You can come meet me, Marissa, and the dogs at Aksarben and I'll bring you ibuprofen.

Tempting but that requires moving. I refuse to move until after lunch.

Oki doki. I will ask her to drop me and my minions off at your place when we're done. I figure it's closer than her bringing me home, so it should be easier.

Sounds like a good plan.

NO! DON'T SAY THE P WORD! /hides

Now, if I sound pathetic enough, maybe my parents will bring Ibuprofen and lunch...

PISTACIO!

I bet they would. Your mama misses you already!

Oh, she already went home yesterday and cried. Max misses me, too. He kept bugging Mom to go get me.

He wouldn't eat some of his treats in protest.

He ate them when I showed up to soak in their clean bathtub,

Poor Max!

His protest did not include ALL of his treats however.