G.L.B - Is it Edible?

Yuuri

Dinner! Look how fat it is—probably tastes like chicken!

Chito

Its tail has... extra joints. That's not natural.

Pyro

The more joints the better! Means more crispy bits when we burn it.

Sniper

Great. We're taking culinary advice from someone who thinks napalm is a seasoning.

Pyro

Come on! Fire kills everything—bacteria, viruses, existential dread!

Chito

According to my notes... mammals with more than four limbs are usually toxic.

Yuuri

But it's only got four legs! The extra two are... decorative?

Pyro

Everything's edible if you're brave enough.

Sniper

We are NOT cooking it alive. I have standards. Low ones, but they exist.

Yuuri

Your friend seems... responsible?

Chito

That's what makes him terrifying.

Chito

Actually... look. It's pretending to be dead. That's intelligent behavior.

Yuuri

Aww, you think it's smart enough to understand us?

Pyro

Smart enough to know we'd eat it. Smart enough to... communicate?

Chito

We could... keep it as an emergency food supply. Just not emergency.

Pyro

Look at his little face. He's got trust issues. Same as us.

Sniper

Congratulations. We've adopted a rat. This is how civilization ends—not with a bang, but with pet food.

The rat

squeaks once, then climbs onto Pyro's shoulder like it belongs there