"Apollo," the mountain dog replied to the dog. He thought of what he should say next. "Do you have any idea at all of why you're here?" he asked. He started shaping the questions and the order in his mind. He had to seem like he had power, because he did, but he needed to seem firm.
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Al wondered what he should say next. If he was gonna play along with these dogs he needed to say something. "I think so." He barked like he knew and looked to Richter then back at Apollo. "Hmm...your not much of a group." He almost murmered and watched Apollo. The dog didnt seem like he could do any damage, maybe just bark your ear off though and scare you.
Apollo narrowed his eyes. "Well you haven't seen the whole pack." He changed subject back to the matter at hand, er, paw. "Why do you think you're here?" he asked. He saw Richter shift on his paws, like he was nervous.
Richter hoped that Al would tell Apollo the truth. This was important.
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Al gave a bored yawn and looked at the building. "Why do you think your here?" He asked reversing the question to see what the mountain dog would say. The question would either make him think or get him mad but Al didnt really care. He loooked up to see a dog in a window but she quickly backed out and he shrugged. So there were other dogs.
Apollo growled low in his throat. "We live here, it's our pack's headquarters. Now, why do you think you're here?" he asked. Now Apollo tail started waving, his fur started bristling, and his teeth showed just a little. "Quit avoiding the question or else we'll all know that you lied."
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"Lied about what?" al lifted and eyebrow and could see Apollo was alittle agrivated. He stood up so he was facing the dog and didn't back down. "Something told me to come here." He lied and smiled. "But if you dont want me here I'll be happy to go back." He almost growled but kept his cool.
Apollo forced down a retort. "Well, Richter and Luna led you here, so something din't tell you to come here. You also lied about thinking you know why you're here. So, I suppose I'll tell you why you're here." He thought for a moment. "Do you remember what you did last week?" he asked.
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Al held back a laugh and listened to the dog. Thinking he nodded. "Yea." Was all he said and he looked back at Apollo wondering what he was getting at. All he really did last week was go to a couple of dog fights, patrol main street, flirt with a couple of poddles, and break into a few dog houses just for the fun of it.
Apollo nodded. He didn't know if this dog was lying again or not, but he didn't care. "Have you ever known a dog that's gone into this building?" he asked, motioning to their HQ. He wanted to really know if this was the dog. It was strange, and he didn't think it was this dog. The dog he had in mind was nothing like Al, plus Al lied.
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A white dog padded along the street at a comfortable slow pace his blind blue gaze calm and laid back. His ears where pricked sligtly but he made no real effort to listen out to the sound of the streets. He navigated his way aound the buildings ignoring the threats and growls of other dogs. Eventually he arrived outside the building he was looking for but no smile broke from his lips. He sniffed carefully. This was the place. He was here.