StringTheory27:How are you going to document his goofy faces, his dirty paw poses, and his inevitable hatred for bath time?Buy a digital camera now.
DeadStrings:Are you going to guilt-trip me into becoming a tech person now?
StringTheory27:I’m going to nudge you into the 21stcentury gently.Early.
DeadStrings:I’ll put it on my list.Right between “figure out life” and “buy lint roller.”
StringTheory27:Fine.What about if you send blurry disposable camera photos of Otis through snail mail?I’ll frame them.
DeadStrings:He deserves a proper portrait, honestly.Regal, tongue out, one ear up.
StringTheory27:A face that says, “I just peed on your shoes, and I’d do it again.”
DeadStrings:That’s ...alarmingly accurate.He did that this morning.
StringTheory27:He’s a good boy.A chaotic one.But still good.
DeadStrings:We make a solid team: one over-thinker and one creature who lives purely in the moment.
StringTheory27:He’s teaching you.You realize that, right?
DeadStrings:I think he might be the first thing I haven’t tried to fix.Just ...let exist.
StringTheory27:That’s kind of beautiful.Write that down.
DeadStrings:Maybe I will.
StringTheory27:No, really.You should write it down.
DeadStrings:What, like a diary?
StringTheory27:Like a field report.“Day Three: Otis chewed through the leash and stared me down like I was the disappointing one.”
DeadStrings:I feel like he’d keep better records than I would.
StringTheory27:That’s why you have to do it.Imagine it—The Otis Bernard Chronicles: One Man’s Journey Into Dog Dependency.
DeadStrings:Sounds like a New York Times bestseller in the making.
StringTheory27:Or a zine.With doodles.And questionable grammar.Sold for $2.50 at some record store counter between the Fugazi flyers.
DeadStrings:Should I be worried you’ve already visualized the merch?
StringTheory27:T-shirts.Otis with sunglasses.Caption reads: “Sit Happens.”
DeadStrings:...I might actually wear that.
StringTheory27:Then it’s settled.You journal.I’ll illustrate.Otis will handle PR with his soulful eyes and anarchist energy.
DeadStrings:What if nothing interesting happens?
StringTheory27:Everything is interesting when you pay attention.A sideways look.A stubborn sit.The moment you realize you’ve stopped thinking about who you used to be because someone needs their kibble now.
DeadStrings:You make mundane things sound like poetry.
StringTheory27:That’s the trick.Life is mundane.But it doesn’t mean it isn’t worth remembering.
DeadStrings:Okay.I’ll try.First entry: He peed on my guitar case.Again.
