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[consortofalderaan]

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I happen to eat one of those candy hearts last week while I was home alone with my dog and was inspired to write poetry about him. I think you might enjoy it so I'll read it now.

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My adorable Franklin, you inspire me to write.
I love the way you prance and run through the dog park,
Invading my mind day and through the night,
Always dreaming about your bushy tail and
the sound of your paws padding in the house.

Your dulcet tone warn me of the mail and strangers
Your stocky trunk and wet nose are the hallmarks of a healthy pup.
Ice bites the debris of February,
And wintertime has the cushy sextet.
But you are here to keep me warm with your head on my lap.

How do I love you? Let me count the ways.
I love your golden fur, generous kisses, and brown eyes.
Thinking of your perfect silky ears fills my days.
My love for you is an endless eternity.

[ Bail laughs at himself and then cuts the feed. ]

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[phdmotherfucker]

I'm pretty sure it is a felony to talk about how great your dog is and not include any pictures so that I can coo over what a handsome good boy he is.

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[consortofalderaan]

If I could ensure the Bureau couldn't get the picture, I would.

If I ever meet you in person I will show you a picture of him.


[ OOC: He's not trying to be coy, just didn't think anyone would want to see a picture of his dog so he failed to filter the post. Next time? ]

[phdmotherfucker]

Can I walk him sometimes when you're taken to jail for breaking the sacred law of pet pictures on the internet?

[consortofalderaan]

He'll need at least three walks a day or he'll chew on the furniture. It's the only humane thing to do.

[phdmotherfucker]

Maybe I should get a dog.

[consortofalderaan]

That is a difficult calculus to solve.

Have you ever owned pets before?

[phdmotherfucker]

No. I've never kept a schedule that would allow for it. Are there dog rentals?

[consortofalderaan]

Animal shelters look for volunteers all the time.

[phdmotherfucker]

I could use a new hobby.

Or, any hobby, really.

Free time is a fairly new concept for me.

[consortofalderaan]

Any particular reason free time is new?

Most shelters will train volunteers, so if working with animals that need the attention is something you want to do, but don't want to commit to a pet yourself, they are a good place to start.

[phdmotherfucker]

I'm a chronic overachiever in recovery.

That's good to know about shelters. It sounds like a nice way to spend a weekend.

[consortofalderaan]

Burn out or... don't want to say why?

[phdmotherfucker]

Not burn out, at least not yet. Goals achieved.

[consortofalderaan]

That's commendable. A good time to make new goals.

[phdmotherfucker]

I have some personal things to untangle before setting the next big one. "Staying sane" is probably as much as I can handle right now.

[smilingarmor]

Your little furry friend sounds just lovely! In fact I've noticed quite a few adorable dogs in the city today. And a few not quite out in the city yet. I was passing by a pet store earlier, and I saw this little fellow in the window.



Isn't he just too, too precious? Like a fluffy little cotton ball with a face.

[Yes, Emberto has gotten into the candy hearts too, can you tell?]

[consortofalderaan]

Is that even a dog?

[smilingarmor]

Yes, he's a little Pomeranian puppy. There were three others there as well, but he was the only white one. Isn't he just the cutest thing? I was tempted to take him home myself, but alas, I don't really have the time to care for a puppy.

[consortofalderaan]

That is a cute dog.

But it's good to hold back getting one if you can't devote the right amount of time and attention to one. Even the small ones.

[smilingarmor]

Yes, though I'm sure a sweet little thing like him won't have any trouble finding a home. I'll just have to settle for adoring him and the other dogs I met today from afar.

I did get a few more dog photos- with the permission of their owners, of course- if you're interested in seeing them.

[consortofalderaan]

Sure, why not?

Yep just gonna be this face while he's high on candy hearts. XD

[smilingarmor]

Well, for starters, here's this lovely lady, Sasha. She's the athletic type, so I had to get an action shot, you know?

[consortofalderaan]

Of course you had to.

[smilingarmor]

And I ran into this little fellow, Nugget, outside the grocery store. Apparently he's only been with his family for a few weeks, and he was a sweet, shy little thing. He loved getting his ears scratched though.

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[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

Uh, that was great and all, but the rhyming could use a little work.

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[consortofalderaan]

You're right, it was clearly never going to be a masterpiece.

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

You can polish it! Like in the first part where you were saying 'park', you can go right to 'bark', it's easy!

[consortofalderaan]

It was... a silly poem I wrote about my dog while under the influence of the candy last week that I thought others might get a laugh at.

That's all. It doesn't need to be polished.

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

Candy hearts influence??

[Someone who hasn't paid attention is starting to realize some things...]

[consortofalderaan]

Did you stop to question where you kept finding all those candy hearts?

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

Uh, it was Valentine's, those things just sprout up like weeds. That's like asking where pumpkins come from at Halloween!

[consortofalderaan]

Most people usually buy their own candy.

I thought the box I picked a heart from was my daughter's but she told me it wasn't hers when I asked. Then I knew.

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

I thought the stuff that was supposed to suddenly appear was actual STUFF like swords or whatever!

[consortofalderaan]

And candy, apparently.

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

That doesn't make ANY sense. How. Why.

[consortofalderaan]

That is an excellent question that I don't know the answer to.

Perhaps it's something we should ask the Bureau?

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

Yeah, I guess. They probably dunno and if they do they probably won't tell us, but ain't like asking'll hurt.

[consortofalderaan]

I've heard of a few others asking questions and they lived to tell us the answers they got.

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

Uh, you haven't heard of the other way around, right?

[consortofalderaan]

I have not.

[ But Bail is not going to point out the fact that maybe they wouldn't even hear of those. ]

[sublimelymagnificentblitz]

[Yeah, but that's kinda better than definitely hearing of them.]

So super. All this time I've been worried about swords and monsters, and it turns out even the candy's out to get us.