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Xander grinned at her willow-esqe babble. “The Zoo was the best, I think. Don’t you just love animals? Which was your favorite, huh? Huh? I liked the monkeys.”

“That’s because you were in like company.” Buffy joked and patted his leg. “What was it like being with your own kind?” She asked, seriously.

“I liked the Giraffes. They are very beautiful creatures.” Cassie said with a small smile as she clutched the stuffed giraffe they had bought her. This was the first time she had ever been to the zoo. Jack had promised to take her once she got settled but he was always busy or maybe he just forgot? Then Sam promised her but something always seemed to come up so she stopped promising. Then her mom promised to take her but she always seemed to be at the base treating wounded SG team members and then she died. She could have went with her class at school but she was out sick when they went. So in the end she just stopped asking. But when her new friends had asked for a tour guide, she had jumped on the chance. “I had fun today.” Then something dawned on her. “Why didn’t you guys want to see the hyena’s?” She questioned.

“Hyena’s are not good animals. Nope, nothing good about them. They eat things like pigs and principles.” Xander mumbled.

Buffy took pity on her friend. “Sophomore year our school mascot and principle were eaten.” She explained. “A pack of hyena’s got out of their exhibit at the Zoo and no more Principle Flutie or Herbert the pig aka our mascot. The newspapers and police blamed wild dogs but whoever heard of wild dogs in California? A couple of us wanted to know the truth and we found out that the zoo keeper left them out. He was a real nut job.”

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