44 (UISYA)

Below is the description of Ann and Larie's **44th meeting** (EARTH 6) from the Ed, Edd n Eddy fanfiction series, Until I See You Again.

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## Story

>    Ann is the pet of a married couple who own an animal clinic and pound, and is often seen in the waiting room greeting the animals brought in. While the human owners tend to feel uneasy by the cat's urge to impose and many of the pets respond negatively, Ann is undiscourageable and keeps her reputation as a door greeter strong.
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> One day, a wounded wolf is brought in and Ann gives him her customary welcome, though his appearance make her curious about his breed. The wolf doesn't care to respond and seems out of it for the most part. The vet, equally unsure, accepts his new guest for a check-up and concludes his wounds are old. He leashes him in the designated corner of the waiting room, until his wife returns to register him to their pound. His presence makes many visitors nervous.
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> As he's untalkative, Ann figures he's still feeling ill and leaves him be, though he starts to make snarky remarks when he witnesses her practise of interviewing pets as if she's an actual human employee.
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> This starts a larger conversation between the two, mainly about their lives, and eventually Ann learns he's indeed a wild animal. Larie says to have been shot with a sleeping dart after he strayed away too far from his home. Ann guesses he got mistaken for a pet when he ended up in someone's backyard and was too drowsy to give off an aggressive vibe. She concludes having him around isn't a good thing for her owners and offers to help him escape after closing time.
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> Before that moment arrives, Ann focuses on her self-assigned job and occasionally treats Larie with rejected consolation cookies whenever an unwilling pet hisses at it. Larie likes the pampering and agrees to keep calm if she keeps it up.
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> When the time arrives for him to be moved to the pound, Ann gives him a few instructions on how to convincingly play a dog who needs to be excused. Her owners picks up on the signs and decide to let him stay in the yard for the night. Ann meets up with him from one of the top windows and gives him a tip on how he might be able to jump over the high brick walls. A dog house is used as leverage and he succeeds. Ann says her goodbye and retreats, but Larie has second thoughts and undoes his efforts by jumping back in.
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> The following morning, she and her owners find him still in the yard. Ann expresses her confusion, but Larie claims to want an owner and more cookies; though it becomes apparent he wants her to do these things. Knowing she can't order him what to do and he'll be a potential danger if someone else takes him in as a pet, she promises to try and convey the message to her owners.
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> She believes her opinion of him to matter and makes sure to give Larie alot of attention and headrubs in their presence. He takes this seriously, though, and returns the staged love with more heartfelt gestures. She isn't sure whether he's teasing or helping her, but as their teamwork appears to get her owners' attention, she's given no reason to complain.
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> Witnessing their bond, the wife thinks it to be a good idea to give their cat some company and keep Larie. Her husband doesn't disagree, but argues their home isn't big enough for a dog that size and he might not be entirely used to human touch. They decide to give it a try for Ann's sake and give him the yard to sleep in.
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> Larie becomes tired of sitting alone in the cold and wants to be allowed into their upstairs living space. He asks Ann if she can tell them. She replies there to be no room, but maybe the waiting room is an option.
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## See also

* Until I See You Again
* An, Ann n Anny
* Ed, Edd n Eddy Working