[ToE] Paws of Care: Animal Hospital.
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				Title: <strong>[ToE] Paws of Care: Animal Hospital.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HarleyQuinn</strong> on <strong>25-01-2013, 22:22:02</strong>
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				<div align="center">Hours:</div><div align="center">M-F:6-10pm</div><div align="center">S-Sun:Upon request</div><br><div align="center">(http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b515/HarleyQuinnEll/vet_2_zps79d8f27e.jpg)</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: impact;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="bbc_size">FRONT DESK</span></span></div><br><br>Evelyn opened the Paws of Care shortly after she arrived back in town having discovered that the closest Vet was an hour away. She made sure that each animal she saw was taken care of to the best of her ability. If she couldn't do it, she would refer them the vet an hour away that she had come to be close friends with. Any minor surgeries and other medical procedures were done here since her office was still small. Her office held about three exam rooms and two rooms to perform medical procedures. She worked with everyone who couldn't afford to pay for expensive procedures. She was here to help the people of Elliquiy not to take advantage of them.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Paws of Care: Animal Hospital.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HarleyQuinn</strong> on <strong>27-01-2013, 04:17:13</strong>
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				With a sigh, Evelyn rubbed her temples in a circular motion to try and get rid of the massive headache that she felt coming on. It was a signal that she needed to eat at some point during the day and right about now, her body was telling her now would be the perfect time. She chuckled and smiled when she heard the low whine of her ever faithful Corgi, Tucker, by her feet. She bent down and ruffled the fur on his head before kissing his nose. "Let's say we go to lunch." She laughed when Tucker sprang to life and eagerly licked her face.<br><br>She stood up and patted her thigh for him to follow and clicking off the light in the lobby, Evelyn and Tucker slipped out the front door. She quickly called Tucker back to her side when the little ball of fur bounded down the road, barking his head off. He never usually barked too much unless someone was coming or there was some sort of small critter decided to run through the yard. "TUCKER!" Her tone was a little harsh and she didn't like to ever yell at her pets and always felt guilty when Tucker came trotting back to her with his little ears down. "Aw, baby. I'm not mad at you." She cooed to the dog and then patted her chest, laughing when the Corgi launched himself. She easily caught the dog and then began to make her way towards her house to make some lunch.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Paws of Care: Animal Hospital.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kokaine</strong> on <strong>27-01-2013, 05:16:20</strong>
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				Lux pulled up down the way from Paws of Care and simply sat there as her dad's Dodge Ram idled. Stubbornly her seat belt remained fastened while her gaze roamed the street and she mentally cursed her dad for punishing her this way. Quite simply put, Lux did NOT want to go into the animal hospital. Her face showed that quite plainly as she contemplated pulling off and not looking back. In the end though her selfish thoughts were shattered by the plaintive whine of her passenger and she was forced to accept the fact that unless she planned to become a heartless bitch right this instant she was going to have to go in.<br><br>"Alright alright. Were going." Lux glanced over at the young Beagle pup that was riding shot gun and sighed. She had never owned a pet before or even been partially inclined toward animals outside of petting other people's pets occasionally but one look at this little guy had turned her into a big mushy pile of girl and she had yet to recover.<br><br>Shutting of the ignition, she unbuckled her seat belt and reached over to gather up the little guy, her heart breaking when he yelped and began shaking. She wasn't one hundred percent sure what was wrong but his leg seemed to be injured because he refused to stand or walk on it. Her dad had found him out behind the gym this morning when he'd opened and had taken him in only to rope his daughter into taking him over to the vet to be checked out. <br><br>"Damn meddling old man.." The words were said under her breath as though he might materialize from nowhere.<br><br>"Alright Lux, just go in all business and get out. No biggie." She took a deep breath then pushed the door shut to begin walking toward the hospital. She almost turned around when she spotted Evelyn outside headed toward her place but the little guy in her arms chose that moment to start yapping away and Lux just sort of... froze, unsure of whether to continue on or turn around and go right back to the truck. <br><br>"Thanks a lot," she muttered to the pup under her breath.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Paws of Care: Animal Hospital.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HarleyQuinn</strong> on <strong>27-01-2013, 05:44:39</strong>
