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>> premise

Hello, and welcome to The Care and Keeping of Your Pet! As you surely know, a pet is a big responsibility, and we're so glad you've decided to be a concientious master. A safe pet is a happy pet, and this handbook is certain to keep your precious lifelong friend as content as can be.

The history of the animal person is a long and difficult one, with their origins not being known even to this day. However, scientists believe that despite our common appearance - most animal people have humanoid forms except for the ears, tails, and sometimes teeth - we share no common ancestry, even if the ascent of this species corresponds with that of the homo sapien. We gained dominance over each breed thousands of years ago, beginning with the dog type, who have long been considered "man's best friend." Most breeds these days are docile and perfect for owners of any speed.

Of course, it is our duty as the superior species to take care of these animal creatures, and this is inherent in their genetic makeup. Everyone knows that an animal person, when matched with their correct human master, is loyal for life - a true "soulmate," if you will. Far be it for us to turn this away! Ever since the Great Domestication, these intelligent and loving animals have served us as friends, workmates, guardians, servants, and sexual companions and will for years to come. Despite recent hubbub from so-called "Pet People's Rights Activists," this way of life is wholesome and good. Scientific research shows that the natural desire of the pet person is to be owned and cared for by a human.

So, it's your first pet. What do you need to know?

As previously stated, pet people come in as many breeds as you can possibly think of. By far and away the most popular are the dog and cat types, but exotic birds and lizards have been gaining popularity among trendsetters from L.A. to Tokyo!
All pet types are best suited for certain jobs, and when hunting for one, it is best to search for a type that suits your needs best.
However, a "True Match" - when a pet person bonds with you and only you for the rest of their natural lives - comes naturally, and sometimes takes time before you can find the pet you will be able to give a forever home to.
According to all current research, pet people are completely sentient and like us in many ways. However, it is important to remember that they have many animalistic and feral characteristics. Do not be foolish and think that your pet is a person, despite the facts that many are clothed and may be allowed to read, write, and have "hobbies." Some traditional pet owners may eschew these frivolities, and that is within their right.
Pet people age more quickly than humans, at least physically, and many types have long lifespans. It is not uncommon for pets to be passed through the family. When getting your child their first pet, it's important to keep in mind that just because the pup is tiny now, a grown pet can be jumpy around a small child.
It is important to train a pet. Discipline will be necessary. This does not make you a bad owner. Failure to train early will result in a rebellious pet. Training is especially important if you want your pet to serve as a household servant.
Remember, your pet will be extremely protective of you, especially if you are Truly Bonded. It is best to socialize them early. A socialized pet is a perfect family pet.
These days, unowned and unbonded pet people are allowed to live as strays or "Frees" in certain designated areas. Some even hold "jobs." This is against their best interest, and owners who adopt these strays are to be rewarded. Still, the best place to get pets are from liscenced kennels or breeders.
Some masters find it beneficial to participate in activities with their pets, such as shows and other competitions.
Finally, much has been made about the sexual relationship between pet and master. This is a normal facet of the bond, and humans are sure to find pet people sexually alluring. But beyond that, it is only responsible and prudent for owners to care for their pet's needs. It is a well-known fact that the libidos of pet people are remarkably strong, and when they go into heat, it is usually more convenient for a master to relieve them. There is no risk of pregnancy. All rumors of hybrids are urban legends.
Despite this, masters must remember to not view their pets as romantic partners. Humans should stay with humans.

With that said, thank you and welcome to your first day as a pet's master!

>> how to play

Needless to say, The Care and Keeping of Your Pet is a bit biased and full of propaganda, but it gives a good idea of the world your character is now AU's into. They are either a pet person or a human master, and what that means for them varies.

So are they a devoted pet or a rebellious animal person looking to buck the system? A generous master or a cruel sexual sadist? Just a normal pet owner? Most likely they're something in between, but when you're raised in this world, it's difficult to see anything different on the horizon.

Rules

Comment with your character and say whether they'd be a master or a pet. Ideally, they could be played as both. Mention what kind of each they'd be and what they'd be like, (ie: "Xx-chan is a bunny girl who is happy to please her master" or "Asterothia is a cat boy who is aloof but loyal to his true master"). For pets, be sure to include features ("wolf ears, tail, teeth).

