#interlude 4

(This is me, writing reactions as I read, because why the fuck not. They're not complete, mature thoughts taken after I sit back and evaluate what I've read. Consider them as such)

A whistle.  Brutus’ ears perk up.   Already jumping off the bed as second whistle comes, just after the first.  Two whistles like that means come.  Master only asks for dogs to come to the front stairs if it is time for walkies!

An entire chapter from the POV of a Dog?

Really? Please God, no.

“Brutus, good boy.  Walkies?”

I have to admit, it is a mite surreal to imagine Rachel saying 'Walkies', rather than just 'Go for a Walk'. Walkies sounds too silly.

But then, Rachel is kind of a mess mentally, so it sort of fits?

‘Later’ is familiar word but meaning unclear.  

Reminds me of George Carlin's bit about how Dogs don't know what time it is.

“I fucked up.  I was bored, restless, figured I’d walk Angelica and see if I could meet you guys where the money was.  Someone recognized me and tailed me.  I was stupid, I took my licks for it.  I’m fine now, we have the money, all is well.”

Rachel, you are many things, most of them (right now) bad.

Fine? Fine is... not one of them.

“I wouldn’t do that,” the scentless man replies, his voice quiet, slightly strained “And you wouldn’t listen even if I did.  Just… be careful.”

Brian probably has a Masters Degree in 'Rachel Whispering' by now.

“Aren’t they cute?”  Another laugh. Master doesn’t laugh. “Well, kids will be kids.”

Props to Rachel for not killing anyone right now.

Then Master tells big female, “He’s an abused dog, you know.  Before I owned him, he was mistreated.  Until he hurt someone so badly they needed amputation.  I rescued him before he was put down.  And you just let your kid walk up to him and start clawing at him.  Do you understand what could have happened?  That he could have killed or maimed your fucking mouthbreather of a child?”

...

Okay. She's actually trying to teach this kid dog handling. That's... significantly more constructive than I'd have imagined she was capable of being. More props to her.

Master takes Brutus into the place that smells like blood and dog fear and dog rage. 

Dogfighting ring, or underground Vet? Probably dogfighting ring.

Master takes jangly keys from whimpering person and picks up cage with angry dog inside that smells like blood.  Master takes cage outside and puts it in car and tells Brutus to guard the cars.  Some people leave place but Brutus doesn’t let anyone near cars.  Is good boy.  Master goes inside and gets more cages with angry dogs and puts them all in the car.  Then Master does it again.  Master gets backpack and uses ropes from backpack to tie cages together and tie cages to car.

So this would be Rachel attacking an E88 Dogfighting ring? Is this her way of feeling in control again? Therapy? Or was it just her plan for right now anyway, regardless of how badly she was hurt by Uber, Leet and those ABB guys?

Master opens and eats crinkly thing from pocket.  Master gives Brutus treat then rolls down window so Brutus can stick his head out in the wind and Brutus’ tail wags because Brutus knows he was a good boy.

Did we really need this interlude to be from the Dog's POV? And more importantly, how has the fact that there's an entire chapter from the POV of a fuckin' Dog never something that's come up?! I feel like that needs to have come up at some point, Fandom. Warn someone we're getting fucking animal POVs.

Fuckin' Dogs.

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