The Lucky Ones by Analog Lions Page #2

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We just need some help.

ELLIE:

Oscar. Get up here.

Up.

Come on.

Can I borrow your pen?

So besides Zeus, do you have any

experience with working with dogs?

I worked with some bomb dogs.

- Oh. So you were a cop--

- A Marine.

You know what?

You don't need to finish filling that out.

Just leave me a number where I can

reach you and I will call and let you know.

Sounds like you're having trouble

finding someone for the job.

Why does a person drive from Colorado

to Louisiana to work in a dog kennel?

I couldn't tell you. I walked.

You walked?

You walked here from Colorado?

I like to walk.

Would you excuse me for a minute,

please?

You are such a stubborn boy.

Get up here.

Come on. You can do this.

There's a good-- Unh!

- Did you take your medication?

- Oh,

I'm still pumping on all cylinders.

That's all that matters, so...

What is it?

There's a man here who came to apply

for the job and I can't get rid of him.

[ROOF CREAKS]

He looks harmless.

BETH:
He walked here from Colorado.

- Oh?

Tell him you hired somebody else

or something.

Why do I have to tell him?

You're the one that doesn't want him.

Do you want to hire a crazy person?

Are you crazy?

I beg your pardon, ma'am?

My granddaughter thinks

you might be.

No, ma'am.

Yeah, well, you look like a sharp,

capable young man.

You tell me why there's a sharp, capable

young man wanting a job cleaning cages.

[ZEUS BERKS]

Because it seems like peaceful work.

My last job wasn't.

Oh, where were you? Wall Street?

No, ma'am. I was in the Marine Corps.

[DOGS BARKING]

Ah. Marine Corps.

[ZEUS BARKING]

LOGAN:

Hey. Down.

- Train him yourself?

- Yes, ma'am.

Hmm. You're a good boy.

How'd you get him to leave?

- I gave him the job.

- You what?

Well, we gotta hire somebody.

You don't know anything about him.

Neither do you.

MAN:

Just needs a little tender loving care.

I'll take it.

MAN:
I got tools and lumber and the like.

You're welcome to them.

LOGAN:

Thanks,

[CHUCKLES]

BETH:

Come on.

You know, you don't need

to be here until 7:30,

I couldn't sleep.

Figured I'd get an early start.

ELLIE:

Well, we had a whale of a storm.

That lovely thing came down.

That's where we store everything

up there,

- Teslin. Here's your new boss.

LOGAN:
Hey, boy. Hey, boy.

BETH:
You ready to go?

- Who's that?

Thais just somebody that Nana hired.

- Aren't you forgetting something?

- Oh,

BETH:
Come on, baby,

we don't want to be late.

Dad doesn't like it

when I practice in the house.

BETH:
So maybe you can practice

on the porch.

ELLIE:
The little one.

LOGAN:
Hey. How you doing?

BETH:
I put Duckie in your backpack

for tonight.

[DOGS BARKING]

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