The Gig, Sunday

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A few months ago, the fact that nearly everyone around her seemed to suddenly be someone else would have freaked Firekeeper out. After dealing with animals turning human, though, this latest bout of weirdness was... tolerable.

Weirdness or not, though, she and Blind Seer had a job to do. And at least the horses were still themselves.

The Gig is open!

[so very, very open.]

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Well, Hugo had to see to his true skill as some point or another.

He walked into the gig with a stethoscope around his neck.

"How fares the thoroughbreds? Have you thoroughly fed them today?"

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"Have, yes," Firekeeper nodded.

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"And yourself?" Hugo said. "Because I've heard of this 'hungry enough to eat a horse' phenomena. And I've seen it happen. So I hope you're keeping yourself fed."

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"I not eat horse," Firekeeper shook her head. "Blind Seer not either," she indicated the wolf.

Well. There had been that one time. But the wolf had been hungry and wasn't about to refuse meat that was given to him.

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"Blind Seer?" Hugo said. "Somebody's mother had a sense of humor."

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"Actually, she does not have much," Firekeeper admitted. "All puppies is born blind, with blue eyes. Later, they change color to amber. But Blind Seer's eyes not change, even though he see fine. So, One Female give him name Blind Seer."

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"Oh, she dealt in irony, eh?" Hugo said. "My mother used to do that. She'd irony the laundry all day, even my skivvies would have pressed creases."

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"I am not understanding what you mean," Firekeeper frowned. "Explain." Wolves didn't really do irony; they were more into literalism.

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"Well you see," Hugo said. "My father didn't make enough money. So my mother had to make up for it. And since she wasn't pretty enough for other things, she did laundry. So you could say she was money laundering."

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"I still not understand," Firekeeper said, shaking her head.

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"That's fine," Hugo said. "I'm not here to make you understand. Or stand under anything. You're fine standing right where you are. I'm sure you enjoy not being under anything. It could fall, and that would be tragic."

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Firekeeper let out a small growl of frustration. "You talk in circles!" she complained. Humans were so weird.

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"Would you prefer I talk in rectangles? Octagons? Triangles?" Hugo said. "I can talk pretty well in rhombuses, if you like."

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"I prefer you to make sense."

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"Show me a sick horse, I'll make some cents," Hugo said. "I make sure to bill my patients' owners pretty highly. After all, Hugo Z Hackenbush is worth the money."

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If she had a desk to headdesk against, or even knew what headdesking was, Firekeeper would be doing that right about now. "The horses is not sick," she insisted.

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"Well then, I can see when I'm not needed," Hugo said. "Take two aspirin, and don't call me in the morning. I'm a late sleeper."

And out he walked.

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Firekeeper watched him go with a thoroughly boggled expression on her face.

Do you have any idea what just happened? she asked Blind Seer plaintively.

None whatsoever, the wolf replied. Humans are strange creatures,