03 | Text: Marriage of Backstay Sailor Boys

[anotheroldfashioned]

[Someone has heard Rasha's voice, but for Don - well. Loving himself is pretty much par for the course.]

So back in my time we have this thing called the Mickey Mouse club. A whole bunch of kids who sing and dance about Mickey Mouse. He's got a song.

Who's the leader of the club
that's made for you and me
M I C - K E Y M O U S E

And so on, and so forth. he's a talking mouse and he's Disney is amazing. He's pretty damn fantastic. He's not as great as I am but he's still pretty damn good. Where was I.

Anyway this boy band thing for those who are curious seems like the Mickey Mouse club and all of you look stupid in your hats and T-shirts. No class. No style. Nobody has any idea what class or style looks like and the only thing you have to turn to is my era. We defined it.

We peaked in the 60s. I'm at the peak. All there is to it, but I thought I'd provide some insight. Namely that. Children are dumb. And that's what this is.

[OOC: for anyone who wants to find Don, he'll be strutting around in his nicest 1960s cut suit at 100% Thot level 2 clubs flirting with anyone who gets close. Leave some action tags for him.]

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[hopticulture]

I mean, that isn't too weird of a question. You're not going to expect eggs from a cat or milk from a duck, after all.

Asking which animals are creative is weird though. But I guess...I don't know, most would expect that a small female herbivore is likelier to write romance novels for small female herbivores, while a large male carnivore would write some sort of action comic for boys.

But it's a lot more complicated than that.

[anotheroldfashioned]

[This is fascinating stuff and honestly - being complimented slides by the wayside because he wants to hear about it so he switches to video]

I hope you don't mind. I'm genuinely curious and you seem a lot nicer then that stag kid.

[he folds his hands.]

So it's just - everybody's put in a box.

That seems a little sad.

[Though he can't think why. Well maybe because he worked so damn hard and it cost him...everything. And it could cost him more he lives in fear of that day.]

So like, if you want to be a cop or whatever a rabbit couldn't do that? Or if a bear wanted to say - paint?

[hopticulture]

[ah....he went to video. and yup that certainly is a human male! she can read between the lines and, sighing, she changes to video too. she's just hanging out at her place anyway.]

It's fine. Louis can be a bit cold sometimes...[her ear twitches a bit at that, thoughtful.] I'm Haru, by the way.

[aka don't call me 'that rabbit kid'.]

A lot of schools have herbivore and carnivore students together regardless of species or size, and I know a lot of workplaces are encouraged to be diverse.

But most animals stick to their own kind. It is a bit sad, especially with predation incidents on the rise...

[chin in hands.]

But a rabbit could be a cop [come on her name isn't Judy Hopps....] and a bear could definitely be a painter if they wanted to. But it's just easier for a lot of animals to see someone and judge them by their species.

[anotheroldfashioned]

So. Just like humans.

[He's not apologetic at all asking these things.] We just hired our first female copywriter.

[Peggy had spunk, and having a woman - particularly a young woman on his team was an asset. She could be used. But after being here he's starting to think it was a good idea for other reasons.]

Women and men, people of different races. All of that.

[He brushes a hand away.] It's just impressive that you guys are all trying to work it out. What do you want to do? If you don't mind my asking.

[hopticulture]

[female and male seems to be the main common ground between human society and animal society.

last she checked...]

...Humans are all carnivores though, right?

[their world doesn't really use "omnivore" as an identifier.]

But we're definitely trying. Sometimes I wonder if we'll ever really get how to all live together happily but...at least I'm figuring things out.

I was studying botany in college. I'd like to open a flower shop or have a store where I sell all sorts of plants and flowers when I get older. Kind of stereotypical for a herbivore, huh?

[anotheroldfashioned]

I mean I'm a carnivore.

[He shrugs] My wife would say that all I eat is meat but my doctor was after me to eat more vegetables so I've been-

[Not succeeding.]

Trying.

[He's had rabbit. Which makes this awkward. His dad had taught him how to skin a rabbit. He'd cried.

He shrugs.]

I don't think so. I mean honestly I've got there a goddess of spring here and she seems to be doing fine. Besides, without flower shops guys like me would have nothing to bring home to their wives.