Caleb is the cat in the hat (worth_therisk) wrote in valarlogs, @ 2016-06-26 17:47:00 |
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Entry tags: | !complete, caleb rivers, yue katou |
Who: Katou and Caleb
When: Recent!
Where: Caleb's place
What: Katou stops by to see the mutt puppy
Rating/Warning:
Status: Complete
Katou wasn’t about to admit that he missed Nana. If that was the case, then he’d have people all over his back trying to convince him to get a dog, and Katou really didn’t need all that added responsibility. Nor did he want to get used to picking up dog shit. Dogs were great, so long as they were other people’s dogs.
Which just meant that he was pretty fucking happy that Caleb had got a dog. None of his friends had dogs, which meant that Katou never got to play with any. He was doing a good job at hiding his excitement though, and anyone looking at him would think that Katou was bored when he knocked on Caleb’s door.
Caleb was still adjusting to the whole dog thing. Techno was super happy and friendly and Caleb could already tell the little guy loved him. Yeah, the feeling was mutual. But despite all the fun times it was a lot of work. And he wasn’t particularly a fan of the shitting aspect. He might just have to hire a dog walker.
There was a knock on the door and Techno went wild. Running to the door, barking, and wagging his tail. Caleb laughed shaking his head as he went over to answer it. “Hey,” he greeted Katou with a nod. Techno was a bit more enthusiastic, jumping on Katou with a lick to his face.
“Ugh,” Katou groaned, wiping the slobber off his face. “Nana was never like this,” he complained. In fact, Katou had always gotten the impression that Nana had kind of disapproved of energetic pups like this. Katou himself though, he didn’t mind. In fact, he almost kind of prefered the dog acting like this was the greatest day in its entire life. “Your fucking dog slobbered all over my face.”
Still, Katou didn’t shove the dog away. In fact, leaned down a little to give him a scratch behind the ear.
Caleb just gave Katou a sheepish smile. “Techno is no Nana,” he replied. Although he had never met Nana himself so he had no idea how she acted. But Techno was a bit wild. He was still a puppy and Caleb hadn't attempted much training yet.
“There are paper towels over there,” he said nodding at the counter. Techno was no back on all fours looking up longingly at Katou as he wagged his tail furiously.
“Paper towels?” Katou asked. “What am I, Mr. Clean?” The back of his hand worked just as well for getting dog slobber off his face as a paper towel did. “Techno, huh?” Katou said, looking at the dog. He swatted down in front of him, sitting on his haunches, and looked the dog in the face as though he was sizing him up. “You couldn’t have named him after a less shitty type of music?” he asked, turning his gaze from the pup so he could grin cheekily at his friend.
“It’s actually after technology.” And somewhat a reference to a nickname Caleb had been called himself in dreams, by A. But mostly the technology thing. “You want a beer?” Caleb asked heading to his fridge. It was basically all he head in there. So if Katou wanted something different he was out of luck.
“If I ever say no to that, I might be a pod person,” Katou said, following Caleb to the kitchen and hopped up onto the counter, where he proceeded to boop Techno lightly on the nose with his foot. “Technology though, huh? That’s … really not much better, dude. I’d’ve named him something like… Faceripper maybe.”
“It’s what I know best,” Caleb replied with a shrug. “I don’t want him scaring people with a name like Faceripper,” he added with a laugh grabbing two beers out of the fridge. “I guess that’s just what you will have to name your future dog,” he joked handing one of the beers over.
“I thought scaring people was half the point of getting a pitbull,” Katou said, taking the beer and opening it with one of his metal fingernails. He’d known people with pitbulls before, in his life before he’d managed to get clean. They’d been nice enough dogs once they got used to you, but he was pretty sure most of them were around to protect merchandise and to make the guys feel tough.
“Though, I don’t know if this suck’d be capable of putting the fear of anything into someone,” he said, once again booping the dog with his foot. “I mean, except maybe the fear of cavities.”
Caleb hadn’t gotten his dog to scare people. He had been drawn to him in a weird way. “Not for me. I think they have a bad wrap.” Because really Techno was the sweetest thing. Which was proven by Katou’s cavity treatment. Despite the guys tough guy attitude Caleb could tell Katou was already found of the little guy, or not so little guy. “So, you going to help me take care of him since you can’t have a dog of your own? Take him to the beach and shit.”
Katou shrugged. “Yeah, sure, I’ll help walk your mutt if you want,” Katou said. “I mean, so long as I get to play the cool uncle role and don’t actually have to do any of the cleaning up.” Which was one of his favourite parts of his relationship with Yue. He just got to play with the tot; his sister was the one who had to clean diapers and make the little poop factory stop crying.
“What is with everyone making Techno their nephew?” Caleb laughed shaking his head. First Rapunzel with the ‘Aunt Rapunzel’ comment now Katou wanting to be the ‘cool uncle’. Caleb wouldn’t force Katou to clean up Techno’s shit. He had the dog it was his responsibility now. That didn’t mean he wouldn’t encourage Katou to lend a hand every now and then though.
“What, you’re going to complain that your dog has too much extended family?” Katou asked, smirking at his friend. He wasn’t sure who else had decided to make Techno their nephew, but Katou decided he probably liked them. “Besides, unclehood ain’t so bad. I figure it’s gotta be easier than being the uncle to an actually human being.”
“Nah, family is good.” At least Techno would have lots of love growing up. Even if he was a dog. “He’s probably the only nephew you are ever going to get from me,” Caleb replied with a laugh. Kids were so out of the question right now. A dog though, well that he could handle.
“Ugh, good,” Katou said. “You ain’t allowed to have kids until I decide I’m done going out and having fun with you.”
“I’ll let Hanna know we need your permission,” he replied with a smirk. “But for now, what do you say we take this guy for a walk?”