The Fur Phantom
The Truce
A very good dog. A very persistent haunting.
Chapter Five: The Truce
The story
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Panel 1
Picture:Tesa sits on a fur-covered couch beside a happy golden retriever, its shed fur haloing the room around them.
Caption:He is beloved. He is also on every cushion in the house, permanently.
Sound effect:FLOOF!
Panel 2
Picture:Four close-ups of shed fur: a couch cushion, a rug with a tennis ball, a stair edge and a black jacket.
Caption:Fur travels: the couch, the rug, the stair edge, the one black jacket you own.
Panel 3
Picture:Tesa vacuums the rug beside a Monday-versus-Thursday comparison of clean and re-furred carpet, while the dog watches from the floor.
Caption:Vacuum on Monday and the haunting is fully restored by Thursday.
Panel 4
Picture:Tesa runs an upholstery tool along the blue couch cushions, lifting the fur out of the fabric.
Caption:Recurring visits catch the shed before it works its way into the fibres.
Sound effect:SWEEP!
Panel 5
Picture:The golden retriever sleeps on the now-clean blue couch while Tesa sits beside it with a mug.
Caption:Nobody was rehomed. The Phantom keeps the couch; the fur does not keep the house.
Sound effect:PEACE!
Aside:A very good dog, and a very persistent haunting.
Panel 6
Picture:Sunset over the Jacksonville skyline and the river behind palm trees, beside a Welcome to Jacksonville Florida sign.
How it ends:Recurring standard cleaning keeps the truce: he stays fluffy, your sofa stays presentable.
The Fur Phantom
- Alias
- The Fur Phantom
- Origin
- Fur makes a house a home.
- Signature line
- A very good dog, and a very persistent haunting.
- Species
- Golden Retriever (supernatural, ghostly aura)
- Personality
- Loving, playful, persistent, cheerful
- Key trait
- No matter how much you clean, he’s still there — and that’s a good thing
- Territory
- The couch. Specifically your spot on the couch.
- M.O.
- Sheds onto every cushion, rug, stair edge and black jacket; a Monday vacuum is fully undone by Thursday.
- Known weakness
- Recurring Standard Cleaning
- First appearance
- Issue No. 01, Jacksonville's Cleaning Hero
- Status
- Truce (bi-weekly). Back on the couch by day thirteen.
Recurring Standard Cleaning
Tesa. Owner. Operator. Grime's worst nightmare. Every issue ends with an instant estimate, a confirmed plan and cleaning day. Yours can too.
The Fur Phantom — Character Reference Sheet
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