Wow, Wuk Lamat is really single-handedly ruining the DT story...

[BabySneed]

I swear, I was sighing over that too.
I'm trying to do aether current side quests, and they go "Ah you were with Poochie, weren't you?"
I'm a lalafell, literally something that is not common in Tural, and that's my claim to fame, being Poochie's accesory?

Please SE, give me the ability to punch the shins of friendly NPCs ... please.

Actually one of the aether current quests in Urqopacha is exactly what you're asking for, it's a Giant going like "i have never seen one like you, demonstrate how such a tiny baby man is capable of laying low the valigarmanda". I'm not sure what the quest entails exactly for other races but this part is definitely Lalabro exclusive dialogue, which for the record I appreciate whenever a quest acknowledges my race or job, it's a small detail but it makes it feel more immersive and generally is just nice flavor

Though I agree it's kind of weird how many times the only thing I'm known for is being Poochie's underling, like surely I did something else of note during my adventure? Or even just having someone else I'm associated with, like you'd think for example the Pelupelu would think more of me being the guy who helped out Mablu (someone who is established and likely respected in the community) than Poochie (someone who was there for like half an hour out of obligation).
Also somewhat related trivia, 6/9 of the MSQ duties' descriptions go out of their way to specifically mention Wuk Lamat's relevance to the duty; the only ones that don't are the lv100 dungeon, lv99 trial, and lv100 trial.