//mission 4// [video/action] dogs and water

[cardboard_boss]

[Boss is pretty pleased with his new rank of Lautus, as he has a brand new stand-up bath given to him by the ship's captains no less. A handy and helpful tool if there ever was one. But the feed will show not Boss inside the shower..(Thank goodness you might say)...but a dog. Yep, that's right....

...Venom is washing DD in the stand-up shower or trying to. What? It makes a good dog bath, right?]

DD, stay! Damn....can't get the right temperature on this thing.....

[Snake went to turn the knob, as DD stared up at him looking rather wary but obedient none the less. That was until the rush of water coming out of the nozzle hits him. DD howled, as the freezing water hit his fur.]

Damn! DD....what the?- No! DD! Come back!

[Too late. The dog is out of the room before Venom can jump on his dog. Water splashed everywhere and one wet dog is now running amok aboard the ship. Great. Venom turned off the stand-up shower and cursed himself.]

Stupid shower.....how can you wash a dog in it....temperature's all wrong. [Venom now turned his attention towards his MID which was actually on for the whole thing. Really? Damn.]

If anyone sees a wet dog running around the ship he's mine. He's called DD and will answer to that name. It's my fault. Could you please return him to me if you see him or get in contact with me.

Thanks.

[Now to search for the dog. If Ocelot found out.....]

Comments

[cardboard_boss]

I've heard of cats not liking water but this? It's not like him. Maybe the bath scared him. [It was aboard a strange space ship after all. This wasn't like Mother Base.]

[deal]

Or maybe he just wasn't ready for a shower.

[She shrugs, tossing the towel aside so she can pet and scratch at DD with her hands.]

It's been a long time I've seen a dog. How did you manage to get him on the ship?

[cardboard_boss]

Maybe you're right. [What would he know about dog showers? He just trained and worked with DD on the battlefield.]

Ocelot got him through the ship's mail as a present to me. He's a close friend of mine. Dresses like a cowboy.

[deal]

You mentioned him before, when we first met. I still haven't seen him for myself.

[She's still amused that there's a space cowboy wandering around here somewhere.]

If you meet me in the gardens, I can make sure DD gets back to you safe.

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[cardboard_boss]

He's around. [Somewhere. Probably training or using his hypnotherapy in the med bay.]

Right. The gardens. [Venom made sure to meet Cassandra in the gardens straight away. DD was probably looking for him too.]

Cassandra?

[Snake had reached the gardens and was looking around for signs or her or his dog.]

[deal]

[DD was looking for him, but Cassandra likes to think that she's doing a good job distracting the dog with a nice walk and lots of attention. She's still fascinated by DD because it's been so long that she's seen a dog that isn't a zombie. That makes this dog special to her.

It doesn't mean DD belongs to her though, so she keeps an eye out for his owner. And when she spots him, she heads right over, DD at her side.]

Next time, you should test the water before shoving him inside.

[cardboard_boss]

It wasn't intentional.

[Snake spotted DD next to her and smiled. He walked over and greeted his dog, giving him scritches and patting his belly once he rolled over.]

Good dog. Sorry for nearly trying to drown you. [He felt DD's warm tongue over his hand, as he greeted his master. He seemed alright about meeting strangers.]

Thanks for finding DD like this. I thought I'd have to search the whole ship.

[deal]

[Cassandra watches him with his dog and smiles a little, but takes a step back. Her job making sure the dog is safe is over, and they need their space.]

I just followed the smell of wet dog, like I said. It's been so long since I've seen a dog that I was excited to find him and help him dry off.

[She doesn't like asking things of others, so she looks a little apprehensive, but manages to ask what she wants to without looking directly at either of them.]

Do you think I could take him on walks or something sometime?

[cardboard_boss]

Didn't know you liked dogs so much.

[Snake offered her a smile and petted DD's head, as he wagged his tail and barked up at his master.]

Sure. Since you helped find him again he'd welcome the company. Would you like that, DD? [He looked down to find the dog barking and licking at Cassandra's hand. Guess that meant a yes.]

[deal]

I like any animal that's alive and not zombified.

[It's not so much that she likes dogs as that she's not used to seeing ones that are left alive. Unfortunately, animals were one of the first victims as the zombies quickly multiplied. Animals and children were a rare sight because they were so easy to grab and eat and bite.

So she was glad that DD was alive and had so much personality to him, and she grinned as she crouched down to pet and scratch behind his ears and under his chin.]

[cardboard_boss]

DD isn't a zombie so you're in luck.

[Venom smiled at that. In fact DD was a very agile and loyal companion. A working soldier's dog who happened to love running along the Moira's corridors meeting new people. He was still a dog after all.]

Are all animals zombies where you come from?

[deal]

Yeah. Even the bears are.

[And you haven't seen anything until you see a zombie bear. It's both fascinating and horrifying, all at once.]

[cardboard_boss]

Zombie-bears, huh? Do they amble along like real zombies? [He had to know. It was a rather unnerving thought.]