Dino

No. 6

### Secret

She **takes off the dinosaur costume** to sleep but is worried about **being seen without it on**.

### Diary Page

What should I do with my dinosaur friend? I'm already so excited!

> Grrr!! Do you like dinosaurs?
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## Description

Dino is a female cat with grey and white fur. Her entire body except her face and ears are covered by her dinosaur costume, which is light green with darker green spikes and two small eyes atop her head. She occasionally sticks her tongue out.

## Dialogue

#### **First meeting**

 RAWR!

(...?)

 RAAAAWWRR!! WAH!?

(...Wah?)

 RAWR! Hello! Do you like **Dinosaurs**?

Do I like dinosaurs?!

1. Of course! They're super cool!

 Right!? Do you want to see my dinosaur drawing?

2. Dinosaurs? Is that a new snack?

 You don't know what dinosaurs are?! Wait...

(The kitten in the dinosaur costume is looking for something.)

 Ta-da! Don't be scared... But this is a dinosaur!

(The drawing is... not great.)

 My name is **Dino**! I'm the leader of the dinosaur expedition team!

 Dinosaurs are the coolest. They used to live all over the place.

 I've never met one though. I guess I have bad luck.

(I probably shouldn't tell her that dinosaurs are extinct, huh?)

 If I fill my room with things dinosaurs like...

 Do you think one of them might come visit?

 Oh, but now I think about it, our **Expedition Team** was one member short!

(Where is this going...?)

 Welcome to the **Dinosaur Expedition Team**!

 If you find any dinosaur traces don't hesitate to come tell me!

(Seems like I'm the newest member.. But is there only two of us?)

#### **First request completed**

 RAWR!!

(Rawr?)

 RAAAAWWRR!!

(Raaaaawwrr?!)

Should I draw Dino's attention?

1. RAWR!!!!!!

 Oh wow, you're pretty good!

2. Hello...?

 Ah! You scared me!

 Were you not scared by my **Dinosaur Roars**..? You're a real tough kitten!

 I don't know when I might meet a dinosaur...

 So I'm trying to practice talking like one so that they won't be too shocked. RAWR!

 Should I teach you how to be a cool dinosaur too?

Do I want to be a dinosaur?

1. Sure! I'd love to be a dinosaur! RAWR!

 Don't be silly, you can't be a dinosaur.

 But if you try hard enough to act just like one...

 I'll recognize you as an honorary dinosaur.

2. ...No thanks...

 RAWR! Don't give up so easily!

 If you try hard I'm sure you can make a great dinosaur!

 All right! Do **Exactly** as I do! RAWR!!

???

1. RAWR!!

2. RAAAWWRRR!!

 No, no, no! It was RAWR!!, not RAAAWWRRR!!

3. rawr.

 No! Louder!

 Okay, once more! RAWR, RAWR RAAWWRR!

???

1. RAWR RAAAAWR!!

2. RAWR, RAWR RAAWWRR!

 All right! And again!

3. RAWR RAWR!

 No! It was RAWR, RAWR RAAWWRR!

 All right! And again!

*Two hours later...*

 RAWR! I thought you were only good at collecting furniture.

 I didn't expect you to be such a talented dinosaur too!

 Anyway, this was fun! Please come again!

(Are we going to do this every time? Anyway, I should leave for today.)

#### **Second request completed**

 RAAAAAWR!!

...Hello, Dino. Your roars sound angrier than usual.

 Ah... Sorry if I scared you.

 Somebody sent me a super annoying photo!

 Look! They called this a **Dinosaur Photo**!

(This dinosaur has **Feathers**...!)

How can I calm her down?

1. Well yes, this is a drawing of a dinosaur with feathers!

 A dinosaur... with feathers...?

 Haha! What a great dinosaur joke! You're pretty funny.

2. Actually, birds are evolved from dinosaurs.

 ...Dinosaurs... turned into birds?

 Haha! What a great dinosaur joke! You're pretty funny.

3. How ridiculous! Everybody knows dinosaurs are giant reptiles!

 Right!? It is ridiculous!

