#Wss366 Pet #TimeTravelAuthors 08/23. Pets or animals in your storyPets
I have always felt #pets are more work than they are worth. You need to keep track of them and justify their being in the story. That being said, Bijou, before the rabbits killed her, had a lab rat she was fond of. It’s mentioned a few times. The longest passage is in Time Argonaut: .
Patroclus chirped happily upon seeing me, hoping for snacks. As the first animal to time-travel, I pampered him. Having risked his life for me, he deserved hazard pay. No matter how I felt, I wouldn’t ignore him.
After feeding my time-argonaut his favorite treats and stroking his pink-dyed fur...Animals
I have a great deal of fun with animals by placing characters within their minds so their perceptions blend with the animal. This takes place in “The Crow and the Witch” when #Airisu becomes a crow. There is also a long section in #KonbiniIdol where Ume witnesses several scenes through the eyes of a frog. For example:
A long, thin tongue flickered into view — mine, but not mine — and vanished. My mind recoiled. — The Empress’s frog?
Was I…
Mikawa’s whispered cry of “Sssheee sss…” seized my attention before I could grasp the last thought. Through the fog came one thought: Mikawa. Then came a sharp click — my receding human mind supplied a label, “the Empress’s fan” — and a stab of instinctual fear. “Bad things. Danger. Mistress angry.” Fragmented feelings tumbled in my head, pushing out rational thought.
“…minnneee…” The sound tapered off and vanished, like a dragonfly swooping past too fast to catch. Part of my mind recognized these sounds as the last I’d heard from Mikawa, as Takiyasha banished her. But it was the fan’s click that dominated my thoughts, signaling danger.
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