"...Dangnabit. If I didn't have to deal with this Venom business, I'd track the dummy down myself."

“You holdin’ out okay there, bud?”

"Best not to dwell on it too much, even if it's all you're gonna be seein' talked about over the next few months. We got this handled."

"Wish I had a better answer for ya, bud, but I'm not gonna be the one leadin' the charge on operations against those troublemakers. I'm on Venom dealin' with another situation."

"I'm dealin' with some things on Venom. Ya'll will learn more when the operation's done. Not a peep before that."

"To be fair. That's everyday~"

"Shhh, let me have my fun!"

"On record, the Wolf identifying as 'Pirate' is a contractor working for Katina. If any serious attempt is made that endangers him or Katina, of course, I'll be contacting you to coordinate retaliatory efforts." "...off the record? Keep an eye on the situation. I doubt Pirate--

will reach out to me, but he may to any of you or your company..."

"He's a lot different from when you knew him, Slips."

"Normally I'd have a lot more sympathy for ya, but ya're sort of invitin' that by openly declarin' war. Just FYI."

"Nah, my sympathy for ya ran out the moment ya declared war on my home and the people I work for."

"Even if ya don't agree with what the CDF does, what ya're talkin' about is gonna get innocent people killed. That's a step too far. Doesn't matter what makes ya think ya're in the right or not. Nothin' justifies that."

Idle thumb twiddling and an eye on the news. He hated this. He hated being sidelined and having to wait to know if they had made the right call. But he trusted Dash. And his anxiety would just need to wait until his partner came home again.

"Look out, here comes trouble!" A laugh. He hadn't thought of Pirate that way since before the end of the Lylat Wars.

Star Fox Inktober 2022 - Bad Dog Bill honestly thought the board said 'Rad Dog' when he bought it. It still rocks though

Out being the designated driver with Fox.

Snores.