Vernon: In all seriousness, we need to look into pullin' our pups from that school and movin' 'em to somewhere else...
Dawn: Puppy...
Vernon: No, I mean it! Underground Rock Candy Rings, Soda Speakeasy's...now a dang...I mean 'Espionage club?' I ain't never even heard of an 'espionage club' till that day...then I get to hear about how oh 'Val's pa was in one', er' 'Oh they invited Marcus to one'!? My school wasn't like that a t'all...
Dawn: You didn't have afterschool programs or clubs?
Vernon: Sure we did! Like we had them mathlete's, and chess club...band...Ranger Scouts. I was in Gus' BnB club. Most mischief we ever saw was pranks and petty crimes o' vandalism aimed at the teachers...
Dawn: Puppy, I mean...you didn't...well we didn't have many friends growing up...maybe you just...didn't see a lot of it?
Vernon: Surely my Pa would'a mentioned candy smugglers and teachers with all sorts a crazy criminal mastermind schemes at some point when talkin' to me and my brothers about local cases'...We need to pull our pups out o' there ASAP, maybe move up near Ma and Pa, and send 'em to a nice rural school...
Dawn: Puppy, we agreed you wouldn't stifle Lily...
Vernon: This ain't about stiflin' her 'police instincts', this is about protectin' them pups, especially her, from gettin' inta real trouble...
Dawn: I suppose that's fair...we aren't exactly doing any favors to our family by allowing our personal list of enemies to grow by a few more mammals every week...sometimes dangerous ones at that...Maybe we need to have a talk with her...though you have to admit watching lily crack that case in person was pretty thrilling.
Vernon: *huffs*
Dawn: You could see the shine behind her eyes, the little gears turning as she pieced it together. She looked...well to say delighted would be wrong...more so...'in her element' I guess...
Vernon: I guess...*Sighs* Anyway...to er...reign things in with a more...upbeat question, it was great to see Tim again. And to catch him datin' a wolfess at that. *Chuckles* I guess my family left a purty big impact on him.
Dawn: More like your mother...seriously, change the fur and eye color and boom, it's just a young Audrey. *Giggles* Even the story about how she pursued him was pretty much beat for beat how Audrey pursued your father.
Vernon: At least I'm not thinkin' that's gonna culminate with someone's Pa catchin' Tim and Alex foolin' around in a pie-sellin' stall. Tim don't seem the type to pull a stunt like that...
Dawn: *Laughs* But Alex does...give it time...
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