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[sand_wormie]

[Locked against Anakin, no real reason.]

[The view is looking down into a box containing a spukamas - a creature with a size and shape not too unlike those of a housecat, though it distinctly is not - and her two blind, unfinished-looking young kits. She is briskly washing them with her pointed raspy tongue as they suckle at her belly, and purrs

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[nonerfherders]

Luke? What have you got there?

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[sand_wormie]

[The view switches on. There are a few kids in their mid teens in the background, turning away or covering their faces.]

We found a mama spukamas - ['A queen,' someone off camera tells him] - out in an alley. I've seen her before, but she was still pregnant.

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[nonerfherders]

Would you look at that? [Leia grins] Did I just hear you offering to keep both as pets? Because they're pretty territorial.

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[sand_wormie]

I heard about that. It's just until they're weaned. They're not supposed to seriously fight each other 'till after then.

After that they could go live on their own, if I can't find somewhere. There's a lot of vermin they could eat.

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[whoneedsbending]

Woooow what are those?

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[sand_wormie]

They're spukami, from Corellia. Pretty sure the mama's half wild, but she's let me pet her before.

[catlordbeyond]

Hey, those things kinda look like Snarf. [Laughter.] Sorta.

Where I come from, animals like that were considered worthy companions for the royal family. My Snarf was a good listener; good company, when I didn't have anyone else around.

[sand_wormie]

Animals usually are. These guys are pretty common - they're smart but real independent and willful, they have poison claws, they catch vermin...

[catlordbeyond]

[He laughs happily.] Yeah, I rather like animals.

My Snarf doesn't have poison claws, but he's pretty good about finding food, be it small creatures, fish, or fruit.

I'm sure these will serve you well. They'll have different senses, I suppose, so they might even warn you of danger. At least, Snarf was always pawing at me when he got a bad feeling about something.

[sand_wormie]

What's not to like?

I don't think it's going to be like that. Not... serving. More informal, I think. My friend Cen says they're smart enough to learn commands, but choose not to obey a lot.