-Is laying down whilst my 4 pups drink the milk produced by me-

Aww
*I watch the cute pups more closely*

-The pups were drinking-

*I look around at the rest of the habitat*

-A few meerkats run to where you are, from within the enclosure-

*I smile gently down at them*
Hello there!

-The meerkat's smile- Hello!

You talk?

yeah! We all do!

That's nice
You're all so cute!

Hehe thanks! We do our best

I doubt you have to work hard at it

Haha thanks!

Hmm...
Do you think I could come in?

Err... I don't know how

Hmm... OK...
I probably could get in, but never mind.

So what's been happening lately?

Our Alpha Female, Laura over there, has given birth to 4 new pups

Oh! Congratulations!

So she's your alpha?
She's pretty

Hehe, thats what all of us say

Perhaps you should ask her if I could come in?

Ok! -They go to me-

-A few seconds later, I nod my head and the others come and nod to you-

*I smile, look around and then start shrinking*

*I get small enough to slip into the enclosure, do so, and then grow to meerkat size*

Laura: -Looks at you and smiles-

Hi there

-The pups all run at you-

*I laugh and kneel down*

-they all pounce on you-

Haha! Hey, hey, gently X)

-the pups all hug you-

*I try to stroke as many as possible, still laughing*

-The pups all fall asleep on you-

Wow... you certainly like visitors

Laura:

So... what's it like to live here? Do you like it?

Laura: We wish we could return to the Kalahari

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that...

Laura: But John won't let us

You know John?

Laura: He's the one who put us here

Oh... I guess you're probably not very fond of him, then?

Laura: Not really! He was a good friend until he put us in here!

Oh... good.
Surely it's not too bad here?

Laura: Its out of our original habitat!

Well... yes...
But you don't have to worry about food or predators any more, right?

Laura: Yeah I guess

Is there any way I could make you feel better?

Laura: I don't know!

Well...
Perhaps you could show me around your burrows?

Laura: Sure!

Thanks!
*I try to get up without disturbing the sleeping pups*

Laura: -Smiles-

Lead on

Laura: -Enters the burrows-

*I follow you in, looking around at the inside*

-Is going deeper into the burrows. Its getting darker the deeper you go in-

So where are you taking me first?

Well, that all depends on whether you want to stay with us or not

I'd be happy to

Ok, then I'll take you to your bedroom!

Thanks!

Laura: -Arrives at your bedroom- Here you go!

*I walk into it and take a look around*

-has gone-

*Turns around and sees that you're gone*
Wh...
huh.

-Is outside-

*I take a longer look around my room*

-A 2 little kids come to the Meerkat exhibit-
I bet you can't get one of them!
I bet I can!
Oh yeah! Proove it!
-I start to step back-
-One kid reaches his arm in and grabs me. He pulls me out of the cage-
THERE TOLD YA!
Ok lets get out of here, quick!
-The kids run-

*I start trying to find my way out*

-The kids laugh-
Haha! I wonder how much it would take to kill a Meerkat
Well, lets find out! I'm sure that it'll be fun!
-I am shaking with fear-
-One of the kids throw me at a wall and laughs-
OUCH!
-The second kid picks me up and laughs as he picks up a large rock-

*A tall (anthro) wolfess rounds the corner and sees them*
Wolfess: Hey! What's going on here?

-The kids look at you- WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?
-I am being held down by the larger kid-

((Ah, a place where anthros aren't common?))

*She sees you, and rushes at the kids*
Get out of here! Go!

-The kids laugh- Yeah! Like we're gonna listen to a mengy mutt!
-The larger kid looks at me and laughs- Nini Meerkat! -He raises the rock above me-
NO! PLEASE DON'T DO IT!!!

*The wolf collides with the larger kid, knocking him aside*

-The rock drops to the floor-
-The larger kid gets very annoyed and starts hitting the wolf-
-I get up and pounce on the larger kid bitting him-

*Lyra grapples with the kid, baring her teeth, but keeping an eye on the other one*

-The larger kid was now scared-
-The smaller kid was scared and ran away-

*The wolf pushes the kid off, stepping back a pace*

-The larger kid runs away-

*She turns to look down at you*
Wolf: *Kindly* Are you OK?

I have a slightly bruised head, but other than that, I'm fine! Thanks!

Wolf: No problem. Do you want me to take you somewhere?

I need to get back to the Zoo before I am found missing!

Wolf: The zoo? All right, then.
*She picks you up and starts to walk back to the zoo*
My name's Lyra, by the way.

Nice to meet you Lyra! And thanks for saving me!

You're welcome! *She strokes your head*
What's your name?

I'm Laura

Very nice to meet you

So you live with the meerkats in the zoo?

Yeah!

I hope things are going all right there.

Yeah

Glad to hear it

You're really cute, by the way

Awwwwww thanks

I really like meerkats.

So which way to the meerkat area?

Straight up here, then turn right!

Thanks.
*She heads to the enclosure*
Do you want me to tell the zookeepers about those kids?

It would be best to! Incase they try to take anything else!

All right, I'll try to sort it out. I did get a good look at them.
*She puts you back in the enclosure*

Thank you!
-All the others come and hug me tight-

*I've found my way out of the burrow, but Lyra doesn't spot me and walks away*

-turns and see's you- hehe, finally found your way out huh?

Yeah
Perhaps you could show me out next time?

Hehe, sorry

It's OK... I think I'll be able to find my way to my room and back now.

So I see you've met Lyra.

Yeah! She saved me!

Did she? What from?

Two kids

Oh dear... well, I'm glad you're okay.

So... anything else you'd like to show me?

Anything you can think of?

*Shrug* I don't know what you've got around here. I've never seen a meerkat burrow before.

Well, we have the nursery, the bedrooms, the lounge, the kitchen...

Could you take me to the lounge?

Sure!

*I follow you again*