Crossed Wires

## Chapter Info

**Chapter 8: Crossed Wires** is the eight chapter of Furry Fight Chronicles.

## Summary

On a Thursday night in Tendonchi at West Amachi Street, Mellow, the dog who went with Muko to the fight with Fenny and Roora, is serving a customer at the Bini Stoa. Said customer turns out to be Harry, who is wearing a shirt with Muko's face on it. Harry is happy that someone else knows Muko, wondering if she should mass produce the shirt he made. He tells Mellow that Muko is a Combagal, giving him the flyer that Cookie gave him at Cafe Carrots. Harry asks Mellow how he knows Muko, causing Mellow to tell him that she used to come to the Bini Stoa.

Mellow met Muko when she bought gravure magazines of Combagals. When Mellow asks Muko if she likes furry fighting, she reveals that she's only interested in the Combagals. Mellow tries to sell Muko porn, but Muko is disgusted at the idea of reading it. She prefers erotica because it's more exciting to imagine a naked person than just seeing it naked.

Mellow has a panic attack as he realizes the mistake of trying to sell porn to a cute girl. He attempts to apologize and ask Muko out on a date, but Muko already left. Mellow then slams his face on the counter, declaring that he'll die a virgin. Muko returned a while later to buy more magazines. Mellow tries to apologize to Muko for their last meeting, but Muko doesn't remember the incident or Mellow, much to his grief.

Mellow presents himself to Muko, who assumes that he's talking about his personality rather than telling her his name. Muko innocently asks for her change while Mellow tries to ask her out on a date. As Muko leaves, Mellow slams his head on the desk to ask her out on a date. Muko assumes that Mellow asked out the counter, causing Mellow to clarify that he's asking her out on a date. Muko rejects Mellow, believing that he was being funny with her. The rejection freezes Mellow to pieces as Muko leaves the store.

The next time they met, Mellow asks Muko out to see a furry fighting match with him. Muko then went to the furry fighting match with Mellow, who bought her a Fenny Body Pillow while Muko gave him her phone number. Since that day, Muko didn't return to Bini Stoa and Mellow didn't have the courage to call her back. After ending his story, Mellow is depressed at the fact that Muko didn't tell him that she became a Combagal.

Harry receives a notification on his phone. He mentions that Muko has been getting mean comments since the Spotter wrote an article about her fight at Cafe Carrots. Mellow reads the article and is horrified upon seeing its contents. He gets the courage to call Muko, who is training by playing video games. Mellow asks Muko what kind of agency lets her fight in a cafe without training. Muko greets Mellow, who asks her who is her manager, as Combagals require at least a year of training before fighting. Muko informs Mellow that her manager is Cookie. Mellow realizes who Cookie is and tries to warn Muko about her, but she hangs up on him because she wants to talk with Saniko, who just arrived home.

Saniko is exhausted from work because of an excursion she made. When Muko greets her, Saniko is horrified at the injuries she has. Muko tries to invite Saniko to her first match, but Saniko believes that furry fighting is degrading. Muko is offended by Saniko's words, especially when she brings up the fact that Muko gets involved in passionate projects and then gives up when she's exposed to failure. She reminds Muko that she tried competitive eating, losing a tournament when she vomited in public. Muko got depressed and started binge eating for weeks. This forced Saniko to work hard to make Muko recover her original weight.

Muko tells Saniko to not focus on the negatives, noting passive-aggressively that nobody praises her for trying something new. Saniko snaps as she throws a vase on the wall, surprising Muko. Saniko starts yelling at Muko for being irresponsible, pointing out that she needs to work out overtime to sustain the two of them. Muko coldly tells Saniko that she's not their mother. The two sisters go to their respective rooms.

As Muko is resting on her room, she thinks that Saniko shouldn't worry about her. She states that while she lost a fight against Kalita, this time she has a partner to protect her. She sees a picture with a selfie of her and an annoyed Nyarai. Muko gets excited at the possibility of proving Saniko wrong by winning her first fight.

## Continuity

* Mellow, the dog besides Muko in the first chapter is properly introduced.
* Mellow shows how he invited Muko to the match between Fenny and Roora.
* Mellow bought Muko the Fenny Body Pillow that appeared in the cover of Chapter 3.
* Mellow meets Harry and learns about the events of Cafe Carrots.
* The Spotter makes a harmful article about Muko that appears in Chapter 10.
* Muko has a photo of herself and Nyarai. Their first meeting happens in Chapter 9.

## Trivia

* Muko gives a lesson in erotica in this chapter.
* The current events of this chapter take place after the events of Chapter 9 and Chapter 10.