desperate but polite

and finally whoever the handler is just "sorry, she's still in training." and ilya is just "ah, a professional in training. what a smart girl." "yeah, she's training to be an anxiety service dog. :)"

and ilya just looks RIGHT at shane, who is suddenly

oh my GOD, they had been fighting about getting another dog because ilya wanted anya to have a sibling and shane wanted to call it at one dog because what if the next one ISN'T good and now they're going to have two dogs AND one is a problem-

so they're already miffed at each other, and shane is convinced ilya keeps somehow signaling this dog to come over because he's being an asshole about their fight about dogs, the exchange about her being an anxiety service dog happens, shane avoids eye contact COMPLETELY and manages to fully escape standing next to ilya

but then ends up retreating to an empty conference room that the dog and handler also happen to go to as a break place for the dog, and the handler is like no worries if not it's okay but do you mind letting her practice tasking? it's really okay if not but she seems really eager-

and what is shane going to do? say no i won't help out with training this dog? no.

in their household, she is dogtor rosie because she has a degree even if she doesn't use it (ilya made it, it hangs on the fridge), and when shane tries to appeal to ilya to help him call rosie off when she's tasking, ilya shakes his head and refuses

dogtor rosie is SO good at this! she's a little angel (and sometimes menace), and i adore her.

i can also maybe picture anya picking up the basics of some of these moves/behaviors after the two dogs have spent some time together and she's seen rosie receive positive attention/praise for doing so. (ilya is for sure providing that, even if shane himself is more unsure at first)

all of a sudden, anya is also now fetching things With Purpose when she senses that someone is upset/anxious. she doesn't have rosie's discernment or training, so she's not grabbing water bottles or prescriptions (even if they are for the wrong person), but she is bringing whatever random item feels right in the moment. she has the spirit!!!

also the idea of anya frantically looking around for an item to give shane when rosie goes to grab the empty pill bottle from the counter because she WILL go looking for it if they don't leave it there for her is SO cute and funny to me. incomplete list of items anya has prescribed shane to make him feel better:

his sunglasses

ilya's keys

yuna's purse

a pair of tongs for the grill

her leash AND rosie's leash

a pillow from their bedroom

her stuffed hockey stick toy

the empty pill bottle when she got there first, prompting an annoyed rosie to try and take it from her because that's HER item!! give it!! meaning it actually did work because shane is now having to ref a sibling squabble over helping him with an empty bottle of medication that wasn't even his to start with

and @hardlyhinged adding your tags here because Best Wiggly Girl hopping the boards and getting carried off with a puck in her mouth is SO delightful to me

but maybe he's hanging out with rose and her friends when they're dating and hears them just good naturedly complaining about "yeah it's good, but idk man, sometimes i'd like to just make out a little" or "you know, he could at least silence his phone first. i know it's just sex, but sometimes you wanna feel special, you know?"

and meanwhile loving attentive sexual experiences georges over here is just 🤨🤨 what do you mean he doesn't go down on you for hours?? 🤨 what do you mean he doesn't check in with you until you speak up on your own? 🤨🤨 what do you mean you FAKE IT sometimes because you're tired and just ready for it to be over?? 🤨🤨 you mean he isn't laser-focused on making you feel good and checking in and telling you sweet things right into your ear? 🤨🤨 what do you mean you don't nudge his arm up to hold your jaw because just that touch as he pushes you back to the bed is enough to drop you into subspace?? 🤨 you had to clean YOURSELF up after?? he didn't wipe you down with a warm washcloth and follow it up with kissing everywhere he had just touched and touching you firm and gentle and grounding until you stopped trembling because it was especially intense and you needed him to work you back down kindly?? 🤨🤨

they get back from the extended family christmas gathering and david says goodnight and goes to bed and these three are in pajamas, ilya and yuna are sharing a bottle of wine, and shane is drinking his ginger ale out of a wine glass because ilya poured it for him and got rid of the can so he "can fit in with the cool people" and they are tearing! people! apart!

they have got NOTES!! they have got PREVIOUSLY GATHERED INFORMATION!!! someone said something off color during the event that had the three of them snapping heads to each other with the understanding of, "oh this WILL be discussed later"

does ilya know all of the people being mentioned? no. does this matter at all? also no.

"and then brenda-"

"do we like brenda?"

*yuna and shane together* "no we hate her"

Do we count this as a passive rickroll?