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loko placed a paw over the splintered bone. "pfthanks." came his gratitude by mouthful of bone.

a walking cliche. loko chewed the femur thoughtfully. he'd not spent much time with the woman, but like any child, loko's perception of the world was narrow. it was what he knew and was accustomed to - and meerkat's arrival shattered that perception like a stone dropped from great heights into deep water.

sobo not liking meerkat was enough for dislike to start weaving little tendrils in loko's heart, too. it was unfair, but that was how siblings were. "may'b she jus' be dumb." loko offered, pausing from his chewing of the bone to study the face of his brother.