@silvermoon82 @aeva
Humans are so primed for social interaction that we'll pack-bond with anything. I think it's a prime driver in how we domesticated wolves.
"Look!" Grug points excitedly at the sleeping hulking pile of fur, muscle, and tooth. "It's friend-shaped! I'm gonna love it."
Meanwhile, the wolf wakes up to the most *exquisite* feeling of something scratching right behind its ears...