melinda
In Absentia	2014-04-18 '
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(Melinda --> Hive): Oh. Hey. Um. Just warning you: Contractions are kind of strong today. (Hive --> Melinda): Er. Strong like you're feeling shitty and want company or (Hive --> Melinda): strong like I should be figuring out a ride to the hospital? (Melinda --> Hive): the first, right now, but warning you of the possibility of the second. Water hasn't broken. I'm not going to the hospital yet. (Hive --> Melinda): OK. Flicker's at class right now. I'll let him know. Try to find my way to some clothes. (Hive --> Melinda): Maybe even a shower if you're lucky. (Melinda --> Hive): Oh, Hive! Hygiene? For me? Careful. A girl could get used to that. (Hive --> Melinda): I didn't say they'd be clean clothes. (Melinda --> Hive): S'alright. I don't think half the people in the safehouse know what laundry is. You'll be in good company. (Hive --> Melinda): Flicker's somehow found his way to a shower and clean clothes every damn day. (Hive --> Melinda): I don't know how we don't have laundry OR a damn shower in this office. (Hive --> Melinda): Boy is fucking obsessive. (Hive --> Melinda): I think it's a Mormon thing. (Melinda --> Hive): now I'm getting jealous. I haven't had a shower since I saw you last. I am just sort of covered in grime and my own stink. (Hive --> Melinda): We could roll you into one. (Melinda --> Hive): hey, have you... had any thoughts on a name? (Hive --> Melinda): Hmm. Name? We don't usually name kids till a few days after they're born. (Hive --> Melinda): And then it's pointless anyway because nobody ever calls anyone by their names at home anyway. (Hive --> Melinda): I like Dara. Suriya. Prayut. Saengdao. -- Hm. That one looks nicer in Thai. (Melinda --> Hive): Oh? maybe I should adopt that mentality and not freak out that I have to get this figured out already. (Melinda --> Hive): So, what was your childhood nickname? Or were you just always Hive? (Melinda --> Hive): and don't mind me, I'm going to go look up those names. (Melinda --> Hive): And now I'm looking up Thai astrology. <.< (Hive --> Melinda): Do you know what sex $kid is or are you just picking unisex or are you just picking bunches to be prepared with an arsenal of options? (Hive --> Melinda): My childhood nickame? (Hive --> Melinda): < sends her a word in Thai. In image form rather than in plain text. > (Melinda --> Hive): Ass. (Melinda --> Hive): no. I don't know the sex. I think I'm supposed to have narrowed it down by now, to two rather binary names. (Hive --> Melinda): Why are you supposed to have it narrowed down, you haven't even met them yet. (Hive --> Melinda): Anyway it's still my nickname we kind of keep them for life. (Melinda --> Hive): you never romancized it for us pathetic westerners? bah. fine. I'll give up my horrible American point of view and learn Thai. (Melinda --> Hive): No, it doesn't really make sense, does it. I think it's just something to keep couples busy and then it gets scrapped the day of the birth. (Hive --> Melinda): Has it been keeping you busy? Did you come up with a bunch of names to scrap? (Melinda --> Hive): No. it has not kept me busy. I don't feel all that comfortable naming someone. I do have names, if you want to see them. (Hive --> Melinda): You could just call them 'Hey you' until they're old enough to pick a name for themselves. (Melinda --> Hive): Like I could get away with that in this day and age. I'm fairly sure the hospital will want me to name the kid before I leave. (Melinda --> Hive): I'd have the kid at home, but... well, you've been here before. That many gangly guys staring at my crotch feels like a nightmare come true. (Hive --> Melinda): Uh, are you required to let the whole of the safehouse into your room if you have it at home? (Melinda --> Hive): No. Look, you're a telepath. you now brains like to leap to different and weird places. that's just where mine went. (Melinda --> Hive): Besides, doctors are best in case of emergency. How far away are you? (Hive --> Melinda): SoHo. I am always in SoHo. (Melinda --> Hive): Okay.