Grencia Mars Elijah Guo Eckener (jazzchagren) wrote,
He closes the space between them and places the cigarette back in his mouth so his hands are free. Dropping down to one knee he scratches the dog behind it's ears with both hands and then pets down it's sides.
What a good boy, he says, which he feels silly for shortly after. But he figures it's impossible to talk to an animal and not look a little silly anyway.
He looks up as he continues to scratch the dog. I'm sorry, he says around the cigarette, some ash dropping to the sidewalk. I feel like I've met you before, but I can't place you're name. You'll forgive me? I'm Gren.