He gave her a grateful nod as he stepped through the door and removed his hat. He held it to his chest as he beckoned for Louie to come, although he knew the action would probably be done in vain without a aural command to go with it.<br/><br/>"Would you like to stay for a little chat?", Annie said suddenly before the rest of her words started to tumble out in a flurry, "It's been a busy day, haven't had a single opportunity to just sit down for a while and say 'Hello, good day isn't it, could be worse, could be worse, you know, could be<i> dead</i>.'"<br/><br/>His ears perked up with the added emphasis on the word "dead". She must have been greatly stresses today, and Louie had only added to it. A seed of guilt planted itself in his stomach before he turned his head to look at the woman before she started again.<br/><br/>"I'm sorry, it hasn't really been a typical day for me, being so close to death and all that. Bloody hell! Ah... there we have it. So a little chat, perhaps? Just to cool it out."<br/><br/>Perhaps she grew talkative when unnerved? Annie breezed past him before sitting on the couch next to Louie.<br/><br/>_________________________________<br/><br/>Louie eyed her cautiously as Annie made his way towards him. He tensed up as she sat down and pulled away to make room for her and a little bit of space between them before she extended an arm towards him. He eyed it as it went up above his head and out of his field of vision. A shiver ran down his spine as the soft hand brushed against his fur gently.<br/><br/><span style="color: Red"><i>NICE LADY FRIEND</i></span><br/><br/>He turned his head until their eyes connected before shaking his head gently to rattle the bottle.<span style="color: Red"><i>FUN TOY SOUND PLAY?</i></span><br/><br/>"<i><b>Hey</b> thr <b>buddy</b>, yuwona <b>play</b>?</i>"<br/><br/>Louie's ears perked up in joy at the mention of "play" and he excitedly rattled the bottle before dropping it in her lap.<br/><i><span style="color: Red"><br/>
PLAY YAY LADY FRIEND</span></i><br/><br/>_________________________________<br/><br/>Tony gave Annie a smile and a nod at her offer. He silently settled himself into a chair as he watched Annie interact with Louie. His smile grew warm as he saw the excitement and joy that Louie experienced at the simple mention of "play". That dog was one of the only things that held a place in his heart.<br/><br/>He placed his hat in his lap before resting his head on his fist.<br/><br/>"<span style="color: DarkSlateBlue">I'm guessing you've had an eventful day, hm?</span>"<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>