Cool Mephisto.

[He hums thoughtfully as he tries to get a good look without brushing fur out of the way, no need to startle his new dog-like-friend.]

It says secretly you are older than you look, like having your tail touched and aren't a dog.

[He's totally unphased by that.]

I just called you a dog because you look like one. It's like this one world I went to where the magic changed our forms and I became a hyena.

[He still thinks he's a dog-like creature.]