REMEMBER, pet does not automatically equal submissive and master automatically equal dominant. This is not a BDSM setting though BDSM can be included. How far you want to go with the actual "pet" aspect is up to you, as well. Your pet could just be your slightly-furry roommate or soulmate!
Comment to others.
Play out the scene.

>> prompts

This by no means an all-inclusive list, but it should get you going in the right direction.

First Time Pet/Owner: Usually, pets are gotten at a young age; you're an old dog. Can you learn new tricks?
True Bond: What all masters and pets yearn for...the pet's loyalty and adoration for life.
Love: It's expected for masters to love their pets, but to love them? Romance is strictly forbidden.
Old "Couple": Master and pet have grown together and know each other. You know, know each other.
Loss of Master: The pet has lost their master, perhaps even their True Bond. Is it possible to move on?
Young Master/Older Pet: Pets age quicker than masters, so it's possible to end up with a bit of an "age" difference.
Family Pet: This pet's been raised as part of the family. What happens when their feelings for a family member get more than platonic.
For Your Protection: You don't want to be a master, but you have to take in a pet for their protection lest they be in danger from the general public.
Stray: You're a stray or a "Free." Can you live like this with your biology screaming for you to make a match?
Servant: You're more servant than pet.
All Sex, All the Time: The only purpose for this pet is to service the master, and not in a way that means cleaning their house.
Guard: You're a loyal bodyguard, a service pet. You'll do anything for your master. Anything.
Pet Play: This is for those who prefer to keep their animals on leashes, have them eat from bowls, and keep away from clothing.
Breaking In: Training is important with any pet.
In Love with Another Master...or Pet: To lust after another's master is no better than treason, and to wish to be with another pet just cruel!
Punishment: Bad dog, no nookie!
Heat: All pets go into heat, and it's the responsibility of the owner to take care of this problem. After all, unchecked dry humping kills thousands every year.
Breeding: Breeders know the best qualities in each type and mate the cream of the crop together to continue lines. It's a hobby for some, a calling for others.
Territorial: Hey, hey, other dog person! This is your apartment. Stay the fuck out!
Kennel: Kennels are where unadopted pets are kept. They're generally agreed to be depressing places. Why not volunteer at one, keeping the pets healthy and happy with the kind of affection only humans can show?
Rebelling Against the System: Damn the Man! Pet people are people, too! Just be careful not to get talk. You know what happens to bad pets.
Instant Attraction: You ever just look at someone and know they're the one? That they're...your master? But what if you've been trying to fight it? Well, don't try!
Dominant Pet: You might be the pet, but you call the shots, at least in the bedroom.
Pet Show: Everyone wants to show off how perfect their animal is. Look at that ass! And you'll never believe their special skills...
Therapeutic: Pets, especially those bred for their kindliness, are perfect therapy for those who've been through trauma and heartache.
Jealousy: Who's that around your master? Oh, hell no. They better not be touching them!
Petting: Pet people are absolutely gaga for being touched. Even the most steely ones turn to mush for rubs.
Games: Playing with your pet and giving them exercise is a key to happiness. Of course, with a pet person, you might want to use other toys instead of a ball.

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[He does settle down somewhat, cheeks burning with some embarrassment. He had reacted rather wildly... ah... habit. Perhaps he also should explain...]

I... I am still a little peckish...

[He frowns a little, holding his hands close to his chest.]

Sometimes ...I would be offered things and assured they were okay, only to be punished. I... I had to be very careful about what I accepted and didn't around them...

[No one deserves that, and Tatsumi frowns.]

No one here will treat you like that. [...] Did no one in that family love you, Mayoi-san?

[It breaks his heart to think of it. He'd always heard that pets were to be loved and protected, treated like members of the family even if they were lesser. That was in the teachings of his religion, to minister to the suffering and love and help the downtrodden.]

I understand if you're afraid of me. I won't ask you to do anything that scares you yet, but you may have to tell me when you're scared. I've never had a pet before.

