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[freezerburned]

[Isaac is broadcasting from inside of a pretty wrecked looking place. The shelves around him are still in some form of disarray, water damage is soaked into the walls, and there are various animal cages laying on the ground with different sorts of pets in them- sluggish lizards in one, sneezy rats in another... all in all, the sight is kind of depressing, even if there are obvious attempts to clean it up.

He sighs.]

Right. I was hoping to not have to do this, but I think that the animals will get sick if we keep them here for much longer. Can you guys foster some of these while we're getting the store rebuilt? We can give you all the stuff you need to take care of 'em.

Oh. And- we're broke. Like, really broke. [Having over a week of no income, plus repairs, plus having to use product to keep the animals alive will do that to you.]

So... [Isaac sighs.] There are those apple things that give you money, right? Would anyone be willing to share some?

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[Video]

[freezerburned]

...are there other kinds?

[Video]

[tonsofpun]

Yeah, just the normal black ones. I've -- I've never seen the pet kind before.

[Video]

[freezerburned]

You mean like wild rats.

[He frowns.]

Yeah, they're a little different. They won't bite your face off, that's for sure.

[Video]

[tonsofpun]

So do you guys keep a whole store or something?

[She's at least somewhat familiar with the smuggling and sale of pets, but usually it's guard dogs or work horses.]

[Video]

[freezerburned]

Yeah. Well- Scott does. I just sort of work here.

[He shrugs.]

Would you like to keep one for awhile? Just until we get the new store up.

[Video]

[tonsofpun]

Gotcha. -man, I would? But I've already got a horse to try to take care of, and I've got my hands full with that.

You know who'd be awesome at that though? Rapunzel.

[Video]

[freezerburned]

A horse? Definitely don't envy you there. But yeah, I don't think I've met Rapunzel.

[Video]

[tonsofpun]

It's not so bad, I'm used to it.

[And she's used to keeping him in a garage, not the stables she found.]

Rapunzel's- you can't miss her, she's got like fifty feet of blond hair and talks to chameleons.

[Video]

[freezerburned]

...not sure if I want to entrust an animal to someone with fifty feet of hair.

[Video]

[tonsofpun]

That's what I though when I met her, but it doesn't slow her down at all.

[Video]

[freezerburned]

I wasn't thinking capability. I was thinking- uh.

[He sort of points to his temple, swirling his finger around a bit. You know, the universal sign for totally and completely crazy.]

[Video]

[tonsofpun]

Oh. Yeah, uh- she might be, just a little bit. But she's kooky cat lady crazy, not the bad kind.

[Video]

[freezerburned]

Responsible-pet-owner crazy?

[Video]

[tonsofpun]

Dude, I'm pretty sure her chameleon understands me when I talk. But he seems cool with her.

[Way to also sound nuts, Ellie.]

[Video]

[freezerburned]

...the... chameleon seems cool with her.

[Video]

[tonsofpun]

If you don't believe me, try talking to the chameleon.

... yeah, okay, that sounds nuts.

[Video]

[freezerburned]

Just a little.

[Eyebrow raise.]

So who're you?

[Video]

[tonsofpun]

Ellie.

... you been doing this a long time?

[Video]

[freezerburned]

This- what? Pet store stuff? No way.

[Isaac just sort of rolls his eyes.]

I owed Scott... kind of a big favor. Two weeks working for him made it up, but I like having the spending cash so I stayed.

[Totally the only reason he stayed.]

[Video]

[tonsofpun]

It wasn't the big cute ratty eyes?

[Video]

[freezerburned]

...they're kind of little and beady, actually.