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[trenchknives]

Hey, um...

[When Jimmy turns on the video, he looks somewhere between sheepish, confused, and deeply irritated. And maybe a little in pain.]

Just hypothetically, off the top of your heads, do any of you guys know anythin' about dog bites? Y'know, what you should do if a dog bites you, how bad it should be before you go 'n see a doctor, that kinda thing?

[A pause, and there's the sound of a small dog barking in the background.]

Or, um, how to get a dog not to bite you? That'd be good too. Kinda late this time, but maybe for next time.

[A longer pause.]

Actually, do any of the doctors around here wanna tell me if I'm gonna die, or somethin'?

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[thermonuclear_birdbrain]

Scare him! If you're bigger and scarier, animals will be afraid of you. Or if you want me to go burn it up, I can do that.

[immortal_machine]

[Said in a blunt, vaguely condescending voice, as if this should all be obvious.]

You won't die unless your immune system is very poor. Dog bites are blunt punctures and open and tend to bleed, removing infectious agents as long as you don't smother the wounds.

If you're torn open, you'll bleed to death, but you asked about a single bite.

If you mistreat the wound or get it dirty, you can contract sepsis and die, but that is somewhat difficult to do.

For a normal dog bite, you should be fine as long as you aren't foolish about it. Let it bleed a little to get the debris and bacteria out, then wash it with clean water and bandage it with a non-stick material. Clean the bandage if it gets too bloody, and wait until the wound scabs.

If you are bleeding heavily, just go get stitches.

( v i d e o )

[steleheart]

You got a dog?

[ Can she dogsit? Oh wait, she should probably focus on his worry. ] Wow, um. Are you bleeding? Or is it bruised?

voice;

[hexuality]

Jimmy.

[An exhale, fond and amused and yeah, okay, concerned too.]

Want me to take a look?

[paving]

That's pretty unfortunate. It would be really unlucky if that dog had rabies, huh?

[water_wine_wizard]

Has it started turning funny colors yet? [Teasing] Oh. No, wait that's a cat bite.

I'll come over and take a look at it. Did you clean it off? How badly was it bleeding?

[trenchknives]

As much as I appreciate the offer, I think lightin' my dog on fire is kinda an overreaction.

[trenchknives]

Okay, yeah, that's all good to know, thanks. I think my immune system is okay. It's bleedin' a little, but I don't think I need stitches.

[thermonuclear_birdbrain]

Well, if he's going to try to kill you, I'd go do it.

But hey, if he just got mad and nipped you, yeah, I wouldn't do that.

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[trenchknives]

Yeah, I've got a dog. 'n right now he's locked in the bathroom, 'cause he's a little shit that decided to bite me.

[A slight smile.]

It's kinda bleedin', but it's okay, I think.

Re: voice;

[trenchknives]

You wouldn't mind takin' a look? I'd appreciate it.

[trenchknives]

Yeah, that'd be a problem, but he's got all his shots, so I don't think I'm gonna get rabies anytime soon.

[trenchknives]

Sure, I cleaned it up a little. Not bleedin' too badly -- not enough to need stitches, I don't think.

[A pause.]

You can come over if you want, yeah.

[trenchknives]

I dunno if he could kill me. He's pretty small.

[A pause.]

But he's also pretty pissed off. That's why I locked him in the bathroom.

[thermonuclear_birdbrain]

What'd you do to him?

[trenchknives]

That's the thing -- I dunno! Sometimes he just kinda... attacks me.

[water_wine_wizard]

I'll be over in shortly. I just need to grab my things.

What did you do to earn a bite, anyway?

[trenchknives]

Why does everyone assume I did somethin'? My dog's an asshole.

[thermonuclear_birdbrain]

He thinks you're weaker than he is and that you basically won't bite back. Animals don't fight anyone when they think they'll get in trouble for it.

[water_wine_wizard]

From what I know about animals, they generally don't attack unless provoked. You might have done something that you didn't realize would provoke.

[trenchknives]

Yeah? Well, you got any suggestions for how to let him know he's wrong about that?

[trenchknives]

He's real nice to other people. I just had him on my lap, 'n all of a sudden, he bit me.

[A frown.]

Maybe he doesn't like to be on my lap.

[thermonuclear_birdbrain]

Scare him. Look big and impressive, and like you could beat him up. And if he attacks you, be loud and fight back a little. Not enough to really hurt him, but enough to show him you're on top.

...At least, that's how ravens do things. I'm guessing dogs are kind of similar? They group up and have the leaders and the followers, right?

[paving]

It's not so bad, then. You've still got at luck on your side.

[water_wine_wizard]

Why would you have a dog on your lap? Aren't they too big for that?

[Laruna's world hasn't developed small dogs yet.]