 I think this is... A **Chicken** dressed as a dinosaur!

 Somebody was trying to test our dinosaur knowledge!

But who sent it?

1. I'm sure it was sent to you by chickens!

 Hmm... Do you think... Chickens and dinosaurs are rivals?

2. Maybe dinosaurs sent this to you?

 Hmm... Do you think... This is a warning to stop looking for them?

 If anything, it only makes me more curious. Let's try even harder!

(Dino is once again full of energy! I think we're getting closer.)

(Anyway, it looks like she's busy planning. I should leave her alone.)

#### **Third request completed**

(Dino's room is full of books about dinosaurs.)

(Let me see... "100 Dinosaur Facts Every cat Should Know"...?)

Hmm.. Hello Dino!

 RAWR! You're back! There's a **Dinosaur Quiz Show** this weekend.

 So I've been studying hard!

 I know you're still new to the team, but would you like to try some questions?

Sure, I'll give it a try.

 Okay! First question! Which dinosaur did cats evolve from?

Huh? Cats? Evolving from dinosaurs?

1. There's no way cats evolved from dinosaurs.

2. Cats walk on four legs... So... Some kind of four-legged plant-eating dinosaur?

 But cats love tuna! More than anything else!

 Tuna isn't a plant!

 RAWR! Listen to the roar of an apex predator!

 Obviously cat's evolved from the T-Rex! The coolest dinosaur!

(Sounds like wishful thinking...)

 Second question! Why did the dinosaurs disappear?

Why did the dinosaurs disappear?

1. Wasn't it an asteroid?

2. Because the weather was bad?

3. They all went out for snacks?

 Oh? Hmm... That's new. What an interesting theory!

 I'm surprised a new member could come up with such an idea...

 But do you see that volcano over there, with the bubbling lava?

(Is she talking about the plastic volcano toy?)

 I saw it in a book. They all disappeared because a volcano exploded.

 The noise scared the dinosaurs so they all went inside their houses, and then never came back out.

(That doesn't sound right...)

 Which leads us to our final question! How can we meet our dinosaur friends again?

Hmm... How can we meet them?

1. Maybe if we put out some dinosaur snacks, they will leave their houses?

2. Maybe if we put out some dinosaur toys, they will leave their houses?

 Dinosaur toys? Why didn't I think of that?!

 RAWR! An excellent idea!

 Maybe now we can finally meet a dinosaur!

 RAWR! Now you've joined the team I feel so motivated!

 I should start preparing for meeting a dinosaur!

(Dino seems to have a strong opinion of me!)

(She looks busy meeting a dinosaur. I should leave. Will she really be able to meet a dinosaur?)

#### **Fourth request completed**

 RAWR! I've made an amazing discovery!

(Dino is even more excited than usual.)

 RAWR! This is great!

 Last night, I left out dinosaur toys and snacks.

 And look! **Dinosaur Footprints**! They were there when I woke up!

(...These look like cat pawprints to me?)

 Did a dinosaur come while I was sleeping?

 I've heard that sometimes a dinosaur will come down the chimney of good kittens!

(I think she's mixing her stories up. I don't want to ruin her excitement, though.)

 This is really an incredible **Discovery**! I need to send this photo to Meow Science Weekly!

Should I say something?

1. Aren't these... cat pawprints?

2. Aren't these... your pawprints?

3. Oh wow! I've never seen dinosaur footprints before!

 Right!? It's a world-changing discovery!

 I knew this day would come eventually! Our hard work really paid off!

(Dino's eyes are starting to tear up. She must be overcome with emotion.)

 I would like to thank... My cool dinosaur friends... And my own hard efforts...

 Oh, and you, of course! The **Expedition Team's Newest Member**!

(She didn't forget me!!)

 Even if I become a famous dinosaur expert I won't forget you!

 They'll want to interview me, won't they? I need to get ready!

 *It was a morning like any other... Until I looked down at my feet...*

(Dino is busy preparing for her interview. Right... Hard work is its own reward...! Keep going, Dino!)</div