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“Mnnnn moo…” Whats all that noise in my head?... I was having the best and most comfy sleep…

I feel a gentle push against my horns and that fishy smell, it's the nice Lady “Hey Little thing, I’ve got some things to do in the Guild today. I’ve put a necklace here so make sure you wear it around, It will show you’re a guest of the guild. I'll be back later with your big moo friend” Click

Mnnn I dont know why people were whispering about how scary she is, I think she’s really nice… apart from the fish smell. I never was big on fish, A nice carrot though… mnn hungry…

I roll about in bed trying to control my hunger versus warmth, both are soo goood… Opening my eyes I see clothes laid out for me as well. I guess all my old clothes were yucky, Nice fish lady even gave me a bath yesterday! I think she’s the nicest… apart from my savior… She smelled like mummy… moo… I shake my head to banish the dark thoughts.

Maybe It was a good thing I went out, even if it meant being gotten by the big mean spiders. I hope Daniel is okay… even if he ran when they attacked us… boys are crummy! And they leave girls to save themselves moo! I'll never go out again even if the most lovely boy wants me to go out so they can confess to me! Stupid! Hmmph! Samantha on the other hand… No no she would never… moo…

Growwll noo.. Okay belly you win!

Emerging from the room, I've got my nice clothes on and of course my necklace from Mershi, I don't want to be taken away. I know how adults see a child by themselves, we are plenty capable!

Where would the Carrots be?...

Getting downstairs I see that people are starting to trickle in. So many tall people of all shapes and sizes, I wonder if they have carrots?... Do I have to line up like them to get the food?...

I start getting looks as I line up with the rest of them, it’s okay, they are just impressed with how brave of a moo you are. What did mummy always say Cali? ‘The strongest moo is the moo that moo’s last’... although she never did say what it meant… I moo lots does that mean I moo’d last?... mnnn I miss her… when is she coming back…

“C-can I help you child?” She has the cutest sticky out teeth! I can't help but stare up in wonder at her big floppy ears. I puff out my chest and get ready to give her the last moo.

“Hi yes I'm here for the carrots moo!” She closes her eyes for a second too stunned to speak at how moo I am. You really need to impress adults or they will just think nothing of you!

“Th-that's… uhhh… the restaurant is just over there?” They look like they are trying to solve a puzzle. If a restaurant is where they store carrots then that's where I need to be!

“Thank you moo” I nod and puff out my chest again.

“Uhh yes… Next?...” They look at the next person so I leave the line, I don't need their services anymore, there's carrots to eat.

Coming to the area next to the middle area… middle guild?... counter thingy! There's lots and lots of tables and chairs like where we all eat in the Orphanage so I must be in the right place! There's a line! Lines mean carrots?! I get to the front of the line and am greeted by a silver lady with purple hair. She smiles down at me like I’m prey, but I'm very moo!

“H-hi I would like carrots pl-please m-moo!” She gasps and leans over the counter and starts fussing with my top hair.

“Well aren't you the most gorgeous little thing! I just want to eat you up yan!” Her voice is husky and nice mmnnn really nice! Much nicer than Samanthas!! “Well I can see that you're a guest here… How about I give you carrots in exchange for working? Be our little waitress for a while to help with the morning rush yan!” The pretty lady is saying more words! I can work for carrots?! I can work! I think!?

“Cass get your lovely butt over here and help our little guest get dressed yan!” Another woman like the silver one appears in the most beautiful dress, they are the same but different, both very pretty. Can I be that pretty when I'm a grown up?...

“Well ain't you the most scrumptious little cow I've ever had the delight of putting my eyes on! I can't wait to see you all maided up yan!” She grabs my hand and my body doesn't even try to resist, being pulled like a pet to the back room, my brain says stranger danger but my brain also tells me to listen to the nice pretty ladies and you get carrots! Carrots always win… sigh…

I emerge as moo as possible with my new dress on, both the pretty ladies clap and tell me how beautiful I look, nooooo, stahhppp. I can't help blushing at their words, Nathan could never compliment me like this!

