Me: Hey, Ducky! We got you a present!
Ducky: It’s a fuzzy...milkshake?
Me: Nope! But a solid guess. It’s a fuzzy anthropomorphized version of the Calgary Tower!
Ducky: Ah!
Me: ...
Ducky: I know it’s been a while but you’re really going to make me ask?
Me: The Lady and I went to Canada and in one city there’s a big tower and you can go up in it to get a great view of the city!
Ducky: And you went up in this tower?
Me: Nope! But we went in the gift shop.
Ducky: Sounds like you and the Lady.
Me: We went in to get this for you. His name is Seefar!
Ducky: ...
Me: It’s a play on words.
Ducky: It’s been established previously and repeatedly that I understand puns and wordplay.
Me: True. But we haven’t posted in a while.
Ducky: Good to reset for the new folks. Fair enough. Still, Giving human characteristics to non-human entities? Seems a little weird.
Me: ...
Ducky: Irony. I get that too.
Me: You like it?
Ducky: No hard eyes. Nice and safe to chew and destroy.
Me: It was the perfect gift for a Ducky dog!
Ducky: Thanks. Missed you. Glad you’re home.
Me: We missed you too. And we’re glad to be home. And people are going to be happy to see you again.
Ducky: People are going to ask how old I am again, aren’t they?
Me: I assume so.
Ducky: Rude.
Me: A little. But they don’t mean to be.
Ducky Perhaps an adorable series of pictures of me snuggling my new toy will drive them to comment about how cute I am instead?
Me: Solid plan.
Me: I love you, Ducky.
Ducky: I love you too, Daddy.
