ponger always uses the wrong pronoun. of course, this, he says, is because they "do not have pronouns in my country." in any case, i am always "sir," and jcmc is always referred to as "she" when not referenced as "nell's boyfriend." usually this is all in good fun, and one of the many lovable aspects of frimdog's ideolect (like "come again?" and "cursory perusal"). but, in the presence of transpeople, i was a little scared. would it put him/us in an uncomfortable situation? would he use the wrong pronoun, and be misinterpreted as delegitimizing gender identity?
but in the end, ponger was his usual, charming, funny, drunk on the captain self. and its a shame our paths cross so infrequently. at least we've now officially authored our first paper together. here's to 299 more!
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