Prompt:Animal Shelter
No longer AAP-verse. Stultus House AU.
"He baby,"Luke cooed.
"Are you-how do I put this-are you okay?"Vince asked.
"Look at him!"
The him in question was a dark brown, golden, and white cocker spaniel.
"Baby!"Joel cooed.
"Have they-"Ben began.
"Yes,"Daniel Jones said.
"Come, my sweet petit,"Joel cooed. The puppy came, licking and sniffing his fingers.
"That's a good guy,"Luke cooed, stroking the dog.
"We're taking him,"Joel informed the rest.
Vince mentally filed research cocker spaniel puppy care as another thing to do on his never ending to-do list.
🐄 Order a new cello
🐄 Murder Joel for breaking old cello
🐄 Pick up groceries for the week
🐄 Order a new carpet for the upstairs den
🐄 Call a cleaner
🐄 Buy Kara a birthday present
🐄 Schedule a dentist appointment for Joel
🐄 Schedule a checkup for Ben
🐄 Bribe whatshisface into not suing them (well, Joel) for streaking naked across the street and accidentally traumatizing his three year old
🐄 Visit Great-Grandma Carol
🐄 Research cocker spaniel puppy care
🐄 Get a therapist
Vince sighed. Half an hour later, they left, puppy in tow.
"What shall we name him?"Luke asked as they drove home.
"You can name him Perry the Platypus for all I care,"Vince muttered. He was in a mood. He always was when he forgot to take his Vitamin D.
"You don't look like a Perry the Platypus,"Joel cooed to the dog.
They nearly swerved into oncoming traffic.
"Focus on the road,"Vince told him.
"How about...Jack Robinson,"Daniel suggested.
"Like Detective Inspector Robinson?"Luke asked. "From Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries?"
"What other Jack Robinson do you know?"
"There's the one in the home who like mayonnaise on his bagel-"
"Shut up, Luke, before we put you in the home,"Vince snapped.
"What is this, The Golden Girls?"Joel asked. "Luke's Rose, you're Dorothy..."
"Yeah,"Vince said. And you're Blanche, the slut."
"Who're you calling a slut?"Joel asked, reaching back to try to slap Vince. The car swerved again.
"Focus on driving,"Luke admonished him.
"Shut up, Rose!"
"You, Joel! How many girls did you bring home the past week?"Vince yelled.
"Boys!"Daniel yelled, as the car nearly hit an elderly lady crossing the street.
Mod swallowed his puke.
"You're just jealous you don't have girlfriends!"
"I do!"
"Boys!"Daniel yelled.
They stopped when the dog started crying.
"It's okay, baby,"Luke cooed, rubbing the dog.
They settled on Jack Robinson.
