Shana entered the pet store and greeted the clerk with a smile: "Hello... I would like to buy a dog furry." "Certainly. What do you have in mind?" "Hmmm... she should be lively and outdoorsy. I have plenty of room where she can run around." "So, a female, then?" "Yes; I heard they are less... demanding on their owners." "Most of the time, they are..."
They walked along the rows of cages as Shana carefully examined every one of them. She was quite particular about her new pet - or slave, really. After all, these were furries, not animals. Owning them was quite common among the upper class, and they seemed quite happy to be property, at least most of the time. "Can you take these three out so I can have a better look?"
The clerk nodded and got to work opening the cages and leashing their occupants. All three looked like they would make good use of the castle's grounds. Shana did not look like a noblewoman - with her large black eyes, petite figure and stubby nose, she looked much more like an overeager schoolgirl, especially now as she excitedly played with the brand new leash she had bought in anticipation - but she was. Her family's "fortune" consisted of little more than a title and a castle, but she was immensely proud of both.
The three she had chosen now in front of her, she stepped closer and had a better look. It was a thorough examination, following point-by-point the detailed checklists in the books she had read on the topic. She inspected eyes and teeth, painstakingly compared the proportions of various body parts against the charts she had memorized and did everything to be an informed buyer. Anything worth doing was worth doing properly.
They walked along the rows of cages as Shana carefully examined every one of them. She was quite particular about her new pet - or slave, really. After all, these were furries, not animals. Owning them was quite common among the upper class, and they seemed quite happy to be property, at least most of the time. "Can you take these three out so I can have a better look?"
The clerk nodded and got to work opening the cages and leashing their occupants. All three looked like they would make good use of the castle's grounds. Shana did not look like a noblewoman - with her large black eyes, petite figure and stubby nose, she looked much more like an overeager schoolgirl, especially now as she excitedly played with the brand new leash she had bought in anticipation - but she was. Her family's "fortune" consisted of little more than a title and a castle, but she was immensely proud of both.
The three she had chosen now in front of her, she stepped closer and had a better look. It was a thorough examination, following point-by-point the detailed checklists in the books she had read on the topic. She inspected eyes and teeth, painstakingly compared the proportions of various body parts against the charts she had memorized and did everything to be an informed buyer. Anything worth doing was worth doing properly.