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“A zeraora. The species. That’s you.”
>”Oooooooohhhhhhh...” She nodded in understanding.
>She did not understand.
>”I’ve always looked this way, Doggy!”
>”Why? Hoping to upgrade?” She asked.
>”Tall, blue, and black…” She stated, hopping from foot to foot with her tongue out.
>”Ain’t bad on ya’!”
>She whipped the scarf towards you.
>You grabbed at the scarf but were already too late.
>The cloth snapped into your chest and was gone by the time your paw was even halfway there.
>You seized only air.
>The missing scarf didn’t concern you as much as her comments.
“You were human though, right?” You asked, rubbing the stinging spot on your breast.
>”Doggy, stop bein’ weird.” Kat said, confused yet energetic.
>”Maaaaaayyyyyyyybe I’ll forgive yer weirdness if…
>The zeraora wound the red shawl around her neck, tying it off with the skill of someone who’d worn one before.
>A detail you noticed.
>”You give me this scarf!”
>You nodded.
“Looks good on you.”
>Kat swooned, biting her lower lip.
>The patch of gray clouds drew ever closer.
>A streak of lightning lit the sky, and seconds later thunder rolled over you.
>The zeraora practically melted from glee. She hopped paw to paw with boundless energy and laughed.
>Between the gift and the storm, her day was made.
>Her aura showed pure ecstasy.