[What a question...]

[He thinks about it, but then casts his eyes down. Against his will, hot distressed tears start to stream down his face.]

No...N-No... I-I don't think they ever did...I...

[Oh, no, now the tears won't stop. He feels ...so much more upset now than he realized. It's like all of it is finally hitting him.]

Why did I not deserve their love...? What could I have done...? I tried ....a-and I tried ...but they ... I couldn't bear it any longer, Tatsumi-san...

[Hold it together, do not create a scene. You will be punished if you-]

[His heart aches for Mayoi, and he gets up with some difficulty to go to his side, his own food barely touched. As he kneels painfully beside his new pet, he moves to take his hands.]

There's nothing bad or wrong or reprehensible about you, Mayoi-san. They're the ones who were wrong. They should have loved you, at the very least as much as anyone should love all of God's creatures.

[His heart aches in a way he didn't know was possible. Injustice has always upset Tatsumi, but this feels so very personal.]

I hope you'll come to trust me. I hope you'll let me show you all the kindness they wouldn't. I'll keep you safe here, and I'll let you sleep near me and eat with me. I'll give you company when you want it and privacy when you don't. Perhaps... someday we'll come to love each other. I'd like that, really. It's what you deserve.

[How long has he yearned for those kinds of words...? All his life, he thinks. To finally hear them, it's hard to describe the way he feels. It's hard to make the tears stop, but they fall for new reasons now.]

...Have I died ...? I feel as though ...your kindness cannot possibly be of this earth. I...

[Tatsumi claims his hands, and Mayoi feels an urge he cannot suppress to lean in as close to him as he'll allow.]

I have longed for even ...a dredge of what you promise ...i-is it really true? Will you not snatch it away from me again and again...?

[Please ...he needs just one more confirmation. That he's safe and that Tatsumi is real.]

Mayoi-san. I've decided I can't just give you to the church. I want to protect you myself.

[He leans in the rest of the distance between them, pressing his forehead to Mayoi's gently.]

It's yours. All of my kindness and everything I can possibly offer someone else is yours for as long as you'll have it. No one will take you from me, and I'll care for you properly.

[And... maybe because he's stupid and impulsive, Tatsumi tips his chin up slightly to press a fleeting kiss to the corner of Mayoi's lips.]

[...!!]

[Something in him warms considerably to hear those words. He would have been content to belong to the church, but his heart had really been aching for something more ...something personal. For a single person to say the words Tatsumi was saying.]

[No more cold indifference...]

Will you...? Can I devote myself to you unquestionably and earn your love...? I'll do everything ...be anything... I promise-

[And then that little kiss happens and Mayoi goes quiet again with surprise. But, rather than freak out, something in him simply accepts. Mayoi leans down so he can tuck his head right up under Tatsumi's chin, purring gently.]

I want to be yours, Tatsumi-san...

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[The way Mayoi calms and curls into him makes Tatsumi's heart soar. After what happened at school, he never thought he'd trust or care about anyone quite so strongly again. But he feels like Mayoi wouldn't lie, or deceive him. He feels an affinity for the poor, mistreated pet.]

I want you to be mine, Mayoi-san. I'm sorry if this is too sudden. I really didn't intend to... be quite like this. But if God has brought you to my arms, I won't turn you away. Anything you need, I'll take care of. You'll be my first and only...

[He falls quiet for a moment, reveling in a feeling he’s never felt before.]

It may be sudden for you …b-but …truly I have yearned for …something so simply all my life. I feel so happy I could die…

Please don't die. For me, Mayoi-san. I haven't been able to get to know you yet. Since we're making this promise to love each other, that's the most important thing to me.

[Tatsumi reaches across the table and pulls his food over.]

Here. Eat as much as you want. I'll make more for me.

O-Okay.

[Mayoi takes a deep breath and dries his tears. He reluctantly pulls away from Tatsumi just enough to get back in his seat. It does take a bit of working up to it, of having to argue with himself that Tatsumi wouldn’t trick him, before he’s able to eat. Once he does the food doesn’t last long.]

…Does Tatsumi-san enjoy cooking…?

