All Outta Bubblegum (pup training)

Everyone was as excited as she was to start training. Even Cairo seemed to be, despite the sick-smell that still emanated from his fur. But Vi's excitement deflated considerably when her mother told them that they were doing fight training. She didn't want to fight anyone. But it seemed important to Mama that they learn to protect themselves, so Vi just sighed in disappointment and settled down with a woeful expression to listen. Mama talked first about how protecting yourself wasn't all about how to hurt people. It was about knowing how to not be hurt, and when to run away, which was a relief. Vi would much rather run away than have to hurt someone. Mama asked a question, then, and Vi obediently thought about it. Caelia, who'd snuck in while Mama was talking, piped up with an answer. Vi made a face - someone was always chewing on her ears when they tried to make her play-fight. She very carefully didn't look at Artur, but really, he was just the worst when it came to that. "The... eyes?" she gave her own answer without much confidence. Not because she didn't think it was a right answer, so much as she was reluctant to think about someone hurting someone's eyes on purpose. What an awful thought. "They hurt when you get poked in them when they're open."