[Even a stranger would have been able to see that she's not fine. Duke knows her better than that, and knows how disgusted and humiliated she'd be if she was in her right mind.
Duke tenses up when she snarls, hand drawing a few inches closer to the gun, but Allison doesn't move and Brownie simply sinks down into a play crouch. Keeping his guard up, he drops Brownie's leash with a stern "stay" and slowly walks over to Allison. He pulls the gun from his belt as he does, letting her see he's keeping it up and aimed away from her.]
If you're really fine, there's no reason I need this. Should I drop it?
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[Even a stranger would have been able to see that she's not fine. Duke knows her better than that, and knows how disgusted and humiliated she'd be if she was in her right mind.
Duke tenses up when she snarls, hand drawing a few inches closer to the gun, but Allison doesn't move and Brownie simply sinks down into a play crouch. Keeping his guard up, he drops Brownie's leash with a stern "stay" and slowly walks over to Allison. He pulls the gun from his belt as he does, letting her see he's keeping it up and aimed away from her.]
If you're really fine, there's no reason I need this. Should I drop it?
Don't answer if you won't tell the truth.