where’s ziggy bear?
lucy: have you seen ziggy, toods?
toodles: nope. let’s go bark at kiki.
lucy: your turn to keep an eye out for him.
toodles: he’s not with the bare-butt bears.
ziggy: those bitches will never find me in here.
ziggy: hey, who are you?
chamo: chamo. mi saint calls me camel.
ziggy: is that your spirit animal?
chamo: say what?
ziggy: every dog has a spirit animal. mine’s a bear.
chamo: i dunno. i play ball. why are you hiding in the laundry room?
ziggy: it’s those bitches. . . hey, your foto isn’t changing. how do i know you’re a real dog?
chamo: i have balls.
ziggy: i lost mine.
chamo: i can teleport some over to you, buddy. where do you live?
ziggy: en calzoncillos. but that’s all i’m gonna tell you. for all i know, you might be a stuffed toy. do you squeak?
chamo: no.
ziggy: do you live with other animales?
chamo: there’s a drop-kick dog en mi casa.
ziggy: sex?
chamo: look, dude, i got balls, but this roommate is like really, really old, like 126.
ziggy: ugg . . .at least, lucy furr and toodles are young and beautiful. any others?
chamo: well, there’s like 9 gatos.
ziggy: cats?!?!?!?! you live with cats?
chamo: por supuesto.
ziggy: you don’t chase them?
chamo: live and let live. you’re the one hiding in the laundry room.
ziggy: touché
toodles: what are you looking for lucy?
lucy: i’m hiding from ziggy.
toodles: and he’s hiding from us. i’m gonna go help carrie ann with the yard.
lucy: me, too.
carrie ann: lucy furr, stay out of the flowers, girl.
lucy: i’m helping.
lucy: this is where carrie ann planted weed last week.
carrie ann: seeds, lucy, holly hock seeds. not weed.
lucy: then why’d you yell at me when i dug it up? like it’s f*ckin’ cash crop?
carrie ann: what’s a matter, luce? you look sad.
lucy: you used to call me lucy goosey. now you call me lucy furr. i know what that means. you think i’m a pita.
carrie ann: no, lucy. you’re my favorite.
lucy: i have a popular name. who am i named after?
carrie ann: abeula named you lucy. she used to watch i love lucy on tv. and she thought her name was lucy o’ball. seemed like a good name for a sweet puppy.
lucy: so, i’m lucy o’ball or lucy goosey?
carrie ann: you’re lucy in the sky with diamonds.
lucy: i know what that means!
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