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[stlg13bomber]

[Posted way too early in the morning - Carter's had trouble sleeping and he's been watching cute animal videos for too much of that time.]

I know you're not supposed to adopt pets, since we might get ported back out and leave them all alone and that would be pretty awful for them. But can you like...can you rent dogs? I feel like our house could use at least one pet. It would make the place feel more homey.

I'd be willing to pay extra for the fire kind, but even a regular dog would be nice to have for a while. Or a cat. Or one of those trained pigs or tiny horses or something.

[Has he asked literally anyone else who lives in the house about this? That's an excellent question and the answer is a definitely no.]

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[flightforfreedom]

i know i have no say in the matter but i don't think it's the worst idea ever

[ The image of 622 with a dog is... cute... ]

but you might have to explain 'fire kind' to me

[stlg13bomber]

Archie showed me some footage of this dog he had that was huge and could breathe fire. He said you can't get them here, but maybe someone's crossbred similar ones now?

Besides, it'd be good for 622.

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[flightforfreedom]

[ Ah. Shit. Yeah, this wasn't a conversation for over the network. ]

you in the living room?

[ He's just going to pad out there anyway, to look for him. At least he's wearing pyjama bottoms? No shirt though. Look there's only so much he bothers to pack in an overnight bag.

Also the pyjamas are covered in little silhouettes of fighter jets, because he's a fucking nerd. ]

[hatestrashcans]

I'll hang out in your house as a dog if you pet me.

[ What? Dogs are HAPPY and love pets. ]

carter is too pure for all the jokes in my arsenal for this

[stlg13bomber]

Uh.

You, uh. Are you actually a dog?

[Cause that looks like a person and Carter has a lot of weird images in his head of some person hanging out in his house in a dog onesie panting and barking. He tries not to show how much that weirds him out.]

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[hatestrashcans]

[ Marco laughs at the look on his face. ]

Yeah, I'm a shapeshifter. I can do a couple of dogs.

[justaddh2o]

I'll be jealous if you manage it. I love dogs, I just can't have one.

[stlg13bomber]

Why not?

[justaddh2o]

Oh. Erm, dogs drool and I can't get wet.

( Or rather, she could, but it would be especially inconvenient to have to grow a tail every time her pet gave her a kiss when she didn't have a towel on hand to dry herself off in less than ten seconds. )

It's a shame, really.

[redcosmedic]

[ There's something oddly charming by Carter's question, and Knock Out is amused. ]

Rent-a-pet, hm? Sounds like something you should pioneer, if there isn't such a thing already.

[stlg13bomber]

I mean, I would if I had too many pets. But currently I have too few.

[redcosmedic]

Offer a partnership with somewhere that adopts them out. Shelters usually want more interest, don't they?

[ He's fairly certain he has that right. He's never looked into adopting a pet for obvious reasons, but that seems to be a sort of ubiquitous understanding, that they're always looking for more adopters. ]

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[ralltiir]

[ Guess what other housemate has had trouble sleeping lately? ]

Please consult with the rest of us before you bring an animal into the household.

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[stlg13bomber]

I will! [Is shocked, SHOCKED, that anyone thinks he would do something without thinking it through.] This is just a, uh, a fact-finding mission. Sir.

[ralltiir]

Good.

[ He didn't doubt Carter, per se... He was just... He's tired. ]

I don't know much about Earth animals... A dog is the bigger, four legged furry one, right?

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[onlydoubts]

I have a dog. It was gifted to me as a friend before he ported out. [ he understands the worry, about what would happen were he to leave, but he would make sure that Ace was well taken care of after that fact. ]

Suppose renting a dog wouldn't be a bad idea.

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[stlg13bomber]

Can I see? You can send pictures with these things, you know. Can you send me one? 🐶

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[am_i_a_monster]

[Abigail's sitting on a couch with her cats and dogs.]

Don't let the fear of leaving them stop you from getting a pet. Just make a plan for it. Like a local would have a plan, in case they got hit by a bus or something.

Or you could foster an animal. There must be a shelter looking for volunteer foster families.

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[stlg13bomber]

What's fostering an animal involve?

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[storyseeker]

I know of at least one cat cafe in Heropa. Could be similar businesses exist for dogs. Or you could apply to volunteer at a shelter.

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[stlg13bomber]

What's a cat cafe?

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[stlg13bomber]

[Thirty seconds of focused typing later.]

I just looked up what a cat cafe is and I think I need to go there instantly.

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[marxionette]

You can foster them! There are a lot of animals who need someone to look after them until they find their "forever home".

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[bifroster]

[Jane stays up during this hour too, but for different reasons.]

Fostering a pet sounds like a good idea. Especially if they need to get used to humans again.

But ... the fire kind?

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[stlg13bomber]

Yeah, the kind that's on fire! [Duh.]