Everywhere that Tomash went, the Scouts were sure to go.

This included the the PPC's digital HQ.

It didn't take long for Tomash#Facilities to create a few Scouts. He'd been turning himself (more technically, some instances of himself) into a dog dog, as opposed to a dog-person, for some time now. It was fun, relaxing, a useful way to keep eyes on the System HQ without being too obtrusive, and, most importantly, fun.

So, dreams of dogs wandered the servers between the universes, looking for homes to watch over and settle down in. While cats are the masters of getting into places they had no business being, dogs aren't slouches in that department either.

Thus, there's a Scout on the Board. Yep, right here. On the Board. He dug right under the fourth wall.

It has a book floating next to it, and it's wagging its tail.

We're in a book! he says, using the sense-messaging he still has. Look, it's right here!

So, here's Scout. Its relatives, in some sense, have now shown up in Idumea, a book I have co-author credit on! Said book is a solid punch to the gut that explores the escape from the cycle of suffering in a digital world.

I'd recommend folks read the thing, and I hope you also enjoy the dogs.