video;

[charring]

[First off, that's not the carpet in Charlie's apartment. She's elsewhere today. Probably at Ed's. Second, there is a round hedgehog crawling on the floor, sniffing everything. Petrichor is nearby, keeping well away from the hedgehog.

Finally, something Petrichor doesn't want anything to do with. The hedgehog seems to know this, too, because it keeps heading over to the cat, hissing and popping until Petrichor has run away to hide under something.

Charlie's recording this and finding it kind of amusing. When Petrichor decides to sniff at the hedgehog and the hedgehog turns too fast for his liking, startling the cat out of the room, Charlie starts laughing. The amera is shifted and Charlie very carefully picks the spiky creature up.]

Sonic, you're being a bully.

[Meanwhile, Sonic seems perfectly happy to be in Charlie's hand, sniffing her skin and looking up at her. End feed.]

Comments

[signatures]

Last time I dealt with a hedgehog, it pissed all over my pant leg.

[charring]

Gross. I don't have him out long enough to have that happen. Just a few minutes here and there.

[socoolbrewster]

I think someone should get an armadillo so you can have a battle.

[charring]

Nah. I don't think Howard would go for that.

[ Audio ]

[latenightfondue]

[ Howard sticks to audio to hide the fact he's locked himself away in the lab where he works and is drinking when no one's paying any attention. ]

Least Petty ain't gonna gobble him up.

[ Audio ]

[charring]

[Charlie laughs slightly]I kinda figured he wouldn't though I'm pretty sure Sonic thinks he's boss around here now.

[ Audio ]

[latenightfondue]

No idea where he gets that trait from.

video.

[rehashing]

Is that a hedgehog?

Video.

[charring]

Yep! His name is Sonic. And mine is Charlie.

[ Audio ]

[charring]

Wherever he gets it, it's hilarious. How are you, Howard?

video;

[candothat]

Why do you have a hedgehog?

Video.

[rehashing]

Elena. [ A smile. Nice reference if she - knew it. Because, wow, she definitely was not around for Sega! ] Did you get him at the animal shelter?

Video.

[charring]

Pleasure to meet you.

I got him at the pet store with a friend. We co-own the guy. I watch him while he's at work and he does the same for me.

[socoolbrewster]

Aww, c'mon. It would be fun though.

Maybe a turtle.

video;

[charring]

I share ownership with a friend. It's my day to watch him.

[charring]

Goofball. A turtle, Ed? Really? [Your girlfriend is amused, Ed. Points for you.]

video;

[candothat]

And your cat is afraid of him?

I think, maybe, that hedgehogs are extinct at home. That or I never had an opportunity to see one.

video;

[charring]

Petrichor is terrified of him. It's kind of funny. He's usually such a stinker and pounces everything but I think Petrichor is afraid of Sonic's spikes.

I could bring him over sometime if you want to see him.

video;

[candothat]

As he should be

He would not like my apartment, and I am not sure that Howl would like him. [Not that Howl lives with Chekov so much as pops in once in a while to beautify himself, cook, and sleep.]

[socoolbrewster]

Yep. Why not?

[ Audio ]

[latenightfondue]

Long as he don't go hurting the kitty.

[ Everyone keeps asking him that today. No one usually does. ] Yeah, good. Heard about that Ed guy. Y'okay, sweetheart?

[charring]

What if I don't like turtles?

[ Audio ]

[charring]

He won't. Just hisses and pops.

[A pause.] Did you? And, yeah. I'm relatively alright.

Re: video;

[charring]

We can take him to the garden.

[ Audio ]

[latenightfondue]

Guess there's a lotta that going around, huh?