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Dom looked out the window, then turned back to Doc.\u00a0 “Did you call Nick?”<\/p>\n
“I tried, but his line’s busy.”<\/p>\n
“He doesn’t have call waiting?”\u00a0 He gave him an incredulous stare.\u00a0 “Or is it that you can’t get past Thomas?<\/p>\n
“All Caretakers are alike in that regards.\u00a0 If I don’t want to be disturbed, no one is getting past Missouri, not even Teaspoon.”\u00a0 Doc sighed, head in his hands.\u00a0 “It’s just a bunch of geese, can’t y’all just walk around them?”<\/p>\n
“One chased Han halfway down the driveway, before giving up and then made a run for Doyle, who almost snuck past it.\u00a0 You’re lucky he hasn’t set up a snipper nest somewhere to take the bastards out.”<\/p>\n
“Why hasn’t he, to afraid Nick would find out?”<\/p>\n
“He was muttering something about Warrick and the Owl Vendetta.”\u00a0 Dom crossed his arms over his chest.<\/p>\n
Scurlock stared at his second, not sure if he was serious or not.\u00a0 “They’re only here for two weeks, then move on.\u00a0 Be happy this isn’t their nesting area.”<\/p>\n
There was a loud squawk, a scream, and then a slam of the door.\u00a0 A few moments later, Daniel stepped into the office, with a look of horror – and this from the man who faced down grizzlies or so the legend tells.\u00a0 “It bit me.”<\/p>\n
“It’s just a goose.”<\/p>\n
“Geese are evil! I never fucked with a goose in my life.”\u00a0 He waved his hands around, eyes flashing in madness, hair falling from the ponytail.\u00a0 “Why? ‘Cause I’m not stupid.\u00a0 Geese are of the devil.\u00a0 I’m not going outside until they are gone.”<\/p>\n
And with that he stormed off, ignoring the snickering from both men, at his ripped pants, ass hanging in the wind.<\/p>\n
There was another squawk, but no scream or slamming of the door.\u00a0 Both men curious who got past the squad of evil outside, when Ronon and Brian walked into the office barely fazed.<\/p>\n
Eyes narrowed in suspicion.<\/p>\n
“What?”\u00a0 Brian stared back. “I made a deal with the head goose a while back he leaves me alone.”<\/p>\n
They both looked at Ronon.<\/p>\n
“Show respect and they’ll respect you in return.”<\/p>\n
“Yet it still hates me.”\u00a0 Dom glared at his Mates.<\/p>\n
They both gave him a pointed look then wandered off.<\/p>\n
Another squawk, this time a yell and the sound of someone running around the front yard.\u00a0 “Damnit Teaspoon I know this is the only time a year you get exercise, but stop chasing the bird and get in here.”<\/p>\n
Teaspoon squawked at the Goose, then slammed the door just as it charged.\u00a0 He smirked at Buck, who rolled his eyes.\u00a0 “It never attacks you.”<\/p>\n
“That is because I respect all creatures.”\u00a0 He shook his head, and headed for his rooms.\u00a0 What he wasn’t going to tell him, was that Hickok had shared with him Nico’s technique of dealing with Geese.\u00a0 Worked like a charm, every time.<\/p>\n
Teaspoon glared at his Childe suspiciously.\u00a0 “I say we have roast goose for Christmas.”<\/p>\n
“Do you want the Vendetta to come here?” Doyle just appeared out of nowhere. “Learn from Warrick’s mistakes, it’s not worth it.”<\/p>\n
“Where the hell did he come from?”\u00a0 Doc glanced at Dom, who shrugged.\u00a0 “This happens every year, you would think y’all would make plans for this.”<\/p>\n
“And you did?”\u00a0 Teaspoon stared at his Clan Leader.<\/p>\n
Josiah smirked, grabbed his bag from under the desk, gave Dom a quick salute.\u00a0 “I’m going on vacation.”\u00a0 Opened the back window tossed his bag to Jose, then climbed out the window, away from the evil geese.\u00a0 He was a goddamn regulator, and knew how to sneak around loud obnoxious bastards with grace and dignity, by fleeing out the back.<\/p>\n
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