OJ   … mouchine

CS   Mow-sheen?

OJ   like mouse machine

OJ   or wait, would it be mousine? moushine?

CS   …

CS   Is there a difference?

OJ   spelling and pronunciation matters

He shakes his head.

CS   (You’ve always been the creative one…)

OJ   hmm

OJ   what’s the korean word for mouse?

CS   쥐.

OJ   gwee

OJ   dwee gwee? digi? like digital?

OJ   how’s that

You glance at your dad for approval, but he frowns.

CS   It sounds like 뒤지.

OJ   oh

OJ   isn’t that…?

CS   뒤지다 is to rummage. Rifle through trash.

CS   It can also mean trash, too.

OJ   huh

OJ   doesn’t it fit even more, then?

OJ   rats and mice are known for digging through all kinds of stuff

OJ   they probably 뒤지 all the time

CS   Dirty animals.

OJ   yeah

OJ   but it’s how they survive

You look down at your Specter and smile.

OJ   they’re survivors

CS   …

CS   지지 also means dirty.

CS   You tell a child to not eat food off of the floor. It is 지지.

OJ   that's why gee-gee it sounds familiar

CS   Yes.

CS   I had to stop you from many 지지 when you were younger.

OJ   huh

OJ   so if you say the word for mouse twice, you get 지지?

CS   Not the same word.

CS   The same sound.

OJ   eh, gee and gwee are close enough

OJ   but it's perfect

You clasp your hands together.

OJ   i have the perfect name

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