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[theweakhavepurpose]

[Pratt is sitting on the lower bunk of his tiny-house, part of his machine gun visible to the side and a wood plank wall behind him. He's wearing his deputy outfit again, his hair in neat braids thanks to Kettara.]

Before this whole talk of moving I was starting to set up a target range because I'm getting rusty. Figured since we have a lot of people who are experienced with firearms, arrows, knives, whatever, that I'd set it up so anyone can use it.

I've made a few spinner targets and I found a few wooden target dummies near the Colosseum but they're in rough shape so they need some clean up. I was working on a skeet shooter, but my plan to use a motor from a moped didn't work since they're electric and full of pointless plastic crap instead of useful gearbelts.

[He shakes his head, frowning at broadcasting his failure to everyone. He hadn't meant to say that.]

That's not the point.

Since we're apparently being shuffled to the next livestock pasture for us, I'm going to hold off setting it up until we're there.

What else would you guys like? Anyone need something to stand up to a crossbow? Or more intricate for throwing stars? And this shouldn't be a problem here, but I'm preemptively letting you know that there's no flamethrowers allowed at my range.

[He narrows his eyes at the screen before shutting off the feed. He definitely looks like he's adding that caveat because he's encountered that problem before.]

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[standformyself]

Throwing sticks?

[Hurr dee hurr.]

I am quite good at fetching them. Even better if there is a treat involved.

[theweakhavepurpose]

If you want to fetch people their arrows I'm sure they'd be happy to pay you in treats.

[standformyself]

Scratches would work too, especially behind the ears.

[theweakhavepurpose]

Demand more. You're worth it.

You can be my first employee if you want to run around and retrieve things.

[standformyself]

[Considering a scratch behind the ears could likely go on for several minutes, after finding the perfect spot to scratch.]

A new job sounds like a fun adventure.

[theweakhavepurpose]

You get as many meal breaks as you want and if anyone gets out of line you can eat their shoes.

[standformyself]

Shoes don't sound too tasty... But I can dig a hole and bury them?

[theweakhavepurpose]

Perfect! You're hired.

[standformyself]

I've never actually been hired before.

[Of course she also never applied for employment... For a variety of reasons.]

[theweakhavepurpose]

Gotta start somewhere.

Though if we end up in the ice place you may freeze your tail off.

[standformyself]

[Only, not. The Dog isn't really a dog.]

I'm quite proficient at digging holes in ice too. Can likely do a nice series of tunnels as well.

[theweakhavepurpose]

[He still halfway thinks she's a hallucination, so he'll roll with it.]

Really? That might be useful. Good for hiding. Also for cold storage.

[standformyself]

And for making ice slides.

[She is very good, really. Could make a whole underground city... Although she would want corners for her own use...]

[theweakhavepurpose]

I don't want there to be enough ice for you to make slides out of it. Then we're all going to be too cold to use your fun slides.

[standformyself]

You will need some more layers. That's true.

[theweakhavepurpose]

What about you? Are we going to need to get you a doggy jacket and boots?

[standformyself]

I've never had boots before, or a jacket either. A vest once, when I was a sniffer.

[theweakhavepurpose]

Like a bomb sniffing dog?

[standformyself]

Unfortunately, I talked, and they realized that I wasn't one.

[theweakhavepurpose]

I was kinda figuring all dogs talked where you're from. Is it just you?

[standformyself]

I mean, if you say bark, some may bark?

[theweakhavepurpose]

Not really answering the question.

[She's good at that.]

[standformyself]

But they can be trained to bark. Also roll over and play dead, amongst other tricks.

[theweakhavepurpose]

What about you? Can you roll over and play dead?

[standformyself]

If I wanted to, I suppose.