[Mayoi eats, and Tatsumi watches carefully, backing off when he senses the hesitation. He can only think that Mayoi's instincts are telling him it isn't safe... so he moves to make something small and simple for himself, despite his own ravenous hunger. Nothing that's going to keep him away for long will do. There's just something about the idea of sharing a meal with Mayoi, of this being the first of many...]

I think it's enjoyable to cook for others, especially when they're grateful for it. Is that too self-serving? You may have to teach me to be more humble...

[Mayoi shakes his head, pausing his meal for a moment to look over at him.]

I… don’t find that to be too self-serving. It is …a great feeling, to be needed and to be appreciated. Perhaps it is just my nature as a pet, so maybe it is different for humans but …that is very normal, is it not…?

[He makes himself some miso and spoons up some rice, but doesn't bother with the fish this time. Bringing it over to the table, he takes a seat once more.]

It... is wonderful. I don't want to be the kind of person who only does things to please others, that is, simply for the gratification... I'd like to genuinely be a good person. [He thinks for a moment, about the fact that he isn't a "good" person, according to certain people...] I think some people question motives when it comes to humans, whereas they'll give pets more leeway. Some people. Not everyone is like that.

[Ah, he sees. He frowns a little, thoughtfully.]

I suppose for something like me, it is less important to be good or bad in a moral sense. It only matters if I am "good" by a Master's standard. Such a bar can be moved or changed ...or very different depending on the Master.

[Another bite, slower, with consideration.]

I think ...perhaps I have no understanding of human morals at all. I've never had to think about it before.

[It's refreshing, honestly, such a simply stated viewpoint.]

I... doubt you need intimate understanding of it, beyond what keeps you alive and healthy and safe.

[Still...] There's no doubt in my mind that you're "good" and that you've been handled and wrong by people who are "bad" to some degree. Only the Lord can judge us, though.

[Tatsumi eats in thoughtful pauses, though it's clear that he's quite hungry when he starts.]

If I'm not good to you, please tell me how I can be better for you. This isn't something I've done before, and I'm very open to feedback.

It makes me very happy to hear you say that, even if I'm not sure of it's truth.

[After all his understanding of it is iffy. And ...frankly that he ran from his owners would make him in the "wrong" more so than their mistreatment of him would. Complicated...]

I...I will do my best. I'm afraid ...Tatsumi-san has more than exceeded my expectations for how I'd like to be treated. If you do something to question that, it must be quite terrible...but I will try to tell you if that happens.

[Implied that he doesn't think he will need to. Really, his standards are on the ground and Tatsumi successfully stepped over them.]

Thank you.

[Tatsumi's smile is soft and genuine, gentle and inviting. He wants Mayoi to have a home here, to feel safe and wanted and cared for, quite opposed to whatever horrible treatment he faced before. In his opinion, it takes overwhelming kindness to overwrite such treatment. Thankfully, that's something he's generally good at.

Even if the bar is low, he intends to clear it like a gazelle. The world is wrong to think Mayoi wrong for leaving a terrible situation. Tatsumi's convictions and sense of correctness matter more to him than the prevailing attitudes.]

Maybe you'll come out of your shell when you're more comfortable. I'd like to see you able to laugh and smile as freely as anyone else. I'm sure you'll have an even more beautiful smile.

[Mayoi can't help but smile at those words. It's a small, bashful sort of thing, as he eats. Being praised so openly in such a way ...ah, he isn't sure how to handle it. It feels more personal than anything he might have been given before.]

[While he is still nervous, and he isn't so sure he'll be as bright and sociable as Tatsumi might be hoping for, he will try, for Tatsumi.]

Tatsumi-san is very kind for those words. I will do my best.

[Tatsumi carefully finishes his own food, not leaving so much as a crumb... but the entire time he's fascinated by his new pet. This is something he never expected to experience, this sort of attachment and care. And to think it will only get stronger with time and getting to know him...

For all that Mayoi may be well-bred and meant to be beautiful, Tatsumi finds him lovely for reasons well beyond that. His kindness, his gentleness... his quiet, unassuming manner. There's nothing to dislike.

