Chapter 2: "I Have a Hypothetical"

King looked for a few minutes until he spotted Fox down at the lake sitting on a log.

"Hey, Fox, I have a hypothetical." "Shoot." Fox said. "Let's say you had a choice to become human. Would you take it?" King asked. He was still worried Fox would ask him "Why?" but instead he said "Pff, no." King was surprised. "Why not? Humans are the ones in control, they get to make real choices, live how they like…" "Not really. My dad works 12 hour shifts and I get to do pretty much whatever I like." "But that's your privilege, isn't it? I mean, not all dogs have owners as good as yours."

"But this isn't about other dogs, this is about me. I mean, I know there's a lot of animals out there that suffer and all, and I try to help where I can. So if they wanted to become human, that's their choice, but it's not mine." "I see." King said, thinking about what Fox had just said to him.

Fox seemed to really love being who he was. Even if he was ever tempted with the offer, he wasn't about to accept it. "Hmm, I wonder what other things I can get off my chest without saying it's really my problem?" So, King asked Fox another hypothetical, this time a little less subtle. "Let's say a malevolent entity's plan hinges on your remaining as a dog…" "Aaaaaaand you lost me." Fox said, walking away from the odd King. "That went better than I had expected, but I wish he could have at least tried to answer the question. Anyway, now that that's done, I should probably go see Bailey. I bet she's back at the house."