BOAR

[NOTE: The following is a plaque inside the XYZ Sanctuary. It matches several others in looks, but speaks specifically about a small, cat-sized piglet in an open-air enclosure.]

*BOAR— very important capitalization—was rescued as a young piglet. She has yet to physically grow for unknown reasons. Despite her size challenges BOAR’s strength continues to increase. Lucky for us she is committed only to the cutest of takedowns.*

You feel someone behind you. “Ready for your tour?” You turn and greet the woman with a smile. Not a moment later she’s bouncing away along a thing, winding stone pathway. You follow, excited.

“Oh, muddy puddles!” BOAR squeals, bowing playfully at the tree in front of her.

She shakes her rear and leaps upward; her body barely leaves the ground despite her efforts. “You won’t get away with this, Captain Barkstick!” She bellows midair. A hefty thud punctuates her sentence.

“BOARRRR!” A yellow-haired woman to your right calls out with her hand cupping her mouth to cover more distance. The pig doesn’t flinch so the woman tries again: “BOAR! Come here, girl! Come, BOAR!”

The woman’s chest heaves the last word and it’s enough to snap BOAR out of her playtime daydream. She skids out a half circle, hooves throwing mud up the trunk of Barkstick. She runs. Your muscles brace for impact and you grimace. As if sensing your concern she stops short, splashing you with mud instead.

“Oh, hello yellow!” BOAR beams towards the woman and you stifle a laugh at the pig’s charming address. The woman with you giggles into her left sleeve as her right hand lovingly pets the pig.

BOAR rolls on her back with her stubby legs in the air. They kick nonstop while the woman tickles BOAR’s stomach. “This is BOAR. She’s the most… creative piglet we’ve ever housed. She came from a pretty neglected barn home. Luckily, you can’t that anymore. She’s the best girl.” Yellow’s eyes shone with tears. She kept rubbing BOAR until the piglet randomly sprang to her feet.

“BOAR’ng! BOAR’ng! BOAR’ng!” The wittiness of a portmanteau onomatopoeia strikes you by surprise and you grin wide.

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Edits, Character, Story by Chelsea

• Pet color, achieved
• Pet overlay, to look more piglet like
• Wait for better job; likely (Volunteer Co-op, 9, Totally Well-Meaning Blood Drive Enthusiast, 75, 19, 25, 24, 32) but doesn't fit well
• Finish treasure
• Add in final story beat; user pets BOAR, they talk a bit about things she likes. Calls her a pig and she's upset, maybe? Unsure
• Somehow tie-in that she's my Gourmand pet? And was adopted/rescued.
• Connection with Petalpad, Beeberry? Tour of the Sanctuary/Town?
• If so, town to the animals. Sanctuary to the humans. Each animal would be a little weird. No experiments.