[Eaaauuuggggghh. Puppy slobber. Rodney tries to hold Seren still with one hand and scrub saliva off his face with the bottom of his shirt. She only got him a little, but a little is still really gross.]
--check. For work. Seren, no.
[He holds up a finger and gives her a firm look. No. No slobber. She got the 'hey' from John, but a little reinforcement never hurt.]
Check with, right, Nurray.
[This time he gets the name right. Not Murray. Also a woman. He'd probably be less liable toward the mistake if he'd actually interacted with her.
Still patting Seren, but trying to keep his face out of the danger zone, Rodney says his next piece extra super-duper casually.]
Barring menial tasks in the frozen north, I'm considering becoming a wizard.
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[Eaaauuuggggghh. Puppy slobber. Rodney tries to hold Seren still with one hand and scrub saliva off his face with the bottom of his shirt. She only got him a little, but a little is still really gross.]
--check. For work. Seren, no.
[He holds up a finger and gives her a firm look. No. No slobber. She got the 'hey' from John, but a little reinforcement never hurt.]
Check with, right, Nurray.
[This time he gets the name right. Not Murray. Also a woman. He'd probably be less liable toward the mistake if he'd actually interacted with her.
Still patting Seren, but trying to keep his face out of the danger zone, Rodney says his next piece extra super-duper casually.]
Barring menial tasks in the frozen north, I'm considering becoming a wizard.