Some Newsies Situations

The Pet Store

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The Pet Store

Sometimes, the Lodging House gets lonely. That ain't okay.

The newsies decide to go to a pet store, and get some nice little companion to keep them company.

Both Buttons and Elmer gasp as soon as they walk in through the doors.

There are so many animals!

Buttons immediately starts walking around and hugs every single animal he can get a hold of. Even the birds!

JoJo walks with him until they find the cats.

Buttons walks on, but JoJo gets absolutely stuck in the cat section.

They're a huge cat person.

They sit with the cats, cuddling them, petting them and talking to them.

After a while, Crutchie shows up too. He's also cat crazy.

He joins JoJo, and they keep cuddling the cats.

After a few minutes, it starts becoming obvious that Crutchie is allergic.

He doesn't care about this. He needs the cats.

Between coughing fits and sniffing, he talks to the cats.

"Hiya, fella!" *Sniff* "How are ya?"

Albert's also talking to an animal. The difference is that this one is talking back.

And oh boy, is it talking back!

This goddamn parrot won't stop talking.

Albert walked past it, commenting on how birds aren't really that fun.

That didn't lead to good things.

He's been arguing with that parrot for fifteen minutes.

Finch also claims to be talking to the birds.

He says that since he "is" one, he can talk to them.

He doesn't sound remotely like the birds he's trying to talk to, but they keep chirping, so he says it's working.

He's with his kind.

Smalls went straight to the rodent section.

Even though she complains about being small and short, she loves other small things. Especially living things.

Sniper followed her there. He knows that he ain't gonna get to buy a pet today. It would never be allowed by his father.

Smalls tells Sniper that every little mouse, hamster or rat they see is her new boyfriend, and that he's been replaced.

He retaliates and picks a dwarf hamster to be his new girlfriend.

They have a good laugh with the rodents, and pretend to be offended by the other's replacing of them.

Tommy Boy already has a dog at home, and is very hesitant to cuddle with any others. He says that would be "cheating". On his dog...

This doesn't stop him from looking at the puppies with longing eyes as the others (Buttons in particular) cuddle them.

Finally, he caves in and just smothers all the dogs with love.

Race also saw the dogs immediately. One hyperactive puppy got his attention.