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thisavrou2016-03-19 10:36 am
yer_pretty_good) wrote in thisavrou2016-03-19 10:36 am
video;
[The video turns on and it shows a whole lotta nothing. Just an empty rec room. And then:]
DD!
[When Ocelot’s voice shouts the name, a large dog that appears to be a wolf-mix with thick grey fur and an eyepatch over one eye comes into view of the camera and stands there wagging its tail eagerly.
Ocelot’s gloved red hand comes into view of the camera and points to the room.]
Search!
[The dog barks twice and turns around to quickly move about the room. It sticks its head behind a couch and pulls out a red ball, then drops it and follows its nose to another spot, inside a potted plant, where another red ball is retrieved. The dog moves expertly around obstacles, retrieving red balls that were hidden all over the room. When the last one is found, DD walks back to Ocelot and stares up at the camera with the final red ball in its mouth.]
Good boy, DD.
[DD barks again, dropping the ball and turning happily in a circle with his tail wagging. The camera then turns to show Ocelot’s face.]
You see that? Expertly trained. I’m willing to bet DD here is worth more in the field than half of you, so maybe you should get some lessons from our defense personnel.
[That’ll give Miller and Snake something to do.]
If you think you might need DD for some field work, you can ask his handler, ‘Venom’ Snake.
DD!
[When Ocelot’s voice shouts the name, a large dog that appears to be a wolf-mix with thick grey fur and an eyepatch over one eye comes into view of the camera and stands there wagging its tail eagerly.
Ocelot’s gloved red hand comes into view of the camera and points to the room.]
Search!
[The dog barks twice and turns around to quickly move about the room. It sticks its head behind a couch and pulls out a red ball, then drops it and follows its nose to another spot, inside a potted plant, where another red ball is retrieved. The dog moves expertly around obstacles, retrieving red balls that were hidden all over the room. When the last one is found, DD walks back to Ocelot and stares up at the camera with the final red ball in its mouth.]
Good boy, DD.
[DD barks again, dropping the ball and turning happily in a circle with his tail wagging. The camera then turns to show Ocelot’s face.]
You see that? Expertly trained. I’m willing to bet DD here is worth more in the field than half of you, so maybe you should get some lessons from our defense personnel.
[That’ll give Miller and Snake something to do.]
If you think you might need DD for some field work, you can ask his handler, ‘Venom’ Snake.
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[View is in the cargo bay. Miller turns the cargo bay camera to face a very confused looking female husky, and she's not leaving staying right by Miller's legs. She has no idea where she is.]
She's pretty nervous.
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I don't think I'm ready for DD to start dating yet.
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[He stoops lower so there's mostly pink nose in the view. Because he's scratching on her.]
She's pregnant. I can't tell how far along but you can feel them.
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You don't want to get involved in that.
[The dog doesn't seem to understand and just continues to wag his tail.]
When did you have a dog?
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I haven't had one. I've only spent time around working dogs like DD or the ones in the JSDF. [He's never really had his own pet. Nuke was the closest he had, and he was more of a base mascot.]
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[And a wife and kids aren't in the cards for soldiers like them.]
So this is your first dog? You... asked for a pregnant husky?
That's a little weird, Miller.
[Maybe he didn't want just one dog and figured out how to get more with one delivery.]
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[But hey, she's cute, and he already knows a couple of people that could stand some animal companionship themselves.]
Everyone needs a playmate. [Even if he went for months or even years without following his own advice.] Even hardened soldiers. And who says she won't be one.
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Maybe you should find yourself a playmate, too.
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Is that an offer?
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[He's more the love 'em and leave 'em type. Good for tonight and possibly gone the next day. Miller doesn't operate like that, but that's how Ocelot keeps himself unattached and doesn't have to deal with any clean-up when 'feelings' start showing up. Feelings are not good for his work.]
What about the Boss?
[Ocelot means Venom, not Big Boss.]
To him, the memories of your past together are as real as any memory can be.
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[Miller does get very attached, that much is true.]
I don't know if that's such a good idea. [Because it hasn't felt the same since he found out. He's the man that saved him in Afghanistan, but not the one that wanted to keep Miller around in Central America. He knows the difference now. They're not the same person.] I'll figure out what to do with myself.
I should take care of the dog. [He's making a quick exit from that conversation. Ocelot wins that round.]
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