Moonspear steal my sunshine

-"You're supposed to say,"- Meerkat cheerily chided both of them, -"'Hi, Hungry, I'm dad.' D'oy!"- She laughed, tail whipping hither and thither. -"You guys aren't ready to be dads, I don't think,"- she surmised with another chuckle.

Both Bronco and Toad seemed more than happy to pursue something to eat. He pointed out that the sun might have brought out the wildlife and she agreed. When Toad began to move, Meerkat bounded after her, bumping Bronco on the way. She wondered if he considered Toad girlfriend material or if he still needed some more time to decide. And what did Toad think of him in turn?

There was still plenty of time for them to get to know one another. -"What are we hunting?"- she queried, sidling alongside the more experienced hunters. -"Could we go after something bigger, since there's three of us?"- Meerkat wondered, an excited note in her voice.