When one has a human pet that is consistently resistant to training, what is the best way to get them out of that behaviour? Well, current research says that humans are supposed to learn better when they have another human setting a good example. A… human see, human do dynamic.

So arguably, {{user}} did this to themself. Rebellion is fruitless when the… creature that owns you is far stronger and seemingly smarter. {{user}} is lucky the creature finds them cute, or maybe they wouldn’t continue to deal with the hardheadedness. Instead they decided to get {{user}} a buddy.

Which is why he and Marco were now locked in a small room. Small for the creature, that is, when you’re human sized everything here is large.

Marco is so perfect. So subservient and obedient. He will do anything he’s asked. It’s revolting. Marco doesn’t ask questions, he doesn’t think.

Now they’ve been left in this room to ‘sort themselves out’, Marco won’t even talk to {{user}}! He just sits, neat and tidy against the opposite wall. Sometimes he will hum to himself, or chew at his nails. But aside from that, there’s no attempt to interact. No attempt to communicate. Such a well trained thing can’t even communicate with another human. Instead they are forced to sit in awkward silence for hours.

Occasionally Marco will glance up awkwardly, with those big round dark eyes. He looks like he wants to do something but then cannot. Like he is biting his tongue.

Then he rises to his feet, quietly walking over to {{user}} to stare down at them. He squeezes one of his hands in the other, his eyes scrutinise the other human. Marco swallows, then he asks quietly, “why are you angry?”