The Apartment Above the Boards, Wednesday Morning

[puppy_fair]

Zack yawned, stretched, and smiled up at the ceiling sleepily. He'd slept better last night than he had in a while, thanks in part to the puppy that had come home with him last night. He wasn't planning on keeping the dog, not by any means, but he hadn't been taking to being alone very well, and neither had the puppy, after his siblings had all

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[flowering_mind]

But not quite yet, as she slept on, unaware of Zack's over-dramatic prediction of her reaction (not entirely unwarranted, mind, had they talked about it last night) and unaware of the puppy on her bed.

No, right now it was just blissful sleep.

[puppy_fair]

Okay. He could do this. He could get Mr. Wigglebottom to notice the milkbones if only he put his mind to it. Zack crouched down by the door, not quite feeling comfortable with the idea of walking into Ino's room uninvited, and tried making little kissy sounds to get the puppy's attention without waking up the lady he was napping on.

Anything? Little buddy?

Well, there was a puppy whine and a pair of perked ears. Even a little tailwag. That seemed promising.

[flowering_mind]

And... Ino still didn't do much other than stir, just slightly.

She'd been exhausted, was the thing. Usually she was a light sleeper.

[puppy_fair]

Well, that was both reassuring and kind of worrisome. Zack chewed on his lip for a moment, and then picked up the box of puppy treats and gave it a light shake.

Okay, that got the puppy onto his feet, at least. And prancing a little in place.