He seemed to like Lord Byron, so Five just earned a good chunk of friendship points. It was kinda cute, if not a bit childish that he calls all dogs "pups". 

Lord Byron is the name of a Romantic poet i like

Nothing crazy

Do you have any pets?

Claret couldn't imagine living without some sort of animal companionship. She had to pity the poor guy.

Shitty landlord I'm guessing? Lol

She'd had her share of bad landlords-- her old one, back when she lived with Johnny, didn't let her keep any pets. She'd wanted to take her cat from home, but wasn't able to... she was absolutely miserable. She couldn't imagine living without Lord Byron, now. The little guy was all she had. She scratched behind his ears affectionately.

What happened to the cat?

Damn, that was... really sad. Claret didn't want to think about what could've happened to the cat. Her mind drifted to dark places... Living in the woods like that, just a stray cat on her own, anything could've happened to the poor girl. Best hope was that someone took her in, and that she was now living happily in the city, which Claret supposed was probably more likely than anything bad happening to the cat. Yeah... she convinced herself that's what happened.

I'm sorry :(

Maybe someone rescued her

I know lots of people who would've taken in a stray cat if they found one in the woods

How old were you then?

She can imagine how traumatizing that must've been for a fourteen year old. Claret could picture the cat still being around, older, lazying about in someone's home. It's a nice thought. Cat naps and pets from whoever cares for her now.

Yeah, she's probably living her best life right now

Well, now you have Lord Byron to fill the pet-absent hole in your life, lol

We don't have much, but it's something

Do you at least have siblings to keep you company?

Claret deadpanned. That’s why he has a name like Five? Wait, wait, wait, wait...

You mean to tell me

Your parents named you all in the order you guys were adopted/by age??

With literal numbers???

She hated how that made sense and absolutely no sense at all. The name Five made sense now, but the fact that his adopted parents named all their kids after numbers was doubtful. Uncanny, even. That was so weird! Who puts their kids through that? NUMBERS? Man, now she really felt bad for him.

Please tell me you’re joking

It must have been so dehumanizing for someone to have been named a number. You put a literal value on them, but take away any human or personal element to it. Was he made fun of in school? Do other people actually think it's his real name? It was difficult for Claret to wrap her head around. Initially, she thought it could've been some code name, maybe a nickname, as part of him being attached to the criminal underground, but thinking about it now... Man, did his mother even love him? If he and the rest of his siblings were adopted and given names so... impersonal, then Claret couldn't imagine how any parent would have loved their child enough for that.

No kidding

I'd never forgive my mom if she named me something like that, lol

No offense

I was adopted too, but I'd say I got a lot luckier in the name department

I mean, the name Five could be really cool

I can't say I've met anyone else with a name like that

Makes you a lot more memorable, I think

Claret was always rather fond of her own name. It sounded sort of regal, now that she thought about it... though that may be that she shared a name with a sort of wine. Different pronunciation, of course, though the association is still there. Her full name rolled right off the tongue in French, though many Americans here had a tendency to butcher it. A shame, really. It was the only reason she missed France.

I bet it'd sound best coming from you ;)

Dammit. She did it again.