[ he could always just sit back and let natural selection take over ]
That's a good idea! And make sure to keep it somewhere high! In a cupboard that I can't open! Which shouldn't be that hard, since I don't have any thumbs.
[ To the kitchen! He might as well put all the snacks up at a high place so people can't gorge themselves on candy instead of real food, but he will be foiled due to the fact that more than half the people here are much taller than him anyways.
It's a quick trip to the kitchen, and then the hard part is finding chocolate that isn't in some sort of packaging he has to open to show Missile, because then he'd be obligated to eat it himself so he doesn't leave it lying around. Semi-sweet chocolate chips should do it, so he opens a bag and pours our a couple of chips into a bowl— he'd contemplated his hand for about half a second before realizing it would just melt- and picks Missile up so he can't get at the chocolate. ]
This is chocolate. It can be melted and put over a lot of different things, so it won't always look like this.
[ good call there, Ayabe! because Missile would totally lick your hand and die. but with the way he's dangling, all he can do is tentatively stretch out his neck and take a good sniff of the bowl. ]
It smells... very sweet! Do people eat this stuff every day?
I guess if you run around a lot like you do now, you can eat what you want and not get fat. But you need to eat good stuff too- protein and vitamin and minerals- so you can be big and strong.
[ As big as a little pomeranian cat get, anyways. But he's going to need to be healthy if he can be the best dog for everybody here. ]
Stronger, then. If you don't eat well, you won't have the energy to run around and ...do what you do.
[ Dog things, like being a dog. ]
Vitamins are nutrients in food that keep you healthy. You can have sweets on the side [ though maybe he shouldn't? Ayabe makes a note to check the library if there's anything about that, dogs probably shouldn't be eating sweets period ] but it's important to eat good food. It should mostly be meat.
[ Maybe by the end of the week, he'll be able to collect enough spare limbs to protect everybody.
Ayabe's holding onto him still, so if he turns and stretches just a little, Missile will be able to reach up and lick him on the jaw. He looks surprised for a moment, before his expression softens. Missile gets a pat on the head after he sets the chocolate aside. A good boy. ]
You're welcome. I want you to stay safe, after all.
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I'll hold onto you so you can't get at it. Will that work?
[ He's a tiny creature but maybe Ayabe is strong enough to keep those instincts at bay. ]
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That's a good idea! And make sure to keep it somewhere high! In a cupboard that I can't open! Which shouldn't be that hard, since I don't have any thumbs.
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That's a good idea. Let's go.
[ To the kitchen! He might as well put all the snacks up at a high place so people can't gorge themselves on candy instead of real food, but he will be foiled due to the fact that more than half the people here are much taller than him anyways.
It's a quick trip to the kitchen, and then the hard part is finding chocolate that isn't in some sort of packaging he has to open to show Missile, because then he'd be obligated to eat it himself so he doesn't leave it lying around. Semi-sweet chocolate chips should do it, so he opens a bag and pours our a couple of chips into a bowl— he'd contemplated his hand for about half a second before realizing it would just melt- and picks Missile up so he can't get at the chocolate. ]
This is chocolate. It can be melted and put over a lot of different things, so it won't always look like this.
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It smells... very sweet! Do people eat this stuff every day?
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[ Definitely not a lot of, not like meals- he's supposing Missile's frame of reference is dog food that's just about the same day in and day out. ]
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[ explain calories, Ayabe ]
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[ Excess calories are bad, Missile. ]
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But what if I don't get fat?
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I guess if you run around a lot like you do now, you can eat what you want and not get fat. But you need to eat good stuff too- protein and vitamin and minerals- so you can be big and strong.
[ As big as a little pomeranian cat get, anyways. But he's going to need to be healthy if he can be the best dog for everybody here. ]
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... I don't think I'll be getting much bigger than this, Ayabe. I am a Pomeranian, after all! And I don't even know what vitamins are anyways!
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[ Dog things, like being a dog. ]
Vitamins are nutrients in food that keep you healthy. You can have sweets on the side [ though maybe he shouldn't? Ayabe makes a note to check the library if there's anything about that, dogs probably shouldn't be eating sweets period ] but it's important to eat good food. It should mostly be meat.
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[ dog things, like protecting small children ]
I love meat! Like Miss Lynne's chicken dinner! Eating lots of it isn't a problem at all!
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That's good. Stick with those chicken dinners, Missile.
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Got it!!! Thank you for looking out for me, Ayabe!
[ hmmmmm, is he close enough for a lick of thanks... ]
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Ayabe's holding onto him still, so if he turns and stretches just a little, Missile will be able to reach up and lick him on the jaw. He looks surprised for a moment, before his expression softens. Missile gets a pat on the head after he sets the chocolate aside. A good boy. ]
You're welcome. I want you to stay safe, after all.