[Ain flutters his wings a couple times. He is very Pleased. But explain to him why slushie is not breakfast—
The vendor is all too happy to give them slushies, though. Ain is not particular about food; he leans toward sweet things, but when it comes to likes and dislikes, he wouldn't say he has anything particular. He'll eat just about anything as long as it tastes good. So, when asked what flavour he wants, he chooses something completely random — raspberry is today's pick — and that's that.
The whole time, the vendor talks to Vash while scooping ice and syrup into cups for them, something about "I have a mouse-pet at home" and "she was imported, too" and "the imports are always more fun". And to his credit, he's not saying any of that to be weird — purposely weird — but it is very dehumanizing. Right. People buy pets. They don't just find feral animals out on the street like Vash did and form a co-dependent relationship, they go to trade shows and shelters and travel halfway across the world to get purebreds.
Humans sort of just... don't get it. But Ain can't muster the energy to be too upset over it. It's one of those "pick your battles" things and the argument for pet rights is not on his list today.
His stomach growls. Okay, maybe slushie isn't breakfast. But he waits until they've paid their couple bucks and walked onwards to find actual food before he speaks again, in a joking, aware tone.]
Would you still like me if I wasn't a German pedigree?
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The vendor is all too happy to give them slushies, though. Ain is not particular about food; he leans toward sweet things, but when it comes to likes and dislikes, he wouldn't say he has anything particular. He'll eat just about anything as long as it tastes good. So, when asked what flavour he wants, he chooses something completely random — raspberry is today's pick — and that's that.
The whole time, the vendor talks to Vash while scooping ice and syrup into cups for them, something about "I have a mouse-pet at home" and "she was imported, too" and "the imports are always more fun". And to his credit, he's not saying any of that to be weird — purposely weird — but it is very dehumanizing. Right. People buy pets. They don't just find feral animals out on the street like Vash did and form a co-dependent relationship, they go to trade shows and shelters and travel halfway across the world to get purebreds.
Humans sort of just... don't get it. But Ain can't muster the energy to be too upset over it. It's one of those "pick your battles" things and the argument for pet rights is not on his list today.
His stomach growls. Okay, maybe slushie isn't breakfast. But he waits until they've paid their couple bucks and walked onwards to find actual food before he speaks again, in a joking, aware tone.]
Would you still like me if I wasn't a German pedigree?
[would you still love him if he were a worm]