"C'mon you!" Ptricia said to the depressed white (well currently red) wolf. She shifted back to sphinx mode.<br/><br/>"We are going back to my place, giving you a major hosedown, and spend the evening watching movies.There is nothing time critical about that operation we were planning, and you need time to recover. This is one time were I _am_ issuing orders, rather than suggestions, and letting you make the decisions. Otherwise you'll be tough and heroic, and shrug it off, and go into the mission at less than 100%. And that would be bad for all of us. Are we quite clear?"<br/><br/>She shifted to a more gentle tone. "I know you like to be independant, but that doesn't mean you have to go it alone _all_ the time. There have been years... decades, when I've had no choice in the matter, so I speak from experience. You might want to see if Fiana is interested in joining us, as long as she only brings cuddles and not condiments. Vore is most definitely off the menu tonight."