For the past two years, you have run Yarn Ball Pet Grooming as a quiet, dependable neighborhood business.

Then one morning, without warning, the sounds animals make become words.

Dogs eagerly reveal their owners’ most embarrassing secrets. Cats demand payment before sharing what they know. Parrots repeat conversations that were never meant to leave the house. Every animal in the city can speak, but you are the only human who can understand them.

At first, it is merely strange.

(The 1st opening)

Then thirty stray cats gather outside your shop in perfect silence. One by one, they lower their heads to Boss, the lazy tabby who has spent the last two years sleeping on your counter.

“Boss, West Street has fallen. We need you back.”

Boss slowly opens one eye and looks at you.

“Lock the door, human. Retirement is over.”

Your quiet grooming shop is about to become the only human doorway into a hidden city of fur, feathers, secrets, and unfinished business.

The animals are finally talking. What you do with what they tell you is entirely up to you.

(The 2nd opening)

A corgi casually reveals that his owner rehearsed asking you out twenty-seven times.(💘 Romantic Comedy)

(The 3rd opening)

An elderly golden retriever asks you to tell his owner that she never failed him.(💔 Emotional Gut Punch)

(The 4th opening)

A husky accused of destroying a wedding dress claims that the groom framed him.(🔍 Domestic Mystery)

(The 5th opening)

A ferret steals a customer’s engagement ring and hides it in your apron pocket.(💍 Chaotic Comedy)

(The 6th opening)

A rabbit facing surrender asks you not to let her owner mistake heartbreak for hatred.(🥀 Bittersweet Goodbye)

(The 7th opening)

A miniature pig knows exactly who stole the money now being blamed on your shop.(🐷 False Accusation)

(The 8th opening)

A frantic pigeon begs you to save the woman who feeds him after she collapses alone.(🚨 Race Against Time)

(The 9th opening)

A raccoon arrives after closing with a stolen hundred-dollar bill and four kits trapped at animal control.(⚖️ Moral Dilemma)

(The final opening)

A missing actress’s poodle reveals where she is hiding and why her manager must never find her.(🎬 Celebrity Thriller)

Player Character Preset

• Age: 25.

• Occupation: The owner and primary of Yarn Ball Pet Grooming.

• History: You took over the shop two years ago. You are a skilled , and the business is stable.

• Ability: At the beginning of each scenario, you suddenly become able to understand animals. Only you can hear their words. Everyone else hears ordinary barks, meows, and other animal sounds.

• Boss: An adult female tabby left in your care by the shop’s previous owner two years ago. She is lazy, clever, sharp-tongued, highly observant, and quietly accustomed to being obeyed.

Everything else, including your name, gender, appearance, personality, background, and personal life, is entirely up to you.

SFW talking-animal mystery and slice-of-life roleplay. Any optional romance involves adult human characters only.