I had an otter named Bean, after my real life ferret…

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I had an otter named Bean, after my real life ferret (she’s still alive and very healthy, I just was excited to have a virtual version of her).

She survived me getting eaten by terror birds, sabertooths, and hyenas. I died over and over again and she was always there when I came back.

Then I tried to tame a Dire Bear.

He killed Bean. I sat there looking at her tiny body for a long time, wondering how to revive her. She was just so cute, and she looked like she was sleeping there, I wanted to believe it hadn’t killed her.

I wanted to believe. But it was wrong. She was gone.

RIP virtual Bean. Real life Bean is well-off, though.

Tip - NEVER. name. tames. after. real. pets.

NEVER. It hurts too much.

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