5th Floor Common Room, Monday Morning

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Buffy and Pip walked into the common room, carrying a large, awkward looking package. JD followed behind them, looking a bit useless. He pointed to the middle of the floor.

"Let's just set him down here."

((OOC: JD's got a new toy. Open if you want to come and see, and, also, for all your common room wants and desires.))

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Buffy headed in the direction JD pointed. "Here?"

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JD nodded, "That's perfect." He clapped his hands together and bounced a little in his excitement.

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"What is it, anyway?" Buffy asked, poking the package curiously.

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JD grinned, taking some scissors out of his pocket and going after the tape.

After a bit of work, he managed to get the tape off and started unwrapping the paper, revealing what looked to be a very large, taxadermied yellow labrador retriever.

JD stood back and admired it.

"I got him on ebay."

Isn't he beautiful.

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Buffy yelped, jumping back. "What the hell?"

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"He's my new pet."

JD dropped to one knee, glancing under the dog.

"Whew. It is a he. I was worried for a moment there that it'd be a she. You never can tell with those ebay descriptions."

He glanced at Buffy, oblivious to her apparent surprise.

"He should have a name."

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Pippi flounced in.

"Morning!"

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JD waved, the slight sound of angelic music filling his ears as Pippi entered the room.

"Hi Pippi! Wanna meet my new friend?" He motioned to the stuffed labrador retriever in the middle of the common room.

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"Oh what a cute puppy!"

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Buffy stared at him. "It's a dog. It's a dead dog. Why do you have a dead dog?"

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JD covered the dogs ears, whispering to it. "Don't listen to her, boy."

He looked at Buffy. "I told you. I got him on ebay, for 30 bucks even." He scratched behind the dog's ears. "Come on, he's cute."

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JD beamed. "I'm glad someone thinks so." He shot a look at Buffy, who was likely still staring in horror.

"He just came in today. I'm still working on a name."

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Buffy had to admit that he was right there. Dead though it was, it was a cute doggie. "You could call him Laddie," she suggested, stepping a little closer to the thing.

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JD nodded, considering this.

"Laddie," he let the word roll of his tongue. "You don't think it's too generic, do you?"

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Buffy shook her head. "Not around here," she pointed out. "Here pets tend to be, like, gods. Or monsters. Very kind monsters, mind."

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JD nodded, considering this. "So, if I just give him a generic dog name, he'd be all unique?"

JD scratched behind the dog's ears. "So, what do you think? Laddie work for you?"

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"Like a unique dead doggie snowflake!" Buffy agreed. She still wasn't going to touch it though, 'cause that was creepy.

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Nadia wandered into the common room in search of sandwhich leftovers, and did a double take at the dog.

"Um, wow,"

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"Awesome!" JD whistled, "Hey Laddie! Good boy!" He glanced back at Buffy, "So, now that you've helped bring Laddie home, what are you going to do?"

You know, that sounded sexier in my head.

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JD grinned, waving at Nadia. "His name is Laddie!"

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"I'm almost sure it's not a student," Buffy said, still staring at the dog.

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"Is it a boy or a girl?"

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Buffy shrugged. "Don't know. I was headed to the Perk for breakfast before I met you and Pip and Laddie. Maybe I'll just stay here and have breakfast instead."

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"Laddie. Huh. Why?"

[ooc: no prob. talk to you later!]

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"That's always a plus. Is it . . . alive?"