“Alright now just follow my instructions and you'll be fine yan!” Pretty lady says so, I can only Push out my chest and moo on!

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“What can I get you moo?” The group of warriors at the round table turn to me, their eyes are hard and then they look down at me, their faces turn all soft and gooey like that slime I saw last time I played Adventure pirates!

“Aww we have a new tiny Waitress, what do you think boys grr?” They all pull back and nod their heads, a few of them giving me their thumbs up! I think that means they like me! “If anyone is mean to you little Mooling tell any of us and we will take them around the back and show them what's what grr!” They are nice! They are going to show them the town though? Maybe that makes people better people?! I should explore more to be better moo!

“We would like 5 meat meals, the usual for us if you keep working here! You need meat to grow big and strong, grr!” Meat = big and strong?… not carrots?! But tasty should mean better for you! Have I been wrong this whole time?! Moo!

“I-I'll be right out with that!... oh! Uhh and drinks moo?” All of them quietly thump their hands on the table, only scaring me a little but I'm going to be a big moo like my moo!

“Beer, a real warrior drinks beer grr! It puts more hair on your chest!” No beer, beer bad, don't want more chest hair! I did see a warrior lady with hair running up her body one time… m-maybe just not on Cali moo! Girls can drink if they want! Learning a lot today!

“I-I will be back with your moo order moo!” Perfect! I scuttle back to the bar and tell the pretty silver lady the good news!

“Alright those old codgers are getting the usual, thanks Cali you're doing great! Just keep it up for taking people's orders when they come in and when there's no orders to take you can also bring back their food if it's ready yan~” yes yes yes I'm doing great! Pretty lady praised me!

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“Good job Cali, here's your payment yan!” I'm given a big bag of carrots and my clothes in a bag. I didn't even realize… I'm really hungry! I reach in and monch on the carrots one at a time, wishing my mouth was bigger so I could fit more in… Grown ups have it easy, I bet my moo could eat 3 carrots at once!! I wave bye to the really pretty nice ladies and decide that exploring is the best way to become a better person, it's what the nice old ‘codgers’ said. If pretty nice lady said it, it must be a nice word!

The next room looks very adult, all walls and lines and people behind things! Maybe they are in prison? I've heard prison is where the bad people go, maybe they just need to explore as well! Naturally I line up, maybe I can get more carrots?!

Getting to the front of the line I'm greeted by a long nose, it's all weird on the end and wiggles, making snnnffff noises, it's kinda funny, maybe it needs a carrot! I pull a carrot out of my bag and present it to the long thing.

“Ohh… is that what I smelled… Can I eat this?... I believe you are a… young Mooling?... I can smell Mershi on you… strange combination of smells child…”

“Yes you can eat it! Will you eat it with your nose?? I've never seen a nose eat a carrot before… or anything… except dirt, but that was pushed… I don't know if that counts?” Thinking about such things is hard, maybe I wasn't Moo for big thinking, helping people though is easy!

“I don't know… if that counts either?... Thank you though… I haven't had a chance to eat yet… I always eat before I work… but there was extra work to do… Say… would you like to help me with something?...” I nod at their request and look them in their eyes… OH.

“Yes I can help! I'm really good at helping, especially for carrots moo!” They nod in agreement, they can't be in prison, only good people eat carrots! They move around the desk and open it up, letting me into their weird not-prison.

“When people approach the counter… I will give you a card… which tells you where you need to go to get the things that are stored here… This is a place to keep people's things… you just need to get or put things back in the spots on the card… Can you do that?...” I can do anything for carrots!

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“You can rely on me moo!” They smile and pat me on the head, but more rubbing my horn, not as nice as the nice lady but still… nice! A green person dressed in pink approaches and puts a pile of shinies on the counter. I watch as the nice lady starts pressing lots near a glowy window, the green and pink person puts their hand on the counter and a ticket comes out.

