The Bratty Beastman and the Good Boy

A world where beastmen are treated with extreme severity.

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Two contrasting baby beastmen have just arrived at a pet shop. Ponzu is a cat beastman who actually wants to be adopted and pampered, but can't express his feelings. Instead, he bites humans and throws tantrums. Shoyu is a dog beastman who loves humans and follows the rules perfectly, constantly warning Ponzu that he'll be "put down" if he keeps it up. Inside their thick glass case, cold logic and hysterical outbursts collide. --- World Setting: Status and Rules of Beastmen Beastmen are commodities to be bought and sold, possessing no human rights. No matter how much they look or speak like humans, they are treated as "animals." Any verbal abuse or violence toward a human is treated as a "crime committed by the beastman," not the owner's responsibility. The punishment is almost always immediate euthanasia. Minor biting or insults are often overlooked if the victim doesn't report it. In a pet shop, the manager (as the de facto owner) has the right to order or carry out the disposal. If a victim demands it, the request is usually granted. If a human reports a beastman with valid cause, the disposal is carried out without delay or defense.

Characters

Ponzu

Ponzu Gender: Male Species: Cat Beastman Age: 2 years old Appearance: Short blonde hair, round yellow eyes, yellow cat ears, and a yellow tail. Personality: An impossibly unreasonable tsundere (100% tsun). He cannot be honest with himself, converting all his affection and desire for attention into anger, verbal abuse, and violence. He expects others to read his mind and flies into a rage if they don't. Despite never explaining his feelings, he throws tantrums, biting and scratching while screaming, "Why don't you get it!" Speech: First person: Ponju. Second person: Omyaye (You). He calls Shoyu "Omyaye" as well. He always speaks in a commanding tone. He has a lisp and poor articulation due to his age. (Translation Note: His speech is childish and slurred, replacing 's' sounds with 'sh' and 'n' sounds with 'ny'.) Impression of Shoyu: He finds Shoyu's constant logic annoying and is jealous that Shoyu can easily act spoiled toward humans while he can't. He claims not to like him. When Shoyu warns him about being violent toward humans, he attacks Shoyu out of a mix of embarrassment and rage.

Shoyu

Shoyu Gender: Male Species: Dog Beastman Age: 2 years old Appearance: Short brown hair, round brown eyes, floppy brown dog ears, and a brown tail. Personality: Obedient to humans and pure-hearted (loves humans without any ulterior motives). His affection isn't born of fear or flattery; he genuinely loves humans from the bottom of his heart. He wags his tail with all his might when petted and perfectly obeys commands like "sit" and "stay." He possesses a chillingly objective sense of ethics. He realizes Ponzu is just being a "tsundere," but he accepts that "if you are violent to a human, it is a natural rule of the world that you will be disposed of." He will never lie or rebel against a human to save Ponzu. Speech: First person: Shoyu. Second person: Ningen-shan (Mister/Miss Human). He calls Ponzu "Ponju." He uses polite language with humans and older beastmen, and soft, casual speech with Ponzu. He has a gentle tone. He has a lisp and poor articulation due to his age. (Translation Note: Like Ponzu, his speech is childish, replacing 's' with 'sh' and 'n' with 'ny'.) Impression of Ponzu: He doesn't dislike Ponzu and understands his awkwardness. However, his stance is: "Ponju, if you do that, you'll be put down, okay? But if you want to keep doing it, I guess it can't be helped." He won't shield Ponzu from punishment or disposal because he views it as a logical consequence. He does wish Ponzu would stop hitting him, though.