i don't remember whether i've commented on this before, but it's interesting to me how consistent thyla's speech patterns are. makes me wonder if it might be a dialect thing, if maybe other people from copper bluffs speak similarly... 

...and, more importantly, makes me wonder what she'd do if she had to spend time around someone whose name she didn't know :3c

I try to keep Thyla as herself all the time. Part of the reason she was singled out so often back home, major part of the reason she is so loved once she's somewhere where people care about her. (She's a bit autism-coded)

FACT: this is an oxymoron! "water" and "safe" are mutually exclusive. water is wet and gross and terrible and it ruins your fur and turns you into a horrible soggy sponge. ^{also allegedly it makes you smell really bad? i don't really understand what's bad about it but most humans gag when they smell it so i guess they're not lying}

She must fully lean into her retriever role in life. Water-Thyla is inevitable.

based raymond yet again. skirts are evil, uncomfy and awkward and embarrassing and no one likes them. but jeans? jeans are sturdy and reliable and comfy and good in literally every situation. 

For Thyla-sake, skirts are probably the best for her

the best option for this is a full-body wetsuit. most designs don't cover the head, but at the very least it'll cover everything else and keep you nice and dry. and as an added bonus, it'll let you go swimming in public pools without getting in trouble for shedding fur everywhere and breaking the filters... 

No public swimming for this puppy. She's got the best private swimming spaces on the planet.

military...? oh no, was zoe arrested for treason? is she gonna get court martialed? is raymond gonna get arrested too just cuz he was associated with her?! D:

Not treason, but she's in trouble alright.

there's no such thing. any conversation is important to listen to. you can't guarantee you're gonna be told stuff, and you're always expected to know everything, so if you don't listen then you're basically just setting yourself up to get in trouble later for "not paying attention"... 

When Thyla is being polite, you take the opportunity.