@charlag sibling is the thing
@f0x can I address you "dear sibling"? Sounds like "dear human life form"
@charlag I think that would work? Not sure what else to use, but not a native speaker either
@f0x unrelated: does your instance have coc or any rules whatsoever?
@charlag yes, but it's currently kinda implicit because registration is limited to people I know elsewhere. I should really list something on the mastodon pages, will put that on my todo. I'll shop around to see what other instances have, and I'm open to recommendations