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				Evelyn turned her head towards the sound of another dog barking and then immediately let go of Tucker before he scratched her arms all up. She watched as the friendly dog bounded over to none other than Lux. Evelyn stiffened and then called Tucker back to her, smiling faintly as the dog bounded back to her after giving the woman a quick sniff. She gave the silent command for Tucker to sit and then praised him for doing exactly as she commanded. She shoved her hands into her dark pink scrubs and began to slow walk towards her. Her heart was beating a mile a minute and fought the urge to turn back and just leave her there.<br><br>She couldn't help but think of her brother and how she had broken his heart when she turned him down. She knew that he knew she didn't like the big cities. She was born and raised a small town girl and if nothing drastic happen she would most likely live here in Elliquiy for the rest of her life. She got a good look of the cute little Beagle pup she was holding in her arms and with her trained she noticed that the pads of it's foot was slightly swollen. Cuts and scratches weren't uncommon for rambunctious pups so that should be easy to treat.<br><br>"I'm on lunch but since your pup looks like he needs to be seen now." She made sure her voice was professional and didn't betray the menagerie of emotions she was currently feeling. She figured her dad must have sent her since she was usually talking to patriarch of the family. After the way things ended between her and Lux's brother, she didn't blame her one bit for ending their friendship.<br><br>"Come right this way." She pivoted on her feet and gestured Lux to walk with her. She felt awkward but counted her blessings that Lux came with an animal and not by herself. She clicked her tongue for Tucker to follow her and she walked up the steps and opened the door for Lux.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Paws of Care: Animal Hospital.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kokaine</strong> on <strong>27-01-2013, 06:29:11</strong>
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				Lux didn't move as Tucker came bounding over to sniff at her. The pup in her arms whined and yapped, seemingly torn between wanting to be put down to see what Tucker was and the pain in his paw but if anything that only reassured her that nothing was seriously wrong with the little guy. Which was all the more reason not to be here if you asked her.<br><br>As Tucker dashed back at Evelyn's command, Lux's gaze lifted to the pretty blonde she had once considered a sister. A number of emotions whirled inside her to the point that one might have thought Lux herself had been dumped rather than her brother, but in some ways it very much felt like she had. She was not the sort to let people in easily or to grow too attached but she had done just that with the older blonde. Then the bitch had gone and broken her brother's heart and in the process had left Lux feeling betrayed. It was hard to look at her now and keep her tongue civil but for the sake of the animal quivering in her arms she did just that.<br><br>"Sorry to interrupt your lunch. Dad was concerned and sent me over with him. Said to charge whatever you need to the card on file." Her tone was anything but friendly but the words themselves were polite enough so that would have to do. After all, this was simply business and nothing more.<br><br>Her feet began moving her toward the animal hospital, her long legs closing the distance at a decent clip. As she neared her eyes dropped from Evelyn's pink clad form to the Beagle her father still hadn't named, her fingers stroking over his furred body lightly. So many things welled up in her throat as she slipped past the woman to enter the building but she allowed none of them past her lips. There was no point. They had each already said all they'd needed to say hadn't they?<br><br>"Umm... I'm not sure what happened but he won't walk on his paw." She said tersely, hoping that it would be a simple fix so she could get out of there before controlling her mouth became an issue. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Paws of Care: Animal Hospital.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HarleyQuinn</strong> on <strong>27-01-2013, 17:57:34</strong>
