ID: digital art of a thin fawn and white anthro belgian tervuren dog with orange eyes, tall ears, long fur, a very lazy right eye, and an atrophied, saggy face, wearing a brown turtleneck, grey brown coat, grey belt, and dark brown grey pants with vertical stripes. they have a red orange forearm crutch under their right elbow as they futz with a digital watch the same color. a large red centipede with orange eyes is curled around itself behind them. the background is brown, with grunge. end ID
So they recede, instead, into the hole in the center of their chest and curl up there, wound around themself, obstinate and hostile.