[Clockworkers Doll]

I know Rany's post about fear probably isn't done, but I'm starting to see a trend among the same lines of Soapy's Combating Creativity post. Now, I don't have a lot to say, so I'll get right to the point.


That isn't a cat.
If this eldrich abombination looks like a cat, I think someone needs glasses.

I think everyone just looks at your icon, and assumes it's specifically the same race as the icon. I feel as if I need to remind everyone I try to pet-rp with that there's not going to be a specific icon for literally every animal and creature. You'll need to be a bit flexible with your icons. In this instance, a cat icon fit my creature the best, so I gave it the icon. It is not even close to a cat ICly, and is more like a sloth. I've had the same issue before, where I had to use the cat icon so I could have a lizard as a pet. She got called a cat at least 5 times ICly, even after I told that person she was, in fact, a lizard.

TL;DR:
Read pet descriptions. They are important, too.