Sixth Number

[milliondollarpipes]

[Until this morning, Harvey'd been taking to this week's changes like a fish to water. Sure, the black-and-white wasn't all that great, but his clothes hadn't changed any and he loved the malt shop thing goin' on downstairs.

But, of course, nothing good can last. When Cambot finds him, he's standing on a chair, rabbit perched on one shoulder, trying to use some old rags dam up the slow ooze of maple syrup coming from the vent in his room. There's already a thin layer of it coating the floor around the area and it doesn't appear to be stopping.]

Ugh, this is disgusting...you kids might not wanna order any breakfast today. I had some pancakes earlier and came back to this. [While he's distracted, a few pancakes knock down part of his makeshift wall as they slide down the syrup river, landing with a wet splat on his floor.] Gosh darn it -

[Blink. That wasn't what he'd meant to say.] What the heck was...the fudge...alright, this is baloney.

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[punsofiron]

[...yup she can't resist the offer. She carefully scoops him up just in time to get him out of the way of the incoming bedding and cradles him against her shoulder.]

I almost forgot how soft rabbits were. This could be habit forming.

[milliondollarpipes]

[He shrugs with a grin, tucking the sheets into the cushions.]

Trust me, it is. Before you know it, you'll have a couple hoppin' around here.

[punsofiron]

I don't have the pipes for it.

[milliondollarpipes]

[He just laughs.]

Yeah, and I didn't think I had the chops to keep a pet.

[punsofiron]

What, you never had a dog or something as a kid?

[milliondollarpipes]

Nope, this guy's my first. Figures it'd be somethin' weird like a rabbit - if it weren't for some of the ponies I wouldn'tve even known what to feed him. Turns out you can't just give 'em some lettuce and call it a day.

[punsofiron]

He's totally worth it though.

[milliondollarpipes]

Yeah. [He smiles fondly.] Yeah, he is.