Once they both finish eating, he quickly washes the dishes and gestures back toward his bedroom.]

We can talk in my room until it's time to sleep. You can sleep in the bed, if you like. I don't think a night on the floor will hurt me.

[Mayoi fusses only a little in whether or not he should help Tatsumi with clean up. While he has done a few chores before ...being someone's trophy pet means he did not do very much hard labor actually. Ah, his Masters had house keepers for all of that...]

Ah...

[Okay, no, this is actually something he can't concede to Tatsumi on.]

N-No. I would never get a wink of sleep if I somehow put you on the floor ...If there is not space for us both, I will take the floor.

[He is already feeling anxious and worked up again, so his eyes stay right towards the ground.]

I-I am sorry, I cannot- I cannot allow it.

Oh...

[Tatsumi sees that mood shift and takes it as in stride as he possibly can.]

No, it's fine to share. I just didn't think you'd want to sleep next to a near-stranger on your first night.

[He's trying so hard to be conscientious, but it's clear that such a thing is going to be a gently uphill battle with Mayoi. Offering him a hand--and an apologetic smile--he guides Mayoi back toward the bedroom, hopeful that things won't be ruined in any appreciable way. He takes a seat on the edge of the bed, though he realizes he should've changed into his pajamas before they ate...]

Have a seat wherever you'd like. Make yourself at home. This is your home now, after all, isn't it...

[So much of all this is new territory for them both. It will take time for Mayoi to unlearn the unforgiving system of his last house, and will likely be afraid for some time of doing the "wrong" thing and losing Tatsumi's good will.]

[But in time, with patients and understanding, he'll come around.]

I...

[Ah, how should he put this. His tail flicks idly behind him as he follows Tatsumi back to his room.]

O-Of course, it's only if it suits Tatsumi-san, but ...I would like to stay close. I will sleep better... [He will feel safe tucked up against Tatsumi.]

[Once inside, Mayoi will come and sit on the edge of his bed. He will yawn, daintily covering his mouth, and then curl up at the foot of the bed, wrapping his tail around his feet. He is still awake and alert, watching Tatsumi from his spot.]

Does Tatsumi-san need help getting dressed for bed...?

[That was a task he was often given with some of the younger members of the house. He was something of a thankless nanny when he wasn't being a display piece.]

[If he'll sleep better being close, Tatsumi won't argue. He's also far too busy marveling at Mayoi's behavior, how easily and delicately he curls up and rests, how fragile and lovely he seems doing something as graceless as yawning... It might be difficult to convince himself to let Mayoi get very far from him if he gets any more attached.

But he has to tell himself it's novelty and fascination more than real attachment. He couldn't abide being too selfish, unless it benefitted them both. He can only see where his attachment might make Mayoi's life difficult, or concealing and helping him difficult, so he's trying ever so hard to hold at least something in reserve.

It takes a moment for Mayoi's question to register.]

I think I can manage on my own, but thank you. You're looking rather tired, so I can't even dream of making you get up. If you'll give me just a moment to change, I'll sit with you.

[He busies himself with it, losing his balance only a little at one point. It's a much better showing than in the church, to be sure. But he seems to fuss over this and that, like he's delaying something... And when he finally slowly turns to Mayoi, he looks almost sheepish.]

May I ask for something else somewhat indulgent, though? If you dislike it, you're free to say no, of course. But... I'd like to run my fingers through your hair, or brush it if that's preferable. I used to have longer hair, you see. Maybe I miss it...?

[Or maybe he just wants to pet his new cat person. The excuse sounds so much better than the truth, he swears.]

[He watches lazily, half to keep an eye on him to see if he struggles, since he certainly remembers his difficulty earlier, and half blunt curiosity over his new master. When he finally turns around to ask him his favor, Mayoi's ears flick up in interest.]

[After a moment, he sits up properly, tipping his head to the side.]

Oh ...that is not something you need my permission for, Tatsumi-san.

[He offers him a little smile, though.]

But it's nice of you to ask. You may do what you like. I ...I am certain your touch will be much more gentle than what I am used to.

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