The Nameless Dog

Covet: Felix was riding with Steph in his vehicle as they pulled up to the shelter. He looked over at her, smiling, "Are you ready to go see if we can get ourselves a pup?" He said excitedly.
Alexithymiaa: -She was sitting in the passenger seat checking her emails on her phone, smiling to herself because they had gotten a lot of positive feedback after their show on Tuesday. "Of course I am. I was ready a week ago. And I already submitted a general application which they approved, so all we would need to do is pick a dog."-
Covet: "Oh, wow really? That's awesome." He said climbing out of the vehicle, walking around to go and open up her door. "What are you reading there?" He asked her being nosey.
Alexithymiaa: -When he opened her door for her, she lowered her phone and swung herself out of the car, sliding her phone into the pocket of her jeans and leaning back into the Jeep to grab the collar and leash she'd remembered to bring with her so they didnt need to borrow anything. "Stuff Shane sent us. The internet is a big fan of the Kittens right now, so that means the label is happy."-
Covet: "Sweet, see, I knew things would start looking up for us." He said with a grin as he closed the door behind her. "So, what's the tentative list of names I know you've already been thinking of."
Alexithymiaa: "How do you know I've already thought of names?" She asked with a narrow of her eyes, beginning to walk up the front steps to the shelter. "We haven't even met the dogs yet."-
Covet: "Because I know you." He said with a smirk as he got the door and held it open for her. He was getting more excited at the muffled sound of the dogs barking.
Alexithymiaa: "There's nothing wrong with being prepared, ya' know." She retorted defensively, stepping into the shoulder and walking up to the receptionist. "Hey Gale. The rescue group brought those shepherds by, right?" She asked before beginning to follow the woman towards one of the play rooms.-
Covet: Felix followed along, knowing there was going to be lots of dogs to play with, and that one of them was going to go home with them.
Alexithymiaa: -They stopped outside of one of the play rooms, slipping inside to a room with six german shepherds in it, all in assorted colors and markings and some bigger than others. She smiled when she saw them, reaching out for Felix because even though they were clearly excited to see people, none of them were bombarding the door. Well trained. Good stuff.-
Covet: Felix came inside and put an arm around Steph looking at them, " Well.. they all look well behaved, but... I want to see them play, I don't want a serious all the time dog." He said then slapped his hands on his knees calling to the dogs, "c'mere buddies!"
Alexithymiaa: "That doesn't mean their serious all the time. It just makes they listen well, which is the point." She watched the dogs wait for Felix's cue before running and jumping at him, one grabbing a stuffed toy to bring over. "They're all really cute... how many can we take home?"-
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Covet: "We can only take home one." He told her getting all the pets in on the dogs. "Who's good boys and girls." He said making sure all the ears were scratched.
Alexithymiaa: -She took a seat down on the floor and crossed her legs, letting a couple of the dogs come over to her for pets, also scratching behind the ears. "I think there's only one girl here. Not that I had a preference on gender." She watched as the largest of all of them came over to her, putting her hand out to scratch his face.-
Covet: "Me either, but we want the best one." He said not even thinking about having to pick only one of them. And having to chose between all these wonderful dogs.
Alexithymiaa: "Is there even a best one?" She asked, watching as the oversized dog knelt down next to her. She patted her lap and he gently crawled over her legs and rolled over, showing her his belly and just completely crushing her in his masses. "Oh hi." She scratched her fingers over his belly, and his eyes just sort of closed in pure bliss.-
Covet: "I don't know, but that one seems to be pretty friendly and taking a liking to you." He said nodding his head to the one she was scratching the belly of.
Alexithymiaa: "I can't feel my legs and I don't care because I refuse to disturb him." She said as she watched the dog, continuing to scratch his belly. "Why don't you try playing with him?'-
Covet: Felix looked around for a ball and gave it a couple of bounces, looking at him as she called, trying his best to keep the other dogs from getting the ball, "No, Sit..." He told them, then bounced the ball over them, to the dog at Steph's feet.
Alexithymiaa: -Surprisingly enough, the dog rolled over and didnt clamor out of her lap like a crazy beast, slowly easing off her legs before he took off after the ball, jumping into the air and catching it mid bounce. She raised her brows, glancing at Felix. "I might be biased because he likes me, but he's gentle, well behaved, and lightning fast."-
Covet: "I agree, I think he's the one that's standing out the most to me." He said with a smile taking the ball from the dog as he brought it over. "Good boy."