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				Evelyn fought the urge to roll her eyes as Lux's tone was just on the verge of polite. She wanted to slam the door in frustration but that wouldn't be very professional of her. She closed the door and then flipped the closed sign to open. There was no need for a lunch break now and the headache that was going to come from not eating came with a vengeance and this time it wasn't because she was hungry. She wished that of all the days to finally take a lunch break, Lux didn't have to show up. She didn't want to deal with Lux's disgust of her. But being a woman of business, she wasn't going to turn the woman away.<br><br>She went behind the front desk and opened up the filing cabinet and easily found Lux's folder since her was with the currently unnamed ones. She grabbed the folder and gestured for them to walk to the nearest exam room. <br><br>"Well, set him down here and I'll see what I can do." She smiled faintly at Lux and then headed over to the sink to wash her hands. She took longer than usual to wash her hands and then dried them. She turned around and then regarding Lux for a moment.<br><br>"I..." She trailed off and then walked over to the table and then looked over her pup. "Did you choose a name for him?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Paws of Care: Animal Hospital.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kokaine</strong> on <strong>28-01-2013, 04:50:05</strong>
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				Lux followed Evelyn to the exam room without comment, something for which she awarded herself quite a few brownie points. However, she couldn't stop the silent mockery of that oh so professional air as the woman turned from her to head over to wash her hands. It irritated her to no end when Evelyn did that, as though she were somehow above Lux... ugh.<br><br>Rolling her eyes, she made herself stop with the petty antics and cuddled the pup closer. He seemed apprehensive about being set upon the exam table... Or maybe she was just unwilling to let go of the tiny thing she'd been unaware she was using as a shield of sorts. It was ridiculous really, as though the mere presence of a puppy could lend Lux the self control she tended to drop at a moment's notice around Evelyn. The moment she realized what she'd been doing she made herself set him down gently. He whined again but didn't move as he held up his left front paw and looked up at her dolefully. Her heart gave a tug as it often did when he turned those adorable eyes on her and she reached out to pet him some more while waiting for Miss Sunshine to get on with it.<br><br>When Evelyn did come over to the table, Lux let her hand drop but didn't step back. Instead her dark eyes lifted from the puppy to Vet as she looked him over and for a moment the words I miss you... threatened to spill out of her mouth. Of course she realized that was probably the most pitiful thing she could ever say so she swallowed back the lump in her throat and shrugged. "Dad hasn't named him yet. Everybody down at the gym just calls him 'Pup'. He keeps hemming and hawing over how beagles aren't a 'real man's' dog like his Skipper." She shook her head and chuckled as she pictured her dad's Rottweiler. "I think he's trying to get me to take him." Truthfully she ended up feeding the dog, walking him, playing with him... the only thing she didn't do was take him home at night. <br><br>"Anyway," She cleared her throat, her smile fading away as her eyes jumped to Evelyn again, "is it looking like something serious? If its better I can go and just come back and get him when you're done." 
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Paws of Care: Animal Hospital.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HarleyQuinn</strong> on <strong>28-01-2013, 22:43:27</strong>
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				Evelyn's hand rubbed the pup's back comfortingly and then scratched him under the chin, a genuine smile coming over her face. When it came to dealing with animals, Evelyn was always good at forgetting who their owner was and simply focusing on the warm ball of fur on her table. Her hand moved from the pup's back and then cradling his head gently, she lifted back his lips to take a look at the little teeth there. "Well, his teeth look very clean." She murmured quietly, flicking her gaze up to Lux and then back down her pup. She was a bit picky when it came doggy hygiene since most owner's forget to take in the health of their animal's mouth. "He could grow up to be a Copper." She chuckled, remembering her favorite movie as a child, and then a sad look came over her face before it was replaced with a mask of professionalism once again.<br><br>In many ways, Lux and Evelyn were like Todd and Copper. Including the fact that at any given moment, Lux wanted to see her dead. Evelyn couldn't blame her since she did break her brother's heart. If she were in Lux's shoes, she probably would have treated herself the same. She wondered for a moment if Lux knew the truth about why she and her brother weren't together but at the moment, all that mattered was her pup.<br><br>Keeping a gentle but firm hand along the back, she gingerly lifted up the paw that hurt and felt around and when the pup whined a little bit, she knew she had found the spot. She trained her gaze on the spot and noticed that there was a cut on his paw. It didn't need stitches right away and then she put the pup's paw down. "I'd advise to put a little Neosporin on the cut to prevent infection. It's a little pink right now but that means it's healing. He seemed to have taken care of his paw by himself by not playing too much. It's very clean and other than that if it doesn't heal up, you can always bring him back." She hesitated for a moment and then added. "There is no charge for the visit since I didn't have to do anything."<br><br>She gave the little pup and another scratch under the chin and then turned back to wash her hands. She didn't realize her hands were shaking from being around Lux. It was awkward to be around her and definitely sad. They had always been close and now Lux was just a stranger for her. She abruptly turned around and then smiled at Lux a little.<br><br>"Do you want to come over for lunch?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Paws of Care: Animal Hospital.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kokaine</strong> on <strong>29-01-2013, 06:06:41</strong>
