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[snifftest]

Good evening. [Mike has been laying pretty low since his initial post - mostly because of the complete lifestyle change - but he's still going to start this off as politely as possible.

He has questions, and while he could go ask Erwin or Levi he doesn't want to depend on them too much. Not to mention it's not anything super serious, he just...wants to know. For reasons.]

How does a shelter work? [With 100% seriousness.] Animal ones, like where you can get dogs. I've never really seen anything like them before, but...the people who work there don't seem like they want to help me.

[If only because sniffing the air kind of weirds people out. Who knew?]

So, if anyone could help I would appreciate it. I work with dogs, so I think knowing how shelters and all of that works could be helpful.

[It's a total bullshit reason, but Mike isn't about to ask "How do I get a dog that I don't work with?" because it's something he should probably know, so it's a reason that will have to do for now.]

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[lackey]

Hey. [Only polite to return the greeting.] Shelters work like... Dogs and other animals-- [Pause.] Not wild animals. They have different people on that. But dogs and cats and whatever, they get taken to the shelter if they're caught runnin' loose.

[There's another pause.] That's my job. The catchin' part.

Then uh... [What was he saying again? Oh, right, shelters.] After you take 'em to the shelter, they get stuffed in one of the cages. If they've got a tag or a little chip thing, you call their dumb owners and their dumb owners come and pick 'em up. If no one picks 'em up, they get the axe. I think sometimes people drop animals off when they don't want 'em anymore and they get the axe, too? I mean, it's not an actual axe... Think it's like a needle full of shit. Not actual shit shit, either. Chemical stuff. And I meant the animals that got dropped off get it, not the people doin' the droppin'. Anyway, sometimes you can adopt 'em before they take 'em out back? Don't know how that works exactly. I guess you just go in and ask if you can take an animal. People do take 'em sometimes. I've seen 'em.

... Oh, and some shelters don't kill any animals. But then all their cages are full and they can't take any new dogs so that ends up being a pain in the ass. Believe me, you don't wanna be drivin' around with an asshole chihuahua hangin' out your window on a catchy stick because no one has room.

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[sacrificusdux]

What kind of dog are you thinking of getting?

[Erwin looks thoughtful then, frowning slightly.] As for shelters, you might want to ask Levi, I think that's where he got his dog but I'm not quite sure.

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[infomodder]

[god bless his roommate for tactfully covering the worst parts

and leaving out those commercials

Now for someone who is used to people not only sniffing the air around him, but sniffing him.]

There are other shelters where you can get a dog if you think the workers at one are not approachable.

[There's also theft. Full blown no regrets doglifting. Canine abduction. STEAL THEM. Surely this guy has not managed to get weird vibes from fifteen shelters, right?]

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[observationalhazard]

[She's still not entirely over Mike being alive and whole.]

You're all getting pets. Softies.