[Uncertainty and suspicion were common reactions Teddy got when he started talking, but there was only so much he could train other lifeforms to do without talking. And it was even harder to ask for things without them assuming he wanted food, a ball, or to go to the bathroom.]
Fish Tag. Ursula wants a fish, but they are faster. We could work together.
[It was just lucky for him his collar didn't reflect tone the way a human voice normally did. It was generally a single, even tone as IEGP had seen no reason to modify it for sarcasm or emotional filters. Sometimes that was a benefit. Other times, it was a nuisance.]
I am a dog. [He barked twice for emphasis, the sound loud in their close quarters base.] Teddy. I am a good dog. [For the moment he would keep the tone-lacking sarcasm about pretending a human was giving him his voice from somewhere else to himself.]
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Fish Tag. Ursula wants a fish, but they are faster. We could work together.
[It was just lucky for him his collar didn't reflect tone the way a human voice normally did. It was generally a single, even tone as IEGP had seen no reason to modify it for sarcasm or emotional filters. Sometimes that was a benefit. Other times, it was a nuisance.]
I am a dog. [He barked twice for emphasis, the sound loud in their close quarters base.] Teddy. I am a good dog. [For the moment he would keep the tone-lacking sarcasm about pretending a human was giving him his voice from somewhere else to himself.]