—— ᅠᅠᅠ 𝘎𝘖𝘖𝘉𝘐𝘕𝘎𝘛𝘖𝘕 .ᐟ ˎˊ˗

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ᅠᅠ ﹙ oohh .ᐟ oh , he can ' t help it ; can ' t help the little wag of his tail .ᐟ nor the steady rising of rapid clicks in her chest , as much as she tried . ﹚

ᅠᅠ ﹙ goodness , help her . ﹚

i ' m .ᐟ definitely not , nono .ᐟ — er , no , i won ' t .ᐟ.ᐟ

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uh .ᐣ huh .ᐣ

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ᅠᅠ ﹙ stop .ᐣ.ᐣ why would she do that .ᐣ.ᐣ he ' s only telling the truth .ᐟ ﹚

ohh , quit . you ' re too sweet .ᐟ.ᐟ

besides , i ' m not .. all that . i ' m just fluffy .ᐟ big fluffy .ᐟ

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well , it makes sense . you ' re very very smart .ᐟ and dedicated .ᐟ aah ..

it ' s really no wonder she looks up to you , rodger .

ᅠᅠ ﹙ gushing . jesus , goob , quit that . — you ' ll embarrass yourself .ᐟ.ᐟ ﹚

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ᅠᅠ ﹙ that ' s .ᐣ.ᐣ adorable .ᐣ.ᐣ .. yeah . no , all seriousness aside , that is just plain cute . goodness . ﹚

awwh .ᐟ.ᐟ how precious .ᐟ.ᐟ
i ' m sure she gets it from you , huh .ᐣ

her number one role model .ᐟ

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`` what , does she have her own little conspiracy board .ᐣ full of little pins and red string .ᐣ `` ᅠ she's .. obviously joking . laugh , now .

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ᅠᅠ ﹙ leaning , looking . blinking while only a single blue claw comes forth for his head . ﹚

ᅠᅠ ﹙ the worry on her face doesn ' t at all stop her from petting shrimpo . as best she can , anyway . ﹚

big stretch ..

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ᅠᅠ ﹙ .. oh .ᐟ.ᐟ a shrimp has fallen .ᐟ.ᐟ ﹚

are . are you okay .ᐣ is your head okay .ᐣ

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`` — yeah .ᐣ.ᐣ then gimmie your biiiiggest stretch .ᐟ.ᐟ ``

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ᅠᅠ ( biiig stretch . )

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ᅠᅠᅠ 🧍
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|]. PFP made by me!

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ᅠᅠᅠ blink . bli
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`` yeah .ᐟ.ᐟ .. `` ᅠ thank god . the slight tail - wag and crooked grin are , for the most part , induced by nerves . — goobington ' s big paw gets set overtop the shrimp ' s head for an easy pat .

`` settle in , okay .ᐣ i ' ll be baaack . ``
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`` i think it would help with the shaking . and i don ' t want you hurting yourself . `` ᅠ concerned . worried even .

`` i ' ll .. get sprinkles .ᐣ made from scratch .ᐣ if you lie down , yeah . is that a fair trade .ᐣ ``
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`` pl ease lie down . ``
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`` you . need to lie down . ``
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ᅠᅠᅠ ah . that helps .. nothing .ᐟ
ᅠᅠᅠ if anything , it worsens his anxiety .

`` the , uhm . shaking tells me you might have taken more than just two .. ``
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`` and what were you ea .. edibles . you were eating edibles . `` ᅠ nooo .. whaat .ᐣ really .ᐣ did the blazed eyes give it away .ᐣ

`` shrimp .. how many .ᐣ how many did you eat .ᐣ ``
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`` you .. aren ' t .ᐣ.ᐣ you ' re the perfectly average amount of orange , methinks .. for a shrimp . uhm . `` ᅠ yeah , he ' s moving in to sit next to shrimpo . leaning ; hunched over .

`` are you okay .ᐣ .. i don ' t think the shaking is normal . ``
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`` are . are you okay , shriiimp .ᐣ .. ``
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ᅠᅠᅠ simply put , she allows it . the biting . — because he knows better .

ᅠᅠᅠ she also makes the careful effort to tilt shrimpo ' s head around , rolling it ; generally checking up on him while maintaining play .

`` mm . yep , very shrimp - y . soo squishy .``

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ᅠᅠᅠ light work , no reaction . sort of . her folded audits only droop a little bit .

ᅠᅠᅠ nothing she hasn ' t dealt with before .ᐟ.ᐟ.ᐟ

`` .. ow . ouhh . ``
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`` still . squishy . ``
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`` i can ' t hear you .. too squished .. ``
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`` no .ᐣ .. `` ᅠ heh . yeah , he ' s already reaching for shrimpo ' s face . — to veerry gently have him squished between her big ole paws .

`` then .ᐣ.ᐣ what is this .ᐣ.ᐣ ``
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ᅠᅠᅠ plink , plonk . blinking . the gears are turning .

`` i guess .. yep , shrimp - y .ᐣ or squishy . `` ᅠ hum .
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`` mm . maybe .ᐟ it ' s really both a curse and a blessing .. ``
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`` ah — yes .ᐣ.ᐣ to both . it ' s keep me warm during the colder months and cool during the warmer . `` ᅠ euugh .

`` it ' s . a LOT to keep up with . ``
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`` oh , you know .ᐟ just that time of year where truckloads of fur fall out for a new coat .ᐟ ``
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