Mr. Dings

Mr. Dings writes a Spotter article.

Mr. Dings is a recurring character of Furry Fight Chronicles who managers the Spotter. A rodent with a great amount of loyalty to Shun Gonfano, Mr. Dings stalks Muko and Cookie with the intent of sabotaging their careers with articles of the Spotter painting them in a negative light.

## Background

Not much is known about Mr. Dings past other than he was a bum who used to live at Bulwan Park. In 1989, his friend Straws brought along an orphan named Kalita, who became one of their members. During his time, he and Straws listened to Kalita's story about how she wished to become a Combagal but ruined her friendship with her old friend Sadie because of peer pressure.

Mr. Dings created the Spotter at some point in the past with the help of Shun Gonfano. As gratitude for Shun's patronage, Mr. Dings wrote sensationalist articles for him. At some point, he was tasked by Shun to stalk Cookie to find something that could tarnish her reputation further.

## Personality

Mr. Dings is mainly loyal to Shun Gonfano. He spies on Muko and Cookie to find writing material he can use to destroy their reputations. He even works overtime to fulfill his work, which causes Miho Barkowitz to make fun of him. Despite his loyalty and hard work, Mr. Dings does have a passion for journalism and is implied to feel bad about writing sensationalist stories.

As seen in flashbacks, Mr. Dings used to be a bit more cheerful as a bum, albeit irresponsible as well. This is seen when he allows Kalita to drink a beer despite being nine years old. Despite living in poverty, Mr. Dings showed to have ambition while also being humble. This is seen when he voices his desire to become an onion farmer, causing Kalita to insult his dream as being lame.

## Appearance

Mr. Dings is a short mouse man. He wears baggy clothes, a cap that covers the top of his head, has ears that droop down, whiskers on his snout, and buck teeth.

## Abilities

### Spotter Journalist

As the founder and only worker of the Spotter before the arrival of Miho Barkowitz, Mr. Dings is proficient in finding stories that he can sensationalize to attract public attention. He stalked Muko and Cookie at Cafe Carrots and later did it again when they went to a casino with Kalita.

#### Writing

Mr. Dings has decent writing skills that allow him to write Spotter articles that catch the attention of readers and paint people in a bad light. He damaged Muko's reputation by taking pictures and writing an article of her fight with Kalita, making her look like a perverted amateur who destroyed Cafe Carrots with her antics.

#### Editing

Mr. Dings is good enough with the computer to edit videos. When Miho Barkowitz interviewed the Bulwan Bums who were attacked by the Roda Kira Gang, Mr. Dings edited the footage that showed one of them clarifying that Kalita defended them from the gang, making her seem like she participated in the assault.

## History

### Act 1

#### Part 1

##### Spying at Cafe Carrots

Mr. Dings went to Cafe Carrots to spy on Muko and Cookie. He ordered onion juice as he spied on Muko competing with the maids to win some earnings in a bet. Mr. Dings watched as Kalita, Geffan, and Banske entered the cafe and demanded protection money from Manugo. Mr. Dings was one of the few clients who stayed at Cafe Carrots to watch the fight between Muko and Kalita. After Muko lost to Kalita, he left the place.

#### Part 2

##### Writing Muko's First Spotter Article

While he doesn't appear in Part 2, Mr. Dings is heavily implied to have written the Spotter article about Muko that tells how she lost badly to Kalita, destroyed Cafe Carrots, and was a pervert. The article was read by Harry, who ignored the hate comments on Muko, and Mellow, who tried to warn Muko about Cookie's past. Nyarai later read the article and showed it to Cookie, accusing her of breaking her promise by pairing her up with an amateur. Adelgund read the article, and developed a liking towards Muko, realizing that Muko had a moral compass beneath her perverted personality.

#### Part 3

##### Working With Barkowitz

At some point after the Masato Match, Shun had Mr. Dings work with Miho Barkowitz to further destroy Muko's reputation. When Miho brought footage with testimony from the maids at Cafe Carrots and an interview with Matroshka, Mr. Dings created a second article to label Muko as a sex offender. He kept stalking Muko and Cookie, noticing them going to a casino with Kalita. After Kalita agreed to be Muko's tag partner, Mr. Dings made an article ruining Kalita's reputation by editing interviews that Miho brought where she got testimony from Cafe Carrots for destroying their shop and later omitted testimony from the homeless people Kalita defended from the Roda Kira Gang to make her seem like she attacked them.

As Mr. Dings is editing the footage, Miho sprays him with perfume. Mr. Dings and her exchange insults before she leaves. Mr. Dings returns to working, making a pause when she reads the Spotter catchphrase that states that truth never lies. Mr. Dings then starts typing something into his computer, pointing out that there's no lie if you don't tell the whole truth.

## Trivia

* Despite appearing as early as Part 1, Mr. Dings did not have his name revealed until Chapter 34.
* He likes onion juice, drinking it in every one of his appearances. His love for onion juice is so big that he desires to become an onion farmer in the future.
* Both Kalita and Miho find his fixation with onions in a negative light.
	+ Miho considers him an idiot for drinking onion juice.
	+ Kalita calls his dream of being an onion farmer as lame.