Alexithymiaa: -She pushed up to stand to her feet, walking over while the dog was playing and intentionally putting her hand on his head to pet him. He instantly dropped his butt to the floor and calmed. "He's such a good boy. Do you think we should ask them about him?"-
Covet: "Yes, I do. I like how quickly he's taken to us." Felix said with a laugh, still loving on the othe dogs, "So... what are we going to call him?"
Alexithymiaa: "Something strong and completely badass. Here." She said as she pulled a crumpled paper out of her pocket, passing it over to him before walking out to go get the information from Gale. She returned a couple of minutes later with an adoption info sheet in her hand, browsing it. "They've been calling him Sammy. He's five years old and he was prematurely retired from the Hillsboro police department because his owner and partner was killed in the line of duty." She frowned, looking down at the black dog. "He lost his best friend..."-
Covet: Felix looked over the list of names and immediately started mentally crossing off the ones He wasn't all that fond of.
Alexithymiaa: -She held the sheet out for him so he could take a look as well, watching the dog. "This says he's eighty pounds. Is he really that big?"-
Covet: Felix looked down at the sheet, "We can change his name though right, because Sammy is cool and all, but I'm kind of digging Brando on here." He said pointing to to the name on the list that Steph handed him.
Alexithymiaa: "Of course we can change his name. Theyre going to ask us what his new name is before we even leave with him. They keep it for their records." She said as she walked around to his side to look down at the list. "On The Waterfront. Marlon Brando." She smirked before gesturing to names on the list. "Ripley was only for a girl. I do like the mythological names too. He needs a name that's as stoic as he is."-
Covet: "I mean.. I like Odin too, but Brando really stands out. Ripley would have been good for a girl though." He said agreeing.
Alexithymiaa: "I liked Hades too..." She mumbled, still unsure about all the names she'd written down. She glanced down at the dog who was just patiently sitting in front of them. "What's your name?" She asked him, reaching for more pets. "This was a lot easier when I just ran down the names of Batman villains."-
Covet: "Yeah, Hmm... well what other names on your batman list don't you have yet?" He asked. "You don't have a Joker..." He suggested to her.
Alexithymiaa: "That's just it. He's not a villain. He's not a Joker. He's a good guy." She pouted her lip, kneeling down next to the dog so they were the same height, leaning in to hug him. "The cats got villain names because they're assholes."-
Covet: "And Penny?" Felix asked, "Then give him one of the good guy names in comics?"
Alexithymiaa: "Daphne Pennyworth." She leaned back to look into the dog's face. "None of them sound all that good. Or badass. Or stoic. Do you think we should wait to give him an official name?"-
Covet: "Yeah maybe he will tell us which name is his. We can try with them over the weekend. and see if anything sticks." He said to her reaching down to pet the dog again.
Alexithymiaa: "I think that's probably our best bet." She stood up, walking to the door to call out to Gale. "Can you work up the paperwork for Sammy for us? We're going to take him home." When she turned back to look at Felix, she had a wide grin set over her face. "This makes me really happy."-
Covet: "And seeing you happy makes me happy." He said leaning over to give her a kiss on the head. "Do you want to get the collar and leash onto him?"
Alexithymiaa: -She leaned into him and nodded, leaning down to pick them up from the floor, beginning to loosen the collar as much as possible. "He's going to need his own, not a hand me down. Maybe once we know his name we can go to the store and pick out some things for him?" She asked, slipping the generic red collar over his head.-
Covet: "Yeah I like that. We can get him a monogrammed bed, that sits in our room?" He asked her.
Alexithymiaa: "Why does he need a bed?" She asked confused, clipping the leash onto the collar and then looking at Felix, puzzled. She kind of just forgot that this dog is 5 times the size of their dogs and he does not fit comfortably at the foot of their bed.-
Covet: "Because he needs to know where he sleeps to protect us, and the bed is crowded enough without adding him up there too." He said looking at the dog.
Alexithymiaa: "Oh.... right..." She trailed off, clutching the leash to her chest. "We can look at that stuff next week, then." She said with a nod, starting for the door with their new dog walking beside her. "Can you sign the adoption papers? I'm going to take him outside so he can pee before we get in the car."-
Covet: "Okay sounds good." He said as he went about signing the papers so they could take him home, happy to have another dog.