Cats talk to whomever they please.
You are confusing plumbing and love again.
When you spring to an idea, and decide it is truth, without evidence, you blind yourself to other possibilities.
Start writing sooner. Don't wait for permission. Don't hesitate.
Fitz: Shall we get up tomorrow and go looking for a wild pig? Nighteyes: I didn’t lose any wild pigs, did you?
Not being able to think of a reply is not the same thing as accepting another's words.