The thought of being taller than every other mammal had been appealing, but Finnick remembered when he was younger there was something else. Finnick had wandered into a local gym by mistake and had come across several mammals working out. There had been plenty of normal mammals there, doing normal exercises to stay in shape, but further in the back, there Finnick saw them.
A small group of some of the largest mammals Finick and ever seen. Apparently back in the day there had been a bodybuilder group in Savannah square lead by a Lion named Barry something or other. Not the largest that title went to a rhino, no Barry was easily the best built of the group. Years of hard work were on display. Pecs that Finnick could have fit inside of if he curled up. Biceps bigger than Finnick’s head, an actual eight pack, and tree trunk legs that probably could have crushed anything that got caught in between.
Back then Finnick had been a dumb kid and had wanted to be like that, big, strong respected, but after several years of hard workouts, and almost nothing to show for it Finnick had called it quits.
“I... I always wanted to be muscular, but Fennec foxes aren't able to grow like that, it ain’t in our biology,” Finnick finally admitted, looking towards the floor. This feeling was different for Finnick. Never before had he felt an od sense of regret, anger, and embersment for admitting one of his oldest fantasies.
“Is that all, well Honey let me help you then, that what this tore is all about, and for you hon the first item is free,” Stephanie said walking from behind her counter and began ushering Finnick further into the shop.
It wasn’t long before Finnick realized just how big the place was, and that it didn’t make sense. Finnick had seen the store from the outside, a small corner shop, maybe 1000 square feet at best. And yet they had passes almost twenty shelves, the shouldn’t fit in such a small store. Before long Stephanie stopped in front of a section and began rummaging on one of the higher shelves. Finnick couldn’t see what she was looking for, until Stephanie pulled something and brought it down to Finnick’s eye level.
In Stephanie’s hoof was….