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[PHM comic] Dr Captain Ryland Grace’s Fuzzy Memories…

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shane is obviously not the animal lover of this household. his parents weren’t pet people (david has allergies), and he’s always been on the road too much to even consider it. plus, there’s so much hair and dirt and slobber and mess and it just feels unnecessary

but he sees how happy anya makes ilya, and that alone is enough to make him look past all the mess

it takes him a while to bond with her though. she and ilya are basically inseparable at home, and when shane is alone with her, she mostly keeps her distance, napping on the couch and lifting her head to stare at the door every once in a while, waiting for her papa to come home

but one long weekend while ilya is visiting boston, shane takes anya on a hike. that’s something you do with dogs, right? anya seems to love it, anyway. she noses at some leaves when they pause for water, and rolls around in the grass at the top of the hill happily, but otherwise is just as focused on her run as shane is. she keeps pace with him, her leash attached to shane’s waist, and she’s like his adorable little shadow. and shane kinda loves it, having this running partner who enjoys the fresh air and quiet with him

so when they get home, he makes sure she drinks water (but not too fast, he’s read about that) and fishes some treats out of the bag at the back of the closet

and they’re okay, he thinks. kinda boring for her, maybe? they almost look like kibble, which can’t be fun and enriching for her. she’s a hunting dog by breed, or at least has a little of that in her gene pool, so she must want something more prey-like?

so in the four days ilya is gone, shane goes ham researching enriching and delicious dog treats, and ends up at one of those obnoxiously expensive pet food places in town picking out refrigerated and freeze dried things that would probably gross ilya out

and while he’s there, the sales girl opens up his world even further. what kind of human food is okay for anya to eat. doggie cookies and pup cups and a universe of treats that of course anya deserves, look at her! just sitting at shane’s feet staring up at him, not reacting to the other dogs and sounds and smells, just bopping her head against his knee

so on the way home, back of the jeep loaded with a frankly obscene amount of purchases, including a number of toys, they go through the timmy’s drive through to get a black coffee and a pup cup

and when ilya returns, anya runs up to him at the door, bouncing and jumping and getting her little paws up on his chest

article: “I suspect that a bit of the steam has gone out of the LGBT thing,” Backman told the right-wing outlet, staying ahead of the issue. “There may be the odd protester, but if they have got armies of PR people laser-focused on that then I suspect it may be OK.”

me: no surprises there... fuck them

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If someone were, as a random example, say hospitalized for over two weeks with no explanation, I think that should automatically trigger a special election to replace them.

If you're still able to do your job, then prove it. And if you're not, then you're actively obstructing democracy by not stepping down.

Which is to say, that if a public official were to pass away or into a coma, and their handlers choose to obfuscate that fact, this should be seen as intentionally obstructing democracy.

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Maybe it’s like a planning meeting about the hockey camps or something at Ilya’s Ottawa house. Ilya is there with Marley and Ryan Price, who have both met Ryba before when Ilya was back in Boston, and know she hides from new people.

When Shane arrives, there’s a loud meow and a sudden blur, and then Shane Hollander has an armful of cat. She is purring louder than anyone has ever heard, she is head-butting Shane’s chin, and as soon as Shane sits down she is curled up on his lap making biscuits. Ilya tries to take her and she slaps at him a little bit. Like no >:( it’s Shane Time >:( go away

And Ryan and Marley are just like 👀 while Shane awkwardly stammers about how she must just really like him for some unknown reason. Meanwhile this cat keeps batting at Shane’s arm (far more gently than when she dissuaded Ilya from moving her) whenever he stops petting her. It is Shane Time and she will get her fill of cuddles!

(Bonus points if at any point Ilya has mentioned to Marley that Ryba really likes Jane)