Hoo-mun Intelligence Report

Mira was the first ferret; the Matriarch of the Squad. She was the brains and central management. She was a daddy's girl, and always loved Cory best. Aloof and Dainty most of the time, when she wanted to be affectionate, you felt special. She left us, in her sleep, in October, 2003.

Cael came second, and went second. He passed on May 31, 2001. He was a big albino boy. MY big albino boy. I always thought he looked like a lion cub when he was a kit. He was the muscles of the original squad, but retired to management at the same time Mira did.

Booboo was next, but first to leave. We adopted him from the Legion of Superferrets in Hastings. He left on January 23, 2000. Prior to that, he was Public Relations Manager for the original Squad. He was a huge sweety, and I just wish I'd had more time to know him.

He left before the Squad re-organized to include these intelligence reports, so for the sake of posterity, I'll just include his bio as it appeared on the original home page:

Hi! I'm Booboo. I am about two and a half years old. (Mom isn't exactly sure how old I am because I was adopted.) I was adopted from the Nebraska chapter of the Legion of Superferrets. I stayed there for a while, with my friend, Bandit. Bandit and I were together for two years. He died a few weeks before I was adopted. I had some trouble adjusting to being alone. I've missed him. But Mom brought me home, and now I live with Mira and Cael, and we get along very well! I still miss Bandit very much, but it helps to have new friends to play with, and to snuggle with at bed time. Mira and Cael got to come to the shelter and help pick me out! Boy, I'm glad they picked me! But I think I will miss all my friends at the shelter, and I hope they get adopted soon. I'm a pretty big ferret. I weigh 3.5 pounds, a little more than Cael. I am a beautiful black sable color, and I have a little tuft of white fur on my throat. Mom thinks it is really cute. I am a very cuddly ferret and I love to play. I can get very excited sometimes! I don't really have any favorite toys and I'm not usually very interested in treats. As long as I get some attention from my people, I am a very happy ferret!

Tasha came fourth, and stole my heart. Her adorable little lopsided face and her quirky habits were simply charming. She took over Public Relations after Booboo's passing, and then turned that position over to Robin when she became the Ninja Weasel. Her death on August 17, 2002, during my pregnancy, was almost more than I could bear. Go here to read my farewell passage to Tasha.

Robin came on board next, and initially took over Cael's position in Heavy Equipment. But when Samurai came on, Robin left the heavy lifting to him and moved on to Public Relations. However, during his stint in Heavy Equiment, Robin pulled off the most well-known program in Squad history. Operation Book Worm. Books? On Shelves? Not if Robin had anything to do with it. He left us in August of 2003.

We rescued Nietzsche from a guy in Fremont. Initially he was the Covert Ops Specialist, but he gave that over for a management position after he warmed up to us a bit. He left us on February 9, 2003. An excerpt from the FML archives about Nietzsche's rescue can be found here.

O'Dell we adopted from a gentleman in Omaha who was moving to California and didn't want to risk it. He was always a little distant, though could be affectionate when he wanted. No pictures were ever taken of him. As Covert Ops Specialist, he needed to maintain his annonymity.

Samurai was Heavy Equipment Specialist as soon as he got home. At 8 weeks, he was already bigger than Robin, and well outmatched any of the others. He's only gotten bigger since then. And more rotten!