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Dimitri had dragged Jay to Lloyd's music store after one of his drumming sticks had snapped in half after a particularly intense jam session. The rest of the band was waiting back at the warehouse, so this would likely be a quick run and back. As soon as they came in, the gorilla gave them a quick nod before returning to his phone.

Jay looked around at the familiar store and smiled, happy to be back, even if it was to replace one of his broken drumsticks. He was wearing torn black jeans today with a white shirt and a black leather vest, blue and black biker boots with chains on his feet and a few necklaces, one of them being his partner Dimitri's guitar pick, his fur, since he can change it as he pleases, was blue and grey, his default colors as of recently. This was the only music shop in town that had catered to their needs and Dimitri was an old friend of Lloyd's who runs the shop, so it was their go-to spot to shop for needs for their band.

"Alright, so...just pick a pair and we'll be on our way..." The jackal crossed his arms and leaned against a counter.

Jay shook his head and pulled on Dim's wrist. "Nooo... you heeelp..."

"Uhhh, how can I help? You're the drummer! I'm just about guitars, man!"

"Aw, just talk to me then! I like talking..." With that, Jay begins to walk towards the drum sticks.

"Alright then, what do you want me to talk about?" He tapped his boots against each other, making the metal parts clink.

"What do you think about the new song Steele wrote? It's a it slower than normal..." We were walking through an aisle and turn a corner, seeing drums ahead of us on the right, drum sticks on the left.

"Well...it's not really my style...but I'm okay with it, really. You get to sound more than me..." Dimitri replied, rolling his eyes a bit.

"But it's still gonna be good... we just gotta practice more..." Jay picked up a pair of drum sticks and held them like he would in practice. "Nah..." He put them back. "Oh! What did you want to do for dinner tonight?"

"Well, uh...I saw some mac n' cheese online today, and I kinda got the craving for that." The jackal shrugged. "Do you think that's doable?"

Jay nodded as he picked up a different pair of drumsticks and drummed on the counter lightly. "That sounds like a good idea... I could make some brownies too!"

Dim's ears perked up. "Brownies? Oh...we haven't had those in a while...eheh..." He uncrossed his arms and leaned back a bit. "Well, now I'm gonna be hungry for the rest of practice..."

Jay smirked and picked up another set of drumsticks, comparing them to the other. "We have some chocolate bars in the caaar..."

The jackal smiled, tapping his fingers on the counter eagerly. "You just want to ruin my appetite, don't you...?"

Jay chuckled and put on pair back, keeping the other pair. "I know if it's mac n' cheese and brownies, you'll find a way to make room." He winked at the jackal. "I think I found my pair of drum sticks!"

Dim snapped out of it and grabbed Jay's arm, pulling him towards the gorilla*. "We gotta hurry. Steele is gonna get pissy if we take too long."

Jay quickly headed off with Dim, laughing and assuring him that it's okay. Both ready to practice and play together before a nice night at home.

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I've been waiting for the right moment to post these art pieces, considering I wanted them to go up with some backstory on them to contextualize how important these relationships are! For all intents and purposes, this is the true canon of all these characters! Check out the rest of the series!

Art was done by the amazing  ConnerCoon! Go and check out his stuff!
Story is a joint collab by me and  Anciano!
Dimitri the jackal is my fursona!
Jay the African dog belongs to  Anciano!