'Hey, Karin.'
'Hello, Brother Mine.' I really didn't like the sound of her voice. When she turned to me, I liked her grin even less. I could have sworn she'd sharpened her teeth.....
'Yes, Sister Dear?' I glanced at her hands - the claws were in, thank Dog.
'I was just looking over the losses from your last mission.' She adjusted her glasses and picked up a sheet of paper. Presumably my report.
'Er, yeah?' I had thought that it was all pretty straightforward, but obviously Karin didn't think so. I could hear drumming her fingers on the table. Tap-tap-tap, tap-tap-tap.
'I noticed we lost another Jeep.' Tap-tap-CLICK! Uh-oh.
'Um, yeah, well, see there was this wall.....' Nervous sweat was beginning to bead in my fur.
'You couldn't miss a wall?' Tap-tap-Click.
'Well, it wasn't me.' My stomach was turning somersaults - I was sure I was going to be seeing that tuna I had for lunch again.
'Why wasn't it you?' Tap-Click-Click.
'Well, Rupert was already down for the count - you'll notice his injuries listed - and we were under fire, so I gave Barkley the wheel and...'
'YOU WHAT?!?!?!?' CLICK-CLICK-CLICK!
'Well, he can drive better than he can shoot and.....'
'Marshal, there's a reason Barkley's only cleared for demolitions, Marshal - he tends to destroy things even when he's not trying!' CLICK-CLICK-CLACK!!!
'But Karin...!!!!' That was when the pain began.....