“Put these in a sack…” She points to a sack at her feet and I do it, shinnies can also get carrots right?! “Then you can follow the card to where Mr. Bones' storage area is… you can do that dear?...” I grab the card out of her hand and see that it has really easy to follow instructions on it.

Go to the machine and step inside… Okay I have this, it's super moo! I step inside and see there's a first number to press and so I do. I feel my whole body go fwoosh! As I go down, I don't know how far down I go but It feels like a bit. I then press the second number and fwoosh! I can smell water, damp water! Pressing the 3rd and 4th number like it says I’m thrown a bit further along, the door opens and I see a practically empty room. It's pretty tiny so it doesn't need much… maybe a nice place to put your carrots… I place it down and get back in the machine, following the last instruction, a big round red button. It's red so you have to smash it!

Fwooosshhhhhhh Ding! Wowe… I wanna do that again!... but… carrots more important! I return to the nice nose lady as someone moves past me into the machine also with a card and a bag.

“Ahh welcome back mooling… Thank you… there's always more cards…” I see a seat with a few people sitting around, probably waiting for their shinnies… I will be the ultimate shinny getter and taker! For carrots!!

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“You there! I need you for the utmost important mission! Be my wonderful second! My life depends on it nhhee!” Moowah!? I had just come up from the machine after another successful run, this time taking some kind of shield with purple blotches on it when a large many parts lady comes up to the counter and yells to me.

“More help! Will there be carrots moo?!” They make a noise with their leggies like iron hitting stones and nod. “Do you need more help nose lady moo?” She smells at me and shakes her head.

“Mnn… I think you've been wonderful… We should be able to finish soon… and it's past the busy time… go and have fun…” Yes, fun and carrots! Combining both would be amaz-moo! I thank the nose lady and she lets me out, bringing what I have left of my carrots and my clothes.

“Come warrior, we must to battle nhhee!” The pretty lady picks me up and holds me up to her chest. She's super warm and smells nice, many nice smells coming off her, she almost looks like she’s steaming. We descend the stairs, more explore! I’ve done so much exploring. I must be an amazing person by now!

“I was told I needed a 2nd and I took one look at you and could see you were it! You will accompany me in battle like in the old stories when my kind and your kind were one on the field! It makes my blood boil just thinking about it, you're a born warrior, I can see it in your eyes! I would bet my name, GoldenGlow, on it nhhee!” moo! She really does glow golden, all of her is pretty gold like the shinies that people were bringing in. Maybe she’s right and I'm full of moo! Moo for battle! Battle for carrots!

“How do I be a warrior like you moo?” She puts me down and motions to a pile of armor.

“We make you the part and then train in glorious combat to the death nhhee!” She really likes combat, I might like combat too? Why does it mean death though, I'd rather just eat some carrots… maybe this is how I earn carrots?!

I start going through the pile of clothes and find some smaller helmets and armor that fits me, glowy helps me put it on, I'm also shiny! The shiny clothes are heavy but I'm very moo and I can take it! “Alright moo how do we combat moo?” Glowy lady picks me up and puts me on her back facing backwards, it hurts my butt a little and my tail hangs off the side.

“I'll fight from the front and you will protect my back! We will be unstoppable! No one will be able to best us! We will show Mershi exactly what we can do nhhee!” Oh if that is what Mershi says it must be true, at least golden lady doesn't smell like fish, I much prefer her smell, she smells like the sun mmnnn moo!

“I'll protect you moo! For carrots moo!” Golden laughs and repeats the ultimate battle call.

“Haha for Carrots nhhee!” How can you be beaten if you're doing it for carrots?!