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				Lux couldn't seem to keep up with her own rapidly shifting emotions. One minute she wanted to say she was sorry for all the cruel shit she'd said and the next she wanted to snatch up the puppy and storm out. It was all terribly confusing. Why couldn't things just be simple? Why did people always have to fuck up and disappear from your life? Though truthfully, if she was honest, she'd been the one to shoe Evelyn out of her life rather than waiting for her to leave it the same way she'd ditched Lucas. Could she have been the one who'd fucked up? Was this really all her fault?<br><br>She didn't know and she barely resisted the urge to rub at her eyes. She swore she felt a headache coming on in the distance and so she was thankful for Evelyn's quick, efficient inspection. "Alright. Neosporin it is." She nodded. "And...erm... thanks... for seeing him right away I mean." She watched the blonde move away to wash her hands and held out her arms to the beagle, scooping him up for a nuzzle when he stood. For some reason she hesitated to simply turn and walk out. A question hovered at the tip of her tongue, threatening to spill forth when suddenly Evelyn whirled to utter a question that took Lux completely by surprise.<br><br>Seconds ticked by before Lux blinked out of her daze. She should say no right? I mean they weren't even on good terms. Lux wanted nothing more to do with the woman right? That was how she thought she felt but her words betrayed her as a single shoulder hitched up, "Um... sure... I mean... yeah, okay." &nbsp;Yeah, she'd clearly lost her marbles today.
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Paws of Care: Animal Hospital.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HarleyQuinn</strong> on <strong>30-01-2013, 04:35:42</strong>
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				"I just think we need to talk. About Luke. And before you storm out of here like I figure you will, just now that I honestly did love your brother." She left the statement hanging and then walked over to stand by Lux. It was like the dam burst forth and she couldn't stop talking.<br><br>"We were friends for ages and even when I dated your brother. I know that you're very protective of him but you have to know that the love I had for your brother was one hundred percent real. But if you really knew me, you'd know I would hate living in a big city. I wouldn't be happy and yes I understand that to you it was a selfish choice but I thought of your brothers happiness because I'd be miserable and I wouldn't want to make him miserable. I know that's backwards but that's the truth of why we broke up."<br><br>She choked on the last few words and then rushed from the room not willing to let Lux see her shed a tear. It was rather abrupt and she should have given Lux a chance to speak but didn't want to further humiliate herself. She heard Tucker come running after her and when she felt his head bump her calves she turned around and threw her arms around the little dog and buried her face into his fur. "Oh Tucker. You always know how to comfort me." This is why she firmly believed that dogs were human's best friend.
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				Post by: <strong>Eliza</strong> on <strong>31-01-2013, 10:57:15</strong>
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				Marianne strolled along until arriving at the Animal Hospital and found the head vet with another woman beside the cottage she knew was her actual place of residence. She waved the woman down while stepping onto the path that led to the building. She knew Evelyn only through the Doghouse and her mother, Beatrice Lee, but never had a chance to converse with the woman. She only saw her in passing and the only time they talked was through an introduction in the Doghouse's office. She knew that her mother knew her through school and that Evelyn recommended a position at the Hospital, but eventually turned it down. Her mother always said that taking care of dogs seemed to be more of her forte and therefore opened up the kennels five years ago.<br><br>Marianne didn't dare step onto the mowed grass of the yard and not even Sunny, her Great Pyrenees dog, who opted just to sit on the path, its shining white fur rippling in the gentle breeze. Even when the smaller dogs barked, Sunny stayed quiet.
