[It's said with mock accusation and a small, watery smile as Brownie draws her attention again. Her smile grows as she rubs her head, but then it fractures hard, and Allison can feel it.
Hoping Duke doesn't see, she shifts to wrap her arms around Brownie's neck, presses her face there just before it crumbles completely, and tries to cry silently against her fur, keeping her in place by scratching the top of her head with one wayward hand.]
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[It's said with mock accusation and a small, watery smile as Brownie draws her attention again. Her smile grows as she rubs her head, but then it fractures hard, and Allison can feel it.
Hoping Duke doesn't see, she shifts to wrap her arms around Brownie's neck, presses her face there just before it crumbles completely, and tries to cry silently against her fur, keeping her in place by scratching the top of her head with one wayward hand.]