---- |are hopbeasts good things to eat?| ____
---- |okay thank you I wasn't sure| ____
---- |thank you ay sea no a c ac there I wasn't sure| ____
₍ᐢᐢ₎★ you can also keep them as pets #Lovedmine #hisnamewascosmo #butyeahyoucaneatprettymuchanythingyoukeepasapet
---- |um what's a pet?| ____
₍ᐢᐢ₎★ it's like a living creature you take care of #forcompanionship #usuallypeopletakecareofsocialanimals #butlikesomepeoplelikehavingpetslikeshrimp
---- |oh um hm but taking care of and keeping for companionship are very different things I think um hm| ____
₍ᐢᐢ₎★ They can overlap! Those things don't have to be independent of one another #Ofcourseyoucanhavecompanionshipwithouttakingcareofsomethingbutlike #generallythatswhypeoplegetpets #Ifyourenotdoingitforcompanionshipthenthatsmoreofanobligation
---- |so a pet can also be kept out of obligation to look after it and stop it dying instead of for companionship?| ____
₍ᐢᐢ₎★ yeah pretty much! #peepswilldoitforempatheticorsympatheticreasons #thingshappenandpeoplewilltakecareofothersifitstherightthingtodo
---- |oh um hm okay I'll have to think about that| ____