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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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[theweakhavepurpose]

Huh. Guess I'll learn more when I'm there.

Also how are you going to explain why a guy from 2018 randomly showed up in whatever year it is for you?

[unphase]

2997. And I'll figure it out. Getting you documents shouldn't be a problem since I still have contacts in Earthgov.

[theweakhavepurpose]

Oh good, do I have to forge a birth certificate?

[Great, he gets to start his new life doing a bunch of illegal things.]

[unphase]

Not . . . exactly? At least I don't think you should have to. It should just be immigration papers, even though they've probably never heard of people immigrating through time.

[honestly, it shouldn't be the weirdest thing they'll have to deal with]

[theweakhavepurpose]

I guess if aliens show up all the time, me showing up from 900 years in the past isn't really that weird.

[unphase]

It's really not. Metropolis is probably way too big for your tastes, but they've turned large portions of what used to be the American northwest into nature preserves. They could always use more forest rangers.

[theweakhavepurpose]

Do I get a little cabin to be away from everyone and just make sure nature doesn't get out of control?

Because I'd really enjoy that.

[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]

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.

[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?

[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.

[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.]

[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.

[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?

[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.

[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?

[theweakhavepurpose]

Someone bringing them food and attention and all they have to do is lounge around rent free and look cute.

I could get behind that.

Though being a dog means you can't drive or go to movies or have opposable thumbs, so it's not all great.

[unphase]

[laughing] That's not all cats do. Sometimes they climb up onto your lap and purr at you.

Yeah, there are some advantages and disadvantages to being a dog. Personally, I'm happy being a Bgztlian.

[theweakhavepurpose]

Yeah. I like being able to talk and open jars and don't have to go outside on a leash.

[Thinking back on it he's grateful Jacob never actually leashed him like a dog. That seems a thing he might have done.]