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Years ago, three unlikely students saved a young chick from certain death. Despite having no experience with newborns, they pulled together to look after him until such a time as he could be handed over to the police. Then the chick was adopted and they never heard from him again. That was that. Their short-lived stint as parents was done.
Sixteen years have since passed, and the three of them have drifted apart. These days, Bill is a successful man: he has a good job and a loving girlfriend. He’s happy. But he’s also on the brink of a terrible mistake. Pina, meanwhile, lives just as he always has, with a new partner every week. But he never learns, and things are beginning to fray with his best friend. As for Aoba ...
Well, no one has heard from Aoba in years.
And now, just as he’s beginning a new phase in his life, and prompted by a mysterious letter from an even more mysterious drama club scout, the shock egg decides to go looking for the animals who saved him. But expectations never quite match reality. Inevitably people move on. Time passes. Friendships end.
But feelings are not so easily forgotten.
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The beast - an ancient being, capricious and genderless - is attracted to Cherryton by the recent devouring incident. They come across a wolf and a deer in the drama club office and a plea rings out from the hearts of each, clear as day.
‘I'm sick to death of this particular self. I want another.’
The beast decides to grant their wish.
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02 Apr 2023
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The problem with stepping out of the box is that there's no going back. Once it's done, it's done forever.
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02 Apr 2023
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Someday, you will find me.
One spring evening, a grisly murder took place in the halls of Cherryton Academy, and that tragedy began a series of disasters that nearly brought the whole city to its knees. Now, two years later, Riz the brown bear is paroled early from juvenile hall. He emerges into a society that has less patience for him than ever, muzzled and still haunted by his crimes, and tries to rebuild a life for himself.
Meanwhile, the newly re-integrated Cherryton Drama Club works tirelessly on its long delayed production of Adler, and Pina hears the news of Riz's release. Despite warnings and misgivings from friends and family alike, he continues to pursue his relationship with the bear, though both of them remain in denial of just how deeply their attraction runs, and Riz's fangs itch beneath the muzzle's restraints. Herbivore and carnivore, predator and prey, love and appetite - all of them clash one final time, as the eve of Cherryton's grand performance draws ever closer.
Adler takes the stage. Will the tragedy be repeated?
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- Part 4 of Mongrels and Strays
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02 Apr 2023
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Ring the bell. It's time to eat.
The Day of Depravity goes badly. The crime lord Melon's tenure as leader of the Shishigumi ends as he chokes on his own blood, and the lions douse their torch and leave in disgrace. But the black market's troubles don't end there. Over the following weeks, a series of bombings culminates in a massacre that leaves the market's four crime families in disarray. All evidence points to the Butchers, the enigmatic courier network behind the city's meat trade. But why would they attack the same animals they've quietly fed over the years? And what will the Four Families do if the market goes hungry?
Legosi is still living in the Hidden Condo, making his deliveries and hoping that the stain on his record will wash away. But when Louis calls to warn him away from the black market, the wolf unwittingly drags them both into the chaos brewing within the district. The Butchers sharpen their knives, the city trembles, and Legosi and Louis must take a stand against the violence erupting from their society's underworld, before it devours them and everything they cherish.
Spoilers up to Chapter 157.
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- Part 1 of Mongrels and Strays
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