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[illgrowoutofit]

[Neil's face is seen for all of two seconds before the device is knocked to the ground, landing instead on an awkwardly-angled view of the underside of a table. A good deal of shuffling can be heard, and the clinking of pet collars.]

Stop-- No! Off the-- Okay, Nymeria, to me! And little dude, you need to-- no, no, guys! Okay, c'mere.

[There is a

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[sempreadagio]

[Jill is leaning in close to the screen as if that would get her a better look at the puppy dog.]

Oh, she's cute. It's a she, right?

[illgrowoutofit]

[Admiration for the puppy gets an extremely appreciative smile from Neil.]

Yeah! She's really something, isn't she?

[sempreadagio]

[And there's a rare smile from Jill as well.]

I like dogs. They're loyal.

[illgrowoutofit]

Yeah, I kinda always wanted one, but... as a kid I thought my parents wouldn't go for it. And then later, thought the roommate wouldn't go for it. But... in the end he's the one who got 'er for me, so it... all works out.

[sempreadagio]

Now you have one. Nymeria's a pretty name too. Hey, happy birthday... late.

[illgrowoutofit]

Oh, yeah. It's uh, from a book.

Hey, thanks.

[sempreadagio]

How old are you now?

[illgrowoutofit]

'S kinda confusing 'cause of the two different timelines-- the one I came from, and the one here... but if we're going by this timeline, I'm pretty sure I'm twenty-two.

[sempreadagio]

Twenty-two. I was twenty-two last year. Wasn't bad.

[illgrowoutofit]

It's a good number. Hopefully it'll be a good year.

[sempreadagio]

You should make it a good year. Do everything you've been wanting to do for forever.

[illgrowoutofit]

Yeah, that sounds good. I like that.