3: Border Collie heaven

[fetchthestick]

[Excited barking, accompanied by frightened bleating.]

Where should I take 'em?! Where should I take 'em where should I take em?!?!?

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[talkback_stein]

Take what?

[fetchthestick]

THE THINGS!!!!

[talkback_stein]

Why are you taking things?

... Klepto.

[fetchthestick]

... what?

No, the - they have four legs and hooves and funny eyes and little horns and they make noises listen!

[Thom holds his communicator up and slooowly approaches a goat, using a herding dog's stare. It bleats nervously.]

[canttrustliars]

To the restaurant with bears. You know where that is, right?

[fetchthestick]

YES!!!

[Scrabble scrabble, Thom is off to chase the goats to the Kuma-Ko. It will be interesting for him to get them into the elevators or stairs....]

[canttrustliars]

Good boy.

[So amusing.]

[so_flighty]

Take who?!

[fetchthestick]

The - the - I dunno what they're called! They got four legs and hoofs and little horns an' they keep talkin' real funny about markets n'stuff!

[so_flighty]

Oh! You mean the little goats? They're so cute!

[fetchthestick]

Goats! Izzat what they're called??

[elegante_farm]

Free markets! Free markets!

[The goats bleat and jump all over one another, skittering away from the barking dog.]

[fetchthestick]

[Eventually Thom settles down to the business of Real Herding, which involves more slow walking, a predatory crawl, and an almost wolf-like stare to intimidate the goats into going where he wants them. He tries to get them to the elevator so he can get them to the deck with the bears.]

[shenghuanzhe]

Take 'em to the Kuma-Ko, kiddo.

[fetchthestick]

[Bark bark bark herding goats. This is Thom herding a handful of goats to the Kuma-Ko! It was a feat of doggie legerdemain to get them in and out of the elevator.]