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[theweakhavepurpose]

INBOX This is... this is Deputy Pratt of the Hope County sheriff's department... art credit code credit

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[unphase]

Yeah, that's how it works. Most of the time, you only see other people when someone wants to go camping or hiking and that doesn't happen very often.

[theweakhavepurpose]

Mm.

[He is unconvinced, his paranoid brain is convinced that everyone is going to come after him in the next ten minutes.

When Tinya arrives he's sitting across from the deer trying to offer it water while it squawks and snaps at him. ]

Ya gotta drink, come on. It's good for you.

[theweakhavepurpose]

Sounds like a paradise.

Can I have a dog? ... There's still dogs right?

[unphase]

[she nods] I think you'll love it.

And of course you can have a dog! You can have as many dogs as you like.

[unphase]

[she'll fight them off if they try.

when she arrives, she's in one of her usual white sundresses with white sandals. she approaches Pratt and the deer carefully, making little cooing noises at it]

Yes, please drink so you'll grow big and strong. [to Pratt] She's beautiful. Where did you find her?

[theweakhavepurpose]

Okay you're selling it now. I'm game.

[unphase]

[teasingly, hands behind her back, swaying back and forth]

Because you can have as many dogs as you want? Golden Retrievers and Labradors and German Shepard and Huskies and Malamutes and Shiba Inu and Boxers and Pit Bulls and as many dogs as you like?

[theweakhavepurpose]

Alright alright. You made your point.

[He's gonna have a whole pack, just you wait.]

Any new future breeds of dogs I should be aware of?

[theweakhavepurpose]

I was out in the jungle scouting around and there was a whole herd of them. But then a flock of these purple.. kind of.. pterodactyl things swooped down and attacked. The herd ran off leaving this little gal behind.

So I caught her and brought her here. I'm not even sure she's really weaned. She doesn't eat food she more... mushes it.

[unphase]

Well, there are your usual cross breeds? And Winath has its own breed of native dog, though the only major difference is the fur is green.

[unphase]

Awww, poor thing! She must miss her mommy. She was lucky you were there when you were, to help her.

[she bends over towards her, making more little cooing noises]

Is there anything I can do to help?

[theweakhavepurpose]

I'd take a green dog. All dogs are good dogs.

[unphase]

Well, you can't cross-breed them with other dogs. Not unless you get a veterinarian involved. But Winathian dogs are said to be very smart and loyal.

[theweakhavepurpose]

That's fine, puppies are great, but I don't want to deal with another dog in heat.

[Or worse, wolves in heat.]

[theweakhavepurpose]

I don't suppose these deer spider things are native to where you're from? I'm treating her like a fawn, but I'm not sure that's right.

[The creature flicks its oversized ears, nose working overtime to sniff at those fingers.]

She doesn't seem to want to eat fruit, or grass, or even meat. She does like making a mess of anything I try and feed her though.

[unphase]

I wouldn't have the first idea of what to do with a dog in heat. [a trifle bit apologetically] Mother and I have always been partial to cats.

[unphase]

No, I've never seen anything like her before. She's probably native to this planet.

[she continues cooing gently]

No fruit, no grass, no meat? What else is there? [she sighs and looks thoughtful] What was nearby when you found her?

[theweakhavepurpose]

Blood? I dunno. Maybe she's a vampire deer.

[It's not trying to chomp her fingers, so that's a start anyway.]

There were some leafy plants that kind of look like pumpkins, but she won't eat those either. Well.. she will if I mush them up and then pry her mouth open and put them on her tongue. Then she'll chew and swallow them. But not if I just offer it to her.

I'm not going to feed this thing like a baby bird.

[theweakhavepurpose]

They're worse. They scream.

[The 'spay and neuter your pets' practice hadn't really reached Montana.]

Cats are a little easier, you don't have to take them for walks and while they can claw your furniture they probably won't eat your entire couch because they're bored while you're at work.

[unphase]

[she giggles a little] Had that happen to your couch before?

[unphase]

[a bit dubiously] Maybe? I wouldn't put it past the aliens to put us on a planet with cute little vampire deer. But she shouldn't be interested in our blood, we're not from around here.

[no, not yet. not that she could, Tinya would just phase her fingers away]

You might have to? You did take her in. I guess you could always try to find a herd of more of her kind and see if they'd accept her, but if they don't? Then what?

[theweakhavepurpose]

And my dining table.

He was a good dog, he just didn't really like being cooped up in the house all day and if I left him in the back yard he'd jump the fence or dig under it.

Well when he was young anyway. By the time he was about 10 he just wanted to plop on the bed and sleep all day. Lucky dog.

[theweakhavepurpose]

Yeah I'm not sure. I was only going to keep her until she was old enough to fend for herself, maybe a few weeks or so. Not forever.

[The deputy with a bleeding heart for small animals.]

Maybe it needs to be sweeter, mix everything with sugar. I'm not sure. But she's been doing fine so far. Other than standing on that chair yelling in the middle of the night.

[unphase]

Oh, wow. Really? How do you eat a dining table? [and she smiles] That's why I've always been partial to cats. Way less maintenance.

But that sounds cute. Doesn't everyone want that, the freedom to just sleep all day with no responsibilities?

[unphase]

She's awfully cute. You could do worse as far as pets go.

[it's absolutely precious, not that she'd say so out loud]

Yelling? [she giggles] She yells?