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[unnaturalbromance]

Listen Mundane, I'm not so sure you picking me up again is really a good idea. I mean, what's a wolf going to do in a game? Us animals really don't have anything to contribute so you should just forget it.

Besides that, we haven't seen Mei anywhere you go. I'm worried about him. What if some other predator decides to have him for lunch while I'm gone?

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[thneed_ler]

[Oh, talking wolves don't bother him any more than singing fish or orange moustache people! Apart from the teeth. He'll just... sidle forwards on his tiptoes, really awkwardly.]

I wouldn't be so sure animals can't contribute. Ever thought about a musical career? That might give you a leg up.

[unnaturalbromance]

Career?

[Blinking. He's not too familiar with dealing with human beings, since he's an ordinary wolf.]

[thneed_ler]

Yeah, like - sometimes you just gotta sell it with a charm! Sometimes a good song is all you need to get people interested.

[Other times it gets tomatoes thrown at you, but he will strategically leave that part out.]

Do you sing?

[unnaturalbromance]

No, I don't. Birds sing.

[Not following your train of thought here.]

What does singing have to do with a game?

[thneed_ler]

[Laughs.] Well, sure, birds sing - but what I mean is...

Well, if you're thinking of something to do to persuade people you're worth having around, sometimes you just have to find something you're good at, and make it work!

[He is not very good at understanding animals. Or at listening. Or at being dissuaded. There are a lot of things he is not good at.]

[unnaturalbromance]

I wasn't trying to. I just want to find my friend Mei and make sure he's okay.

[Obviously not. But okay.]

Besides I'm only good at eating anyway.

[thneed_ler]

Well, if he's around, he's probably in good hands. I wouldn't worry too much!

At least you're set if you're ever in an eating contest.

[mega_maiden]

[Rock really isn't thrown off by a talking wolf, then again, she understands everything her own dog tries to tell her.]

There's plenty you could do! Not all people can smell or hear as good as you can. If anything, you could look after children in return for food.

[unnaturalbromance]

But if I spend my time watching children I can't protect Mei.

[unnaturalbromance]

I'm not so sure. There's a lot for a little goat to get in trouble with.

Eating contest?

[mega_maiden]

You can do both! Mei can help you. True, some children maybe afraid of animals, but after a little interaction, they become natural companions.

[thneed_ler]

Goat? [Short pause.] Huh. Well, good luck finding him, then, I guess.

Uh, heh, I was joking about the eating contest. But maybe there's one out there. [He hurriedly takes something out of his pocket and... holds it way out at arm's length.] You can have a marshmallow, though!

[unnaturalbromance]

I guess you haven't seen him then.

[Poking it with a claw.] What's it for?

[thneed_ler]

[Shakes his head, then flinches at the prodding.] No, I... No. Sorry!

It's for eating! [Which, he is quickly convincing himself, was a bad topic to bring up.] Go on, try it. [He squidges it lightly a few times between finger and thumb and grins unconvincingly.]

[unnaturalbromance]

I don't know...humans don't really like wolves around I've heard.

[unnaturalbromance]

Well no one else has, that's why I worry someone may have eaten him.

[Least he's not prodding you.] It doesn't feel like any food I've seen. [Sniffing and then licking it.]

[thneed_ler]

Somehow I really doubt that - oh. [He accidentally drops the marshmallow. Oh well.] It's better if you actually, you know, chew it. Lick it and it doesn't really taste of anything.

[mega_maiden]

Depends on the wolf. You and I are quite capable of understanding each other. It would probably clear things up quickly.