Empire Records: Thursday

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Some severely damp and ornery chihuahuas appear to have opened Empire Records today.

There's also a crude sign that says:

"Will trade music for chewies and biscuits."

NPC townfolk just shake their heads as they walk by. Only in Fandom.

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After Anatomy class, Peter felt like walking around town. Spotting the record store, he went in to have a look at what they might have in stock.

Once he saw the dogs, he stared.

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//Welcome to Empire Records,// one of the Jamhuhuas yipped. //Feed me.//

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Peter hadn't listened to radio all week. He also didn't speak dog. "Hey there, buddy. How's it going?"

He knelt down and held his hand out for the Jamhuahua to sniff.

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//We struck a blow against the mail-carrying tyrants this morning,// Jamie yipped as he sniffed his hand. //Their territory invading minions will soon be no more.//

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Peter went to pet Jamie. "Yeah, I bet you chased a lot of sticks today, huh? Who's a good boy who chases sticks?"

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*thumpthumpthumpthumpthumpthump*

//Yes. I'm a good boy. In fact I'm excellent in general.//

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Peter kept petting him. "Where's your owner? Did you get lost?"

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//No one owns me. I'm my own dog!// Jamie yipped as he rubbed up against Peter's legs.

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"What's that?" Peter asked. "You say your owner fell down the well?"

Peter went to look around, then promptly tripped over Jamie and fell on the floor.

Hard.

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//You deserve that just for the Lassie joke.// Jamie yipped.

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"Ow," Peter said, as he started to stand up.

"Ow," Peter said, as a duplicate he'd just created did the exact same thing.

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Did you know that chihuahuas can snicker?

//Ha!// Jamie yipped. //Well I guess that's what it looks like to other people.//

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Peter looked at himself.

As did... well you get the idea.

"What the heck - "

" - just happened?"

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//You just did what I do,// Jamie yipped. //Duplicate. Then again you don't understand what I'm saying so...//

Jamie scampered full blast at the display case and bumped his head yet again creating a couple chihuahuas.

//See? It's easy. Even a dog can do it.//

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"Holy cow," Peter said.

"So you're all the same dog?" the other Peter said.

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//Yep.// Jamie barked. //And we can also do this.//

Suddenly all the dogs merged into one chihuahua.

//I assure you that you are not on acid.//

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Peter turned to look at himself. "Did you just see that?"

"All the dogs being one dog?" the other Peter asked. "Yeah."

"At least it's not just me."

"Well it kinda is just you."

"Shaddup."

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//Hey! Arguing with a duplicate is my schtick!// Jamie yipped. //Get your own act!//

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Cool as this was, Peter was starting to get mildly freaked by the existential aspects. So he reached out to the duplicate he'd made and tried to do what he'd seen the dog just do.

Sure enough, only one Peter remained.

Though he did look around for other duplicates, just to be on the safe side. "That was seriously trippy."

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//Welcome to my world,// Jamie barked. //Mutant powers? It's my anti-drug.//

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"Well, I don't know who your owner is," Peter said, "but they definiely got themselves a cool dog."

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//Damn straight!// Jamie yipped and nodded.

Then he wondered... Who is his owner? Whoever he was he was pretty bad at not feeding him regularly. And what was with having to take himself out on his own walks. Vladdie had Rory and a leash to take him out.

So unfair.

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"Think you'll be safe if I leave you here?" Peter asked.

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//Feed me?// Jamie yipped as he wagged his tail.

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Peter didn't speak Dog, but he could figure out a hungry yip when he heard it. "Need a bone, little guy?"

He patted down his pockets. He didn't have doggie treats on hand, but he did have half a sandwich he was saving for later. "How about this? Is your owner gonna get mad if I give this to you?"

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This is where a small chihuahua does a Snoopy happy dance complete with yips and squeaks.

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"Here you go," Peter said, handing it to him. "Consider it thanks for sharing your powers with me."

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Jamie was too busy gobbling down the sandwich to say thank you.

He's not the most polite of dogs.

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"See you later, pooch," Peter said. He stood up again. "Tell your owner to take good care of you."

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Jamie was now busy licking the floor where the sandwich once was but he managed a gurgle of //Thank you! Come again!//