(You too, Semper)
"Aww, c'mon Zero, can't you tell that Kat and I are friends, now?" He laughed, then grabbed one of his other toys, a squeaker, and gave it a couple good squeezes before offering it to the dog, almost as a peace offering. Watching Kat pour some food into his bowl, he again thought about how he should have become a K-9 handler. "Y'know, my dog at home was trained for SAR, but apparently there were so many different squads getting all these fancy thermal imaging devices and shit, they decided they didn't need her anymore. I bet it wouldn't take much to get her trained for explosives, get her enlisted. What d'you think, Zero? Getting tired of doing all the work? Maybe you can teach old Lassie a thing or two, eh?" He chuckled. "Yeah, not very original, huh? It was my mom's favorite movie, and she insisted. God, I miss her, but it's been a few years so don't feel bad. Cancer, y'know? She smoked a lot."