Hello Kitten

[kitten]

Oh, never!!  I'll just be another humble acolyte.  Only a cat would qualify for such an exalted position.

[Gopher]

But you'd still wear robes, of course. What colour?

[kitten]

Purple, for its regal association.

[kitten]

This has been fun, but I must go now.  Work once again rears its ugly head.

[Gopher]

It's like the hydra, isn't it?

[kitten]

Right.  Finish one shift and nine more appear to take its place.

[Gopher]

Started youir Christmas shopping yet?

[kitten]

I don't do that sort of thing.  I send money to my relatives to choose what they want.  It is one of those gifts that seem to please everyone.  No one has tried to return their gifts.  I do shop for really nice cards that reflect their personalities.  Have you started yet?

[Gopher]

Yep, written one card and bought five presents - the tip of the iceberg, I'm afraid.

[kitten]

The only penalty for having a multitude of friends.  Worth it, though.

[Gopher]

Only four are to friends, the rest are to relatives (children taking the most).

[kitten]

Children usually do.

[Gopher]

I did, that's for sure.

[kitten]

I didn't necessarily want what I was given, but it was utilitarian.

[Gopher]

I didn't either, but it was always nice to unwrap things - and even better, to spend days beforehand feeling, smelling and shaking the packages in order to guess what was in them (I still do this).