Honey Badger

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honey Badger
Look:	A fighter by nature, the honey badger has a fairly long body, but is distinctly thick-set and broad across the back. It's small flat head and short muzzle are little more than ridges and colored a silvery-grey to match its back and tail, while elsewhere is as black as night. Domesticated and overfed, the chubby beastie dons a tight-fitting pink cotton shirt with ~DON'T CARE~ stamped across the back in black ink.
Metal:	Unknown
Properties:	This item is part of the vanity pet system.
Sources:

• This is a living vanity pet
• The badger was originally purchased in a hollow log

Verbs

The following allow you to interact when you are holding the badger or it is on the ground (at your feet).

• Any verb that does not have a special message return will read back The badger seems rather relaxed and happy right now, why disturb it?.
• PET 1st time: As you gently stroke the badger it turns its head and looks up at you with an expression of dawning wonder. With a happy chitter it rubs its head against your fingers and snuggles closer to your hand. You feel that you've just gained an affectionate and loyal friend.

• Petting the badger for the 1st time will bond it to you. Any other character that attempts to interact will be rebuffed.

• PET once bonded / TOUCH: You gently stroke your badger. It chitters with pleasure then licks your hand with its small pink tongue.
• SHAKE: You grab the badger by the scruff of the neck and shake it viciously. With a surprised squeal, it claws its way out of your grip, drops to the ground, then looks at you with great sorrow in its black button eyes. You have the sudden feeling that you have lost the love of your loyal little pet.

• This will clear your bond to the badger, as well as drop the badger to the ground. At this point, it will avoid contact with anyone until it has been pet.

• DROP: You gently place the badger on the ground.

• While normally you would want to LOWER GROUND to place your badger down, if you find your badger is not producing atmospheric messages, DROP BADGER and then GET HONEY BADGER to reset the badger and bump the atmo messages back on.

• HUG: You give your badger a gentle hug. It chitters happily and nuzzles your hand in return.
• POKE: You rub your knuckles along your badger's ribs. It nudges your hand, and nips you in a playful fashion.
• KISS: You kiss your badger on its little black nose. With a chuckling purr it bumps its nose against your chin and licks your cheek.
• RUB: You gently rub your badger under the chin. It makes a chuckling purr of pleasure and leans against your hand.
• SNUGGLE: You give your badger a little snuggle. It responds with a happy chitter and wiggles its plump little body closer to you.
• DANCE: You dance about with your honey badger.
• TICKLE: You gently roll your badger over and tickle its belly. It makes a chuckling purr of pleasure before rolling back to its feet.
• FEED: Try different foods, there will be different messages based on if it likes the food or not.

• Dislikes:

You offer a <food item> to the badger. It nuzzles your fingers before accepting it with a chuckling purr of satisfaction. With methodical efficiency it proceeds to gnaw the <food item> into tiny pieces, most of which fall to the ground.

After a few moments, a momentarily uncomfortable look passes over the badger as if its last meal didn't fully agree with it.

Foods that it does not like:

• plump strawberry
• wild corn

• Likes:

You offer a <food item> to the badger. It nuzzles your fingers before accepting it with a chuckling purr of satisfaction. With methodical efficiency it quickly devours the <food item> then licks its chops with obvious relish.

After a few moments the badger burps somewhat loudly.

Foods that it does like:

• plump juicy grapes
• delicate chocolate and mint meringue cookie
• plate of traditional diakasuur

Atmospheric Messages

• There is no way to turn off atmospheric messaging on the badger without removing the bond. However, closing the <home container> with the badger inside will stop all messaging to the room. Open the <home container> to restore messaging.
• While normally you would want to LOWER GROUND to place your badger down, if you find your badger is not producing atmospheric messages, DROP BADGER and then GET HONEY BADGER to reset the badger and bump the atmo messages back on.

• An tubby honey badger curls itself into a small, furry ball and falls asleep. (3)
• An tubby honey badger scampers over to a nearby corner, curls itself into a small, furry ball and falls asleep. (3)
• An tubby honey badger scampers over to <the owner> and nuzzles his/her ankle. (3)
• You hear a faint chittering coming from a <home container> as your badger stirs restlessly during some private dream. (1)
• Your badger chitters and searches in your hand for something to eat. (2)
• Your badger flicks out a small pink tongue as it gazes at you with a pitifully hungry look in its black button eyes. (1,2)
• Your badger nuzzles your palm, begging to be petted. (2)
• Your badger places a paw on the edge of its <home container> and squeaks in a plaintive, begging fashion. (1)
• Your badger pokes its head from its <home container> and chitters at you in a sociable fashion. (1)
• Your badger rubs its head lovingly against your fingers. (2)
• Your badger snuffles about its <home container> and makes a mewling, squeaking noise as it hunts for something to eat. (1)
• Your badger squirms around in its <home container>. (1)

1: badger is in the <home container>
2: badger is in your hand or on the ground at your feet
3: badger is on the ground (dropped)