“Look, all I’m saying is if you let me ride you, we could be an amazing fighting unit. No one would expect a bird to ride a dog.” Shortly after Ethel left, the large bird had entered the void house from the new gateway.

“I’ll consider it, but I don’t really see how that would be better than my teeth.” Bug responded.

She had been showing the bird around the house. They were currently sitting down for lunch with the capybaras.

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“Hey, you, Albert, right? How do you get the potatoes to taste so good? Is there some rodent magic I’m missing?”

“It’s just a good spice blend. How does Ethel put up with you anyway?” Albert responded in kind.

“The prof? No idea. I assume she has a weak spot for big dumb animals like the rest of you.”