lost in translation

morning walk to practice

Clawclobber Crew Masterpost :3

Portaui lacrimis madidus te, nostra catella,

     Quod feci lustris laetior ante tribus.

Ergo mihi, Patrice, iam non dabis oscula mille

     Nec poteris collo grata cubare meo.

Tristis marmorea posui te sede merentem

     Et iunxi semper manib(us) ipse meis

Morib(us) argutis hominem simulare paratam,

     Perdidimus quales hei mihi delicias.

Tu, dulcis Patrice, nostras attingere mensas

    Consueras, gremio poscere blanda cibos,

Lambere tu calicem lingua rapiente solebas,

     Quem tibi saepe meae sustinuere manus,

Accipere et lassum cauda gaudente frequenter

And here’s my translation:

Wet with tears I have carried you, our little (female) dog, just as I did in happier times fifteen years earlier (lit. “three periods of five years).  For myself, Patrice, now you will not give me a thousand kisses nor will you be able to lie lovingly around/against my neck.  I have sorrowfully placed you, merit-worthy, in a marble tomb and I have joined you always to myself in death, as by your cleverness you matched a human.  Alas, we lost such pleasures for myself!  You, sweet Patrice, were accustomed to join us at our table, to beg charmingly for food (while sitting in our) laps.  You were in the habit of greedily licking our cups with your tongue, which my hands often held for you.  Frequently and joyfully (you) receive a weary one with your (wagging) tail...

from an outsider it seems like neil would obviously be the one humanizing andrew since everyone thinks he’s a short blonde sociopath

however , neil came to the court as someone willing to sacrifice anyone to save his own skin (staying with the foxes knowing he was putting them at risk, ditching everyone in a zombie apocalypse, etc)

whereas andrew came to the court as someone willing to sacrifice his own wellbeing to save others (killing aaron’s abusive mom while he was in the car with her, beating the shit out of the dudes who jumped nicky and being put on terrible meds for it, living through drake’s abuse to protect cass, etc)

they both continue this dynamic when neil lets andrew be responsible for his safety (knowing that the mob was after him and thus putting andrew in danger) and andrew chooses to be put in that danger to protect both neil + kevin