MIMI - DOG CAGES<br/><br/>The hustle and bustle went on. The noisy complaining girl was taken from her cage by the tall statuesque brunette, a man came over and gave her something to sign... she clipped a leash to her collar and... they went away. I squatted there gawping at it all. Led away like a dog. Further down the other woman was doing what sounded like painful things to the smaller girl before she too was dragged out and away.<br/><br/>Peace descended on the cages again, there were still several filled ones around me but the big dog with the big... thing was ignoring me and on my other side the smaller boy with the cute face looked like he was asleep. He had hardly stirred during the whole commotion.<br/><br/>Across the aisle several girls and boys were eyeing me and each other. All had ears and tails and collars and these stupid paw gloves and leggings that were hard at the ankle so you could not stand up.<br/><br/>I spoke up in my broken English.<br/><br/><strong>"So. Uhn... Herro? Speakers. We are all the speakers, yes? All you are? Not dogs? Why we here?"</strong>