Mun must be just screwing around here.

[firstfriend]

[New friends? More friends? He loves meeting new people. New people bring new games. New people means more companions! He's so excited! Why, he can barely contain himself!]

[But he has no idea where he's going. Is there a car involved? He loves car rides. Will there be a car ride? And fetch when they stop to rest? He bounds back and forth happily, little tail wagging as fast as it can.]

And then there was considerable and enthusiastic barking.

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[beknightedheroine]

Woofwoofwoofwoofwoof - wow, you're a pretty noisy little guy, huh?

_{[..A pretty adorable noisy little guy, though. Sayaka wonders if she could just.. well, it wasn't like she needed to be worried about getting bit. ...It's kind of too busy running around excitedly to pet, though. What's the etiquette of dealing with unfamiliar but friendly dogs?]}

[firstfriend]

[He can't help being loud. He's just so HAPPY.]

[But he's a good dog, too, and he stops to listen to the pleasant girl who stopped to talk to him, ears cocked forward, tail still wagging away.]

[beknightedheroine]

<sub>[Perfect! Sayaka steals the moment to scratch behind the dog's ears now that it's standing still.



eee it's cute]</sub>

Aww, you're a sweet dog, aren't you? <sub>Wubwubwubwubwub.

[She's really making silly noises at dogs. This is her life, these are her choices. Sayaka regrets nothing right about now.]</sub>

[thegreatprince]

[Bambi is wary of dogs (for good reason!), but...]

My Mun wishes she could hug you.

[firstfriend]

[Oh! He's never met such a large creature before. Clearly he must put the excitement on hold briefly to be polite.]

I'd like to hug her, too. She isn't sad, is she? My mun says the song about me makes people sad and I hope that isn't it. But if it is, I can hug her and cheer her up.

[thegreatprince]

[Bambi stands stiffly, clearly uncomfortable even though Pochi is such a small dog. But when he hears the friendly tone, he relaxes a little.]

She says it reminds her of the time she had to say good-bye to her first friend. [He pauses.] She says he was a good dog. She even carried him around when he couldn't walk anymore.

[firstfriend]

[His ears dip a little.]

I'm sorry. I wish I could give her a hug and a kiss. I'm sure her friend is still watching over her, too.

[thegreatprince]

[After urging from said Mun, Pochi will get a nuzzle from Bambi.]

She says he used to "put her to bed" every night and that she feels like he still does. Sometimes she even hears his feet on the floor.

[firstfriend]

[Friendly gestures! Bambi gets a circumspect and affectionate little Akita headbutt under the chin.]

I'm glad to hear that. Being alone is awful. I couldn't stand it if she was all by herself without him.