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				Post by: <strong>ebpohmr</strong> on <strong>05-02-2013, 04:36:53</strong>
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				<div style="text-align: justify;">Running a few minutes early, Doug parked the truck outside the animal hospital and looked down at the chocolate labrador sat beside him. Fred looked back at him with his big brown eyes and his owner smiled wryly at the mixed emotions he could almost see there. People always told him that cats were smarter than dogs and Doug had seen little of the feline terrors that would convince him otherwise. As far as he was concerned, the cat-lovers could keep their sneaky feline masters. He would much rather appreciate the simple honesty he had found in the emotions of dogs.<br><br><strong>"Now then Fred, I've told you twice already that this is just a routine check-up. Once you are done with the nice veterinarian, then I'll let you have your half of the cake I got from the lovely Izzie this morning. Deal?"</strong> While it wasn't a resounding affirmation, but by the wagging of the dog's tail, Doug assumed they had an accord. Which wasn't terribly surprising, considering that Fred would agree to most things if it meant he got a treat out of the deal. Just another reason, as far as Doug was concerned, why he preferred the canine to the feline.<br><br>Getting out of the powerful grey truck, the builder waited for Fred to join him on the asphalt before closing the door to the cab and locking it. It took only a few seconds to reach the entrance to Paws of Care and get the both of them inside. Stepping up to the counter, Doug checked them in.<br><br><strong>"I'm Doug Jenson, here for Fred's six-month check up."</strong></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: [ToE] Paws of Care: Animal Hospital.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Kokaine</strong> on <strong>07-02-2013, 03:26:52</strong>
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				<div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Evelyn</div><div class="spoiler_body">"I just think we need to talk. About Luke. And before you storm out of here like I figure you will, just now that I honestly did love your brother." She left the statement hanging and then walked over to stand by Lux. It was like the dam burst forth and she couldn't stop talking.<br><br>"We were friends for ages and even when I dated your brother. I know that you're very protective of him but you have to know that the love I had for your brother was one hundred percent real. But if you really knew me, you'd know I would hate living in a big city. I wouldn't be happy and yes I understand that to you it was a selfish choice but I thought of your brothers happiness because I'd be miserable and I wouldn't want to make him miserable. I know that's backwards but that's the truth of why we broke up."<br><br>She choked on the last few words and then rushed from the room not willing to let Lux see her shed a tear. It was rather abrupt and she should have given Lux a chance to speak but didn't want to further humiliate herself. She heard Tucker come running after her and when she felt his head bump her calves she turned around and threw her arms around the little dog and buried her face into his fur. "Oh Tucker. You always know how to comfort me." This is why she firmly believed that dogs were human's best friend.<br></div></div><br>The minute Evelyn said her brother's name, her whole face shut down. That was very possibly the one thing she did NOT want to discuss honestly. In fact Evelyn had some nerve even bringing him up. <br><br>"Evelyn, I don't.." but before the rest could come out the woman was suddenly in front of her and words were pouring out. Every line out of her mouth pulled Lux's features tighter but whether it was in anger or just pain it wasn't clear. <br><br>She couldn't look at her.<br><br>She heard the words and on some level she even understood but she just couldn't bring herself to look at the pretty blonde that had broken her heart along with her brother's. She couldn't do because something deep inside her said that this rift between them was more her fault than anything that Evelyn had done. After all, it had been Lux who had gotten angry on her brother's behalf without having the full story. And it had been her that had gone to confront Evelyn feeling betrayed, like the woman hadn't wanted anything to do with them rather than simply seeing the facts. Evelyn had been brave enough to break things off with Lucas rather than risk making them both unhappy. Lux should have stuck by her but it had been easier to get mad at her rather than deal with the fact that yet another person might have been skipping out on her and her family. So she'd shoved the blonde away before she could think of some reason to cut Lux off.&nbsp; <br><br>It was probably for the best that Evelyn fled the room because Lux couldn't seem to swallow past the lump in her throat to simply breathe let alone speak. She didn't know what to say. Her eyes felt hot but she refused to shed a tear. Tears were weak and nothing pissed her off more than useless sniveling. Crying rarely solved anything and she refused to indulge in it now. She just needed to get the fuck out of there. <br><br>Doing as she was so well known for, Lux shoved down her own hurt and feelings of inadequacy. Her quivering bottom lip stilled until her jaw became rigid with the force of the anger she wore like a protective shield and without stopping she strolled out of Evelyn's office, her pup clutched in her arms as she headed back to her dad's truck without a backward glance. She should have gone to her, should have tried to make it right, to say she was sorry but she knew anything she could possibly have said wouldn't have been good enough. It never was.
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