Marine Fox wrote:serence ice fox wrote:Needless to say , Serenade was quite worried when the officer's expression changed . Did she do something that offended him ? Not only that , but what would these "conditions" be that might make them lose appetite ? She already knew the moment the officer said he wanted to "have a word" with her and Duke , that this wouldn't be easy ,but still . She went along with this because she didn't want any trouble , for herself, the pets , and especially Duke , but it looks like they're gonna get into some sort of troubles anyway , since it's too late to back out now , and if those conditions are as bad as he made them sound to be , then no matter if they accept or decline them , the two foxes would still be in some sort of problem.......
Even though she tried her best , the blue fox at this point couldn't help but slipped up a few signs of stress and nervousness from all the thinking , and to top it all of , she actual lost her appetite because of that already , so she decided to decline the offer
"Thank you but......I have already eaten not so long ago ,so Just sitting would be good enough for me"
Duke didn't like the sound of this at all and even though he tempered his anger and cautiousness for what was to come he was still a bit annoyed by the fact that they may be in trouble for doing nothing. In any case Duke didn't want anything from this officer and he kept a calm and collected look and spoke still with a sense of serenity.
"Same here. I'm sure we can handle whatever news you have for us..officer"
He hung for a second before finishing, trying to fake an appeal to the officer to just get the options out.
Deputy John Smith sighed and glanced for a second at Gordie. "
Is that herbal tea of yours ready?" once he received a nod from the other man, the police officer simply added "
Three cups then."
Gordie nodded once more and quickly left the table, soon returning with three cups of tea, placing one in front of the deputy and one on front of each of the foxes along with a small plate with packages of pet-friendly sugar and honey. After that the owner of the pizza quickly turned to the others.
Once he had his tea in front of him, Deputy Smith took the cup and took a small sip of the hot, steaming tea.
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I don't like this any more than you, but that's the law." he said taking another sip "
Hot and pleasant as always!" he commented about the tea, then focused on the two foxes once more
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So about those three options." he said, an uncomfortable expression appeared for a moment, quickly hidden beneath the mask of the calmness "
Here they are." The deputy took another sip of the tea, then began.
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Option Number One - Once you enter the town, you'll be under strict police watch from either a human or a K-9 officer until you leave the town." he said slowly "
Waste of good resources if you ask me. Also I doubt it will be comfortable for you. And in case you seem sick or injured, you'll be escorted to the animal clinic. This is an option requested by some of the AGPD staff and a few citizens."
The man took another sip from his tea before continuing with the same speed of speech.
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Option Number Two - You'll get 'adopted on paper' by some willing citizen." The deputy said "
If you agree to that, you must visit your owner once each week and get visited by him also once each week. You'll also have to visit the animal clinic as often as any pet. It's fair enough option, but still time-consuming since the visits must be at least 8 hours long. That's the option the Sheriff himself suggested."
The deputy took a sip and sighed
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And here we come to Option tThree - the option I suggested - expensive, but will cost minimal human and k-9 resources." Deputy Smith said "
That one requires a little bit of patience and trust from your side. The third option will require for you to follow me to the animal clinic, where you'll be checked out and tracking chips will be planted in both your bodies. Nothing unusual, will hurt a bit though. Next you'll have to be tagged, but I talked with the people in the clinic and they agreed to give you a 'dog-tags on a rope' or something like that. If that is the option you choose, you'll be tracked via the chips and with the tags people will know that you're alright."
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[In the meantime, same place.]
sunauto wrote:Riley scoots back in the booth seat a bit before curling his tail over his left leg. "That would be good, I don't want to go to the pound for not having any money."
Gordie chuckled "
Oh you won't be going to the pound if that happens. We don't have a pound in this town. Animal who break the laws go to the arrest until their owner pay or work for a whole day under watch." the owner grinned widely and asked "
Don't worry about paying this time. So, your order?"
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[Meanwhile in a different place.]
CrystallineWolf wrote:"No, though I wouldn't say grumpy,"Arianna whispered, as Edward left the table to attend the given task. "It's more like the poor thing is bored with life in general. Outside of adventure novels and science, very little excites him."
"I don't need dog ears to know you're talking about me."
Arianna gave a nervous laugh. "A regular Sherlock you are, Edward!" Turning to Mr. Allen, who was helpfully clearing the table, she asked. "So Dad, about those bandanas?"
"And you're a regular master in the art of changing subject." The teen muttered as he began to scrub.
Christopher stood next to Arianna, waiting quietly and patiently for her Dad.