16. Animals
Rating: PG
Characters: Yuuri, Wolfram, Greta

"Another Bearbee migration, come and gone," Yuuri sighed in satisfaction, stretching out on the bed. "Greta really liked it."

"What's not to like?" Wolfram asked, rolling the kinks out of his neck. "They're cute, they talk, they keep me rolling in paint…"

"Urgh," Yuuri made a face, "metaphorically speaking, of course." He watched Wolfram change for bed thoughfully. "Do you think Greta might like a pet?"

"A pet?" Wolfram asked, glancing at Yuuri in the middle of trying to step out of his pants, and nearly falling on his face.

"Sure," Yuuri shrugged. "When I was her age, I had a hamster."

"What's a 'hamustar'?" Wolfram asked, climbing into bed.

"They're furry, about this big," Yuuri made some hand motion that could have indicated a soft ball or a watermelon, "they sleep a lot…and hide…and you know, I think mine kind of hated me. His name was Snuggles-Sama."

"You know," Wolfram said reflectively, "the more I hear about your world, the more sense you start to make."