Gus

Subject 24602, later named Gus by Mabel, was made and observed in a lab in Tokyo, Japan. He was kept in an enclosure imitating the habitat of a panda and his behavior and growth was recorded. The only contact he made with other living things was the fish he was being fed.

When he was around three years old, he had fully matured so he was being sent to Germany for more testing. He was sent on the wrong boat and ended up being sent to Quadra Island, Canada. When his crate was being inspected after transit, they decided to look inside to identify what was inside. Upon opening the crate, Gus was frightened and escaped and ran to the nearest forest.

After some time of being released from his familiar small spaces, he became adventurous. He explored the forest and came to a point where he could see the city by a large hill. The forest had run pretty far into town and he sat in a tree observing the new world. He stayed in the tree for quite some time, amazed by the fact that there was more than just him and some fish in a small room.

Then he saw someone that looked kind of like him. Mabel. He became curious and quickly left the forest to confront her. He followed her back on her way to her little plant shop on the corner. “Oh, we’re not open yet” she said as she opened the door. “You’ll have to wait about thirty more minutes to come in” but he didn’t understand. He tried to communicate but he didn’t know how. After listening to him babble for a couple minutes, she decided to let him in and help.

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