#myc and pets don't usually mix

[myc-ology-whore]

wondering how the mushroom would react to the tiny new puppy i got today. she's so little i don't think he'd know what to do with her; might be one of the few times you'll see him completely baffled, when he's dealing with a baby, human or otherwise. i feel like tiny, curious things with no self preservation instinct freak him out.

just some lil thoughts:

he freaks out if you bring a pet home without asking. he's not mad, just absolutely flabbergasted. won't come near you or the animal for a good few minutes; if it tries to come up to him he will not hesitate to jump up and cling to a chandelier or glare down at the creature from the top of a table.

after some coaxing, he comes a little closer if you're holding the animal. in this case, a wiggly little puppy. he's surprised that it doesn't try to bite him when he does as you say and lets the dog sniff his tentacle. when you offer to let him touch it, he proceeds with extreme caution before rubbing the little dog's head, dodging it when it tries to lick him.

okay, this isn't so bad. myc's still wary, but the puppy seems to harbor nothing but curiosity toward him, much to your delight. myc resists the instinctual urge to run away when you set the dog on the floor and it stumbles up to him, going around him in circles and sniffing him, and you see him shudder in discomfort when it sits up and puts its paws on him. however, much to your surprise, when the puppy jumps up on him, he catches it with lightning fast reflexes, holding it about a foot away from his orb and studying it. when it begins to squirm in his grasp, you suggest holding it to his chest. he thinks for a few seconds before doing just that, and in that moment, as the dog licks at his arm and he cradles it close, you can tell that he'll get used to it pretty quickly.

he's surprisingly good at communicating with the dog. he'll teach it its first trick before you do, and he'll often tell you what the dog wants if you can't understand it.

you'll catch him feeding it treats a lot, scratching behind its ears as he watches it lick up crumbs from the kitchen floor.

he will get jealous of the dog sometimes. he can't help it, when you finally get into a serious relationship with him he just wants all of your attention. so when you're coddling the dog and carrying it with you around the house, cooing at it and giving it tons of kisses, he gets a little pouty. yeah, he likes the dog all right too, but maybe he wants to get pampered like that every once in a while. just make it known that the puppy isn't replacing him, it's just "adding to your little family," and he'll drop it. he's never had a family, not in the way that humans do, so when you insinuate that he's part of your family now, he gets a little mushy.

he can't stand to see the dog in a kennel once he's grown attached to it. even if it's not potty trained yet, if he sees that you've put the dog into the kennel for any reason, he'll quietly let it out before giving it another treat. you have to scold him for it a lot, especially if the dog "goes" in the house, but he just can't help it. only exception is when you guys get NSFW, because he doesn't want to get interrupted, but if that's the case the dog goes into its bedroom, not a a kennel.

yes, he gives the dog its own bedroom. at first it was just so that he wouldn't have to be around it so much, but when he started growing fond of it he ended up buying it a bunch of toys and a fluffy dog bed and making sure the dog would never not be entertained. "what? dogs get bored too."

anywho, thanks for listening to my silly rambles! it's 2:20am now, so i'm gonna get some rest; my new dog is already knocked out lol.