lumbxrjack:

           don’t worry, pup —- he sees you too.
                     & this is a steak just so he proves it.

               _{Arise; a great enthusiasm fueling his efforts to impress, a face full of eagerness and energy, knowing well what achievement lies ahead of him.}

<sub>Hopefully–this time–he would not have to patronize himself again by performing ridiculous tricks, in an attempt to be fed. He could of course use the ability he had maintained to phase or to shift, but he had not any clothing. 

                               That might make for a more interesting story.
                                          An embarrassing one, at that.</sub>