#decommission

TW: Dead dove: do not eat, Hound being decommissioned. Literally just Euthanasia, idk what else to say, ITS SAD

The war was finally won, the resistance had been defeated, you were given some weird medal thing in front of everyone, but most of all lots of rewards from Handler!

The next day was weird though. Handler got a letter and start getting very sad and she gave you even more head pats and even more rewards and also treats! A lot of treats to the point you couldn't really think for a bit with how much of it was floating inside you, making you feel all kinds of giddy and happy.

You don't know why she's being so nice to you! You did a good job at your last mission but that was what you were suppose to do! She was being so good to you and you didn't deserve it, or her!

That night she even lets you sleep in her room (on a dog bed of course, hounds aren't allowed on her bed, that would be silly.)

You were about to fall asleep when you felt her caress your face and kiss your forehead, you wanted to say something, to thank her for it but she did order you to be asleep and that meant no talking. Then slowly, she slid a needle into you and at first, you thought it was more treats, treats that you didn't deserve of course, but they were treats from handler which were the best so you wouldn't argue.

But the treat felt different this time. It made you feel so much more happy and content and in bliss than usual! Especially with handler there! But.. then it also made you feel so weak! And so tired! You couldn't protect her if you felt that way!

And you started to hear Handler crying! Did you do something wrong? You struggled to open your eyes, and it felt so heavy and everything looked so blurry and you saw Handler was definitely crying! You disappointed her! You did something bad! That's why she was so crying! You wanted to ask, to beg for forgiveness, to make her realize it wasn't her fault you were bad but all that you could muster was a soft whine.

She shushed you, telling you to rest, that it was okay. She gave you head pats and told you that you were a good girl, that you were her best hound and you made sure no more hounds were needed. That she was crying because she loved you for being her hound and she loved being your handler.

Everything was getting darker, everything felt heavier. You didn't want to think anymore. She seemed to know your worries and told you that she was safe and that you were allowed to relax. You untensed and relaxed into Handler's arms. You just wanted to enjoy the bliss of Handler loving you and being with her.

Then, you felt darkness. Then, nothing. All you felt was happiness that you got to be with Handler at the very end. Even if you didn't fully understand what was happening anymore, all that mattered was that she loved you and you loved her.

Refer here and here for other headcnaons!

I think this can be considered canon since it's in full display in the series. BUT! Since everyone has their own interpretation (of course!), I'll label this as "headcanon" for my mental peace! I will still reference the part of the cartoon that, for me, makes it kinda canon, so here we go!

In short, When an adult is decommissioned, their true personality, passions, and more are replaced by a "default-adult" one that completely masks who they were in origin.

This is done to avoid their children finding out about their past and wanting to recommission them at all costs, causing inevitable mistakes.

It's been implied that adult operatives are decommissioned when they want to have kids of their own, because their attention needs to be only on their children, to protect them.

No one knows if these kids will join KND or not, so to be sure, they are transformed into normal adults no one would suspect about.

In Monty's case, we also see that his very look is changed to underline how different he is before and after recommission. From a quiet, super-careful, chubby dad who loves fishing and playing tuba, to a sort of super-hero-like, muscular man who's very brave, takes risks and knows what to do.

No wonder Nigel didn't suspect anything!

IN case of Sector Ʌ, they were all decommissioned at 13 (sort of), so they gradually got out of their kid phases, but something still stuck around, like Charlie's hatred for long hair and short temper.

Sydney is a different case tho.

When he was decommissioned the first time, he still maintained a love for videogames and some child-like demeanour, and they might've stuck around until the in-show AU... if only he wasn't decommissioned a second time.

And this second time, he was already an adult, so the decommission worked to hide all his "cool" attributes. Charlie and even Wally noticed how he changed after the "accident", and that's also where Wally took his "my dad his not cool" attitude. He kinda resents him for stopping playing and turning into an adult.

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Crewmen haul down the National Ensign as USS SOUTH DAKOTA (BB-57) is decommissioned, at the Philadelphia Naval Base, Pennsylvania.

Photographed on January 31, 1947.

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"Vice Adm. Jim Kilby, commander, Task Force 80 and deputy commander, U.S. Fleet Forces, gives the keynote address during the decommissioning ceremony of USS San Jacinto (CG-56). San Jacinto was decommissioned after more than 35 years of service. Modern U.S. Navy guilded-missile cruisers perform multiple mission including Air Warfare (AW), Undersea Warfare (USW), Naval Surface Fire Support (NSFS) and Surface Warfare (SUW) surface combatants capable of supporting carrier battle groups, amphibious forces or operating independently and as flagships of surface action groups."

Date: September 25, 2023

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew Nass.

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