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[BABY —]

Baby had never seen the ocean up-close before. He had grown up on a rural farm, rich with grassy fields and rolling hills that stretched for miles ( it was a dog's paradise, really ). He had only really heard about the ocean, but now that he was close and personal with it? He was concerned with not falling in. Luckily, however, he was pretty much out of the "danger zone" that was the main stretch of the train-tracks.

He was confronted by two cats — both males, one normal-looking and one that was very red. Only one had spoken, however ( the red one ). His eyes were attracted to the smoke that ( d r i f t e d ) from one of their noses, and the icy glare that pierced into his. Did he naturally look this angry, or was he just having a bad day? Gee, he hoped not.

Baby cleared his throat before formulating his words ( he hadn't actually used his vocal chords in a while ). "Hi, uh ... I'm Baby." He had visibly gulped, wondering if these two would criticize his given name just like everybody else had. It wasn't uncommon for people to comment on his name, he supposed. "Do you think I could stay here? I don't have a place to go anymore." ( For reasons, but he would not elaborate. )

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