MCA #0, Saturday Morning

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Danny woke up to a cat sprawled out on his chest, purring away. This might not have been too strange if he hadn't known for a fact that it sure as hell hadn't been there before. Also, because it immediately yawned and said, "You need coffee to deal with this."

Which was A Thing.

That was why he was now in the kitchen, waiting for the coffee to brew and staring down a talking cat.

[for the partner!]

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Jo's body language went even happier at that and her trot turned into a pleased little strut.

"She's much more agreeable than you," Danny remarked dryly.

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"Prettier, too," Steve said, who'd immediately taken to Kailani like some kind of weird, furry child.

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Danny snorted at that, but didn't disagree. "It's weird, though. Right?"

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"Little weird," Steve admitted, "but not in a bad way."

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Danny watched as the cat and seal worked together to get the fridge open for that lox. "Agree to disagree."

"He's being ridiculous again," Jo informed Kailani.

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"Well, yes, but it's strangely endearing," Kailani said. "We're in trouble when he's not complaining."

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Danny shot the duo such a look for that and didn't want to think too hard on it. "This is just one of the weird here things, isn't it?"

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"Well, I don't remember an otter following me around the Academy, so I don't think it's a Maryland thing," Steve said.

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And that look went over to Steve instead. "Alright, alright. I'm just gonna accept that this is happening. For now."

"Gee, thanks," Jo drawled as she attempted to paw the lox out for Kailani.

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"Let the ones with the thumbs get the lox," Steve said, shooing Jo away gently, but not touching her.

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Jo sniffed and trotted away to join Danny again. "She was helping," he said loyally.

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"Sure she was," Steve said with a fond smile, taking the lox out and dividing it into four piles. "Want lox in your eggs, Danno?" he asked.

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"Please," Danny said, idly rubbing Jo's head.

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Steve gave them a fond look he would swear was entirely for the cat and pulled the eggs out of the fridge, but only after taking the plate of lox and putting it onto the ground for Kailani.

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"Maybe we can get some fish at the store after this," he suggested. Because he worried about the healthy diet of an otter.

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"Fiiiiiiish," Kailani said happily. "And clams. And mussels. And swiiiiiimming."

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Jo sighed at the swimming part. "I'll stay on the beach."

"Same," Danny added.

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Steve and Kailani gave them almost identical sad looks.

"But breakfast first," Steve said, rallying.

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"We didn't say no to you two swimming," Jo assured them, sprawling out on the counter top.

"You get me wet and there will be hell to pay," Danny muttered into his coffee.

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"It's not as fun," Kailani complained, delicately eating the lox.

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"Maybe if it was still summer." Not even then. Because cat.

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Kailani looked very dubious for an otter.

"I'm sure they'll come down and keep us company," Steve said, putting Danny's eggs on a plate.

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"With coffee," Danny said. While, at the same time, Jo said, "With blankets."

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"We can provide both," Steve said, grinning.

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"You better," Danny said, smiling at Steve with open affection before digging into the eggs. Burned, just how he liked them.