[There’s a young woman standing a few feet behind him on the lake. She doesn’t have much of a presence, almost as if she were a ghost.
(She’s not)
She’d been internally debating weather or not to speak up, but there’s something particularly upsetting about an older man hugging a dog. Or anyone hugging a dog.]
It’s a good dog.
It definitely understands you weren’t aiming at it. [she takes a few cautious steps forward]
Do you mind...? [mind what, exactly? Well, this guy can determine that.]
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(She’s not)
She’d been internally debating weather or not to speak up, but there’s something particularly upsetting about an older man hugging a dog. Or anyone hugging a dog.]
It’s a good dog.
It definitely understands you weren’t aiming at it. [she takes a few cautious steps forward]
Do you mind...? [mind what, exactly? Well, this guy can determine that.]