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[raleighs]

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[dorothied]

[She actually gets excited over the idea of a puppy, a tiny little soul to love and cherish and watch as he/she grows. The blueprints aren't as important anymore, so she lets them slide to the floor and climbs in his lap.]

What kind of dog?

[raleighs]

[Oh well a lapful of Mako is never anything that Raleigh is going to refuse. He settles his arms around her middle, smiling up at her.]

A lab or a husky or something. I'd step on a tiny one.

[dorothied]

A lab. [Loyal and blond and happy as fuck, it'll be like a miniature Raleigh. If he ever leaves - god no - she'll cuddle the dog.]

[raleighs]

[God no, Raleigh wouldn't even be able to wander down the street too far without missing her and coming back on his own.]

Yeah? You don't want a little lap dog fuzz ball thing?

[dorothied]

[Are you talking about Raleigh or a dog?]

Only if it's as big and fat and slobbery as Max.

[raleighs]

[Hard to say.]

I'd sit on it at some point and smash it. It's probably better to get a bigger one.

[dorothied]

That's not how you dogsit, Raleigh.

[raleighs]

[He laughs at that. Corny, stupid jokes are (not so) secretly his thing.]

It is how you make the tiny ones stop barking though.

[dorothied]

[WARNING WARNING SHIT'S ABOUT TO GET UNINTENTIONALLY REAL.]

I really don't want to know what your idea of babysitting is.

[raleighs]

Me either. Never done it.

[He's never really had the chance. Not like he's got close friends with young kids. The best he's got is Tendo and the Chois live on a different continent right now and they're probably smart enough to know not to leave Raleigh alone with a child because something will go wrong.]

[dorothied]

[That was smooth and a good exit route.]

So, dogs. A big dog, doesn't matter if he's a puppy when we find him. One that needs a family as much as we need a dog.

[raleighs]

[It's about to take a hard right back into danger zone. Because Raleigh latches on to one word in particular.]

We're a family?

[dorothied]

[Well, welcome to the danger zone and have a nice stay.]

Aren't we?

[raleighs]

[Making himself at home. He's looking at her like she's a marvel, like he'd hoped for something but didn't expect it much.]

You haven't said it before, I didn't want to assume.

[dorothied]

Is it - [He's not looking at her like he's about to hit the street and run, but she still wants to ask first. Somehow.] You're the only family I've got left.

Is that okay?

[raleighs]

[Is that okay- how about he moves to kiss her softly.]

More than okay.

[dorothied]

Yes? [So one kiss turns into smiling through the kiss, and then the next kiss involves a little too much enthusiastic tongue and her hands cupping his face but.]

[raleighs]

[He's distracted from answering right away because of that enthusiastic frenching, They've been family for a while now, all the other one has left in the world, but it just feels official having said it. Like it's a promise.]

Yeah. Yes. It's not like I've spoken to my sister in like a decade anyway.

[dorothied]

[Ha ha ha what.]

What?

[raleighs]

[Surprise?]

... you know, Jazmine. My little sister?

[Three guesses why she isn't talking to him.]

[dorothied]

[A SISTER. This is where a different girlfriend would've prepared better, you know. Looked him up on every file.]

There was no mention of a Jazmine Becket.

[raleighs]

[It's not all her fault, she's not in his file with the PPDC. Still need those guesses, Mako?]

Yeah, I know. We haven't really talked since our mom's funeral.

[dorothied]

[RALEIGH. For fuck's sake.]

You have family. You have a sister, and not even after we saved the world - you didn't think to check up on her?

[raleighs]

[Wow when you put it like that he sounds like a real asshole.]

I-- [he cuts himself off because even though it's Mako, he doesn't want to say that he's more or less afraid of his little sister, less in that she could kick his ass and more that she might not want anything to do with him and he'd totally deserve it.]

I did. I mean, I have a phone number. I just haven't called it.

[dorothied]

[Or he could say that, and Mako could explain why that's more of a reason to do it. She's frowning, that's the first reason to do it, Raleigh.]

Call it. Call her - at least.