There were periods of peace.
"...la la la...happy happy happy...la la la...my Mom rocks...la la la..."
"Your awesomeness is just awesome, Awesome Big Brother."
"...oh not again..."
"Private Mae! THIS IS NO TIME FOR A BELLY RUB!"
Intermission while Privates Mae, Gandalf and Malcolm clean the latrine with toothbrushes.
*Muzak featuring the Tijuana Brass*
Stand-ins for Private Gandalf and Private Malcolm.
*cheery mariachi band plays in the background*
End of Intermission.
"Um, excuse me. Yeah, hi. Um, yeah, I uh, read that as part of the training, we would be doing a "dry run" of sorts, that would involve me going to the vet before Atticus does? Is that true? So uh, can I ask how me going for a checkup helps Atticus' plight in any way? You know...because, uh...I'm not seeing it."
"OK, you guys are weird. AND LOUD! And I don't know what you're up to, but you're seriously keeping me and my elephant Stampy here from napping on my box... harshing my mellow, dammit."
*Nice pond, huh?! My neighbours upstairs built it. He just finished it last week, and there are no fish in it yet. But there will be, and lily pads as well. There's even a waterfall!"
...to be continued...!