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Battle is tougher than I thought! We were put in a round with other people and the golden lady went spinny lots. I hit one of the people but I hope they weren't bad and also liked carrots, they seemed afraid to hit her from behind! It must be because I'm so moo! Too strong and scary in all my carrot goodness! The ultimate warrior! I don't know why the ‘codgers’ think it's all about the meat, that's just silly, soon everyone will be eating carrots too!

“Phew good show little Mooling! You've done amazing at protecting my rear! Mershi is going to be so happy that I’ve been able to find my second! You will join me in combat again won't you warrior nhee??” She looks at me with such expectation, yes yes I'm the best moo!

“Yes please I will be back to be your second! Now… where's the carrots? I'm starving and my supply of carrots is running low, it fuels the warrior in me moo!” Looking in my bag it's now full of clothes and only 2 carrots left, that's… 2 mouthfuls of carrots! How can that be enough?!

“Yes yes well deserved! Here is your prize!” She pulls out a sack from the corner of the room, it burst with an orange perfect glow… the holy grail of carrots! So many carrots! At least… more than I have! She tips it over into my bag and it gets full again, days worth of warriorrinng!

“We found you! We found you!” Voices come from next to us, oh… they are the same?! You can do that?! Is it a warrior thing?! Two big furry men yell at me, they are wearing scary gloves and aprons, making me think of not-carrot-like things!

“Rob, Bob, what brings you down here?” GoldenGlow steps in front of me as if to protect me, I knew it! They don't eat carrots!!

“Been told to take that one up! Been told to take that one up!” They both sip a cup in their hands, nasty black looking liquid, maybe that's why they are so furry? Is that the beer thing?

“Alright… but you best take good care of my second!... Take care, may I see you again soon for more training!” GoldenGlow waves me away and charges back into the big circle of people, knocking over some of the big tough ones. I want to be her when I grow up! Or… like the big moo, but also her, how do I get legs like that?... Probably from eating more carrots!

“Mershi is going to be really happy with us that we found you! Mershi is going to be really happy with us that we found you!” They both thump their chests with their free hand and then take another sip, we get to the main floor again when I notice what's on their cups.

“Can you both be the number one butcher? Surely one of you is better moo?” They pause as we enter the butchery, it has that in big letters. I know they are people that cut up bad animals but maybe there are carrot animals?... Maybe I’ve been eating meat this whole time and didn't know it?!

“I’m the better one! I’m the better one!” They look at each other in anger and both put their cups down on the metal counter, then throw their hands at each other, making hand symbols every time it goes down. Rob… I think it's Rob, seems to have lost their game and runs into the back room. Bob, I think it's Bob… starts getting weapons from under the counter and putting them on top of it.

Are they going to battle?! Butcher battle!? Who will be the number one! Maybe the loser can scribble on their cup to change it?... Wait, am I being bad right now? No… not possible… I'm eating carrots!

“You can be the judge! You can be the judge!” 2 large animals about the same size appear on the tables, a chair is put next to me so I climb onto it, it's tall enough that I can actually see over the table and then some, observing the ‘Glorious battle!’ as GoldenGlow would put it.

“Ahhh alright umm… Ready moo?'' They both nod and put out a blade with a funny looking curve to it. “Alright moo’s! 3… 2… 1… Go moo!” They start on Moo and I realize quickly that… I don't actually want to see this?!

The funny looking knives dug deep into the skin and within minutes the big monster looking things are all naked and without their fur! Miss Yan at the Orphanage says being naked should only be done with medical people, family or loved ones… my brain is telling me Rob and Bob are neither to this monster?!

A few more minutes later and the monster has all its blood leaving its body! I don't know you could have so much bloods in you!? There's like 5 buckets! I Have at least 4 buckets! That's an extra Cali in a bucket! Moooo… I'm feeling queasy… looking at it all going over is making no goods in my belly… the Carrots are fighting back…

“Rob! Bob! What the fuck are you making a child watch moo!!!”

Ah! It's Big sister Moo Bleegghh…

Oh… orange and chunky moo…