The Warubozu Usagi

11:59pm

The Black Flea is heading to the edge of Praxia for “purposes of sightseeing”, with plans to deliver goods to Decca

S: Hey stinky furball, we've cleared customs. You still want to go to Decca?

WU: (sniffs fur, then sniffs Meri) Oh wow. Meri, you need a bath.

M: (flips around with eyes wide open) Wuuuuuuuf?!?

S: Yo, fuzzbutt, Decca?

WU: (raised eyebrow) We don't have a choice, Syvil. We all need the money after the blown drive repair.

RP: (over intercom) Uh...Cap?

WU: (presses button to open intercom) Yeah Red?

RP: I think Meri was in here.

WU: (looks at Meri with consternation) Meri, what did you do? Did you use the bathroom in the engine room again? Bad gi...

RP: No, no, Cap. She didn't make a mess. I, uh...can you go private?

WU: Red, just spit it out. Tear that bandage off, bro. Give it to me with a slap in the face. Stab me in the eye. Kick me...

RP: She got a hold of Syvil's teddy bear and tore him apart.

S: (punches her foot down on the ship's accelerator) Aaaaaaaaaah!

Meri is tossed to the rear of the command pod. She fires off jets from her paws and lands safely on the door and engages her magnetic feet.

M: (with pride) Wuf.

S: (flips the ship upside-down) Aaaaaaah!

M: (beaming with pride) Wuf.

WU: Syvil, please stop. I promise I'll get you a new one.

S: That's not the point! She went into my quarters and stole my teddy bear! She's trying to press my buttons!

WU: Don't be silly. Your buttons are subdermal and hidden. And anyway, she's showing signs of affection.

S: (steps on brake and stops ship) Wait, what?

WU: (crashing onto the floor from the ceiling) Ow! Yeah, don't you know? When she gets lonely, she surrounds herself with the scent of the person she misses — that's you.

S: So wait, she loves me?

WU: Yeah. And also, you're the stinky bear, here.

S: ...

WU: (sticking tongue out) Nya...Meri got stink from you!

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— The Warubozu Usagi