After driving for an hour, Zack finally stops the car and when Jeff peers out the window he raises an eyebrow, “what are we doing at the vets,” he asks.
“Well, you said it yourself,” Zack replies, “in order for this game to work and be as realistic as possible: you need to be chipped, registered and vaccinated!”
“WHAT,” Jeff shouts, “you can’t be serious! Besides, the vet’s closed now anyway!”
“I work her, so I have the keys,” Zack says, “now please, Jeff. You promised! Please don’t ruin this for me!”
Jeff reaches for the door handle, “I have not agreed to be treated like some dumb mutt,” he says, “this game is over! I’m out of here!”
Zack sighs, “I really wanted to avoid this,” he says, taking out his phone, “but I guess you leave me no choice! I am going to get my pet dog, and you are going to play along, if you want to or not!”
Before Jeff is able to reply he feels his body suddenly go stiff, Jeff panics and tries to move but he finds that he is unable to, next thing he feels is something happening to his mind, as if hands were rummaging around inside of it, causing Jeff to feel as if his mind is being “rearranged”. Suddenly Jeff feels himself relax, the panic and fear he has felt a second before simply vanished and is replaced by a calm and relaxed feeling.
“Now, will you do as I say, and enjoy pretending to be my pet,” Zack asks.
“Yes, Zack,” Jeff says, “I’m sorry for acting the way I did. It… it just all feels to weird and I am not a real dog”.
“I know you aren’t a real dog, Jeff,” Zack says, “but please, just try and enjoy the game, you’d really make me so happy!”
“Okay… I’ll try, but if I don’t enjoy it any more or if things go to far, this game is over!”
Zack nods, “okay, I don’t want to force you into anything you don’t feel comfortable with,” he says, “now, we wasted enough time, let’s head inside and get this done!”
As the two get out of the car, Jeff is unaware that Zack had used the Chronivac-App on him to make him feel calm and relaxed and be more open to suggestions from Zack, causing him, Jeff, to feel okay with anything Zack suggests, no matter how weird it might be.
Zack unlocks the door to the vets and both enter, “okay, climb on the examination table and stay still while I chip you and inject the vaccinations”.
Jeff does as told, “this’ll be so weird, to be chipped and vaccinated like a real dog,” he says as he sits on the edge of the table.
“Well, we do want to make it as realistic as possible, right,” Zack asks.
Jeff nods, “I… I guess,” he says, “so, what’s first, Zack?”
“First, we’ll chip you,” he says, “and do not call me “Zack”, from now on you refer to me as “master”, but since dogs don’t talk, you will from now on just whine, whimper, yip and bark, understood?”
“Ye… I mean… RUFF,” Jeff says, or rather barks.
Zack smiles under his Squirrel-head, “good boy,” he says, patting Jeff, “although it does not sound like the real deal, but we’ll fix that later, now, hold still,” he says.
Jeff does as told, he then feels Zack press something against his neck, then he feels a sharp pain in his neck, causing him to yell, “OUCH!”
“Sorry,” Zack says, “I should have told you that it would hurt, at least you are now chipped, so stop complaining!”
“Oh…,” Jeff says, reaching back to touch the sore area on his neck, “so… I’m officially your pet now?”
“Not yet, I need to register you in the system, but first, let’s give you your shots,” Zack says, “roll on your side, so that I can inject the vaccinations in your butt!”
Jeff does as told, he winces when Zack then inject the vaccination into him, “well… at least you aren’t planning to cut my balls off,” he mumbles, rubbing his butt.
“I won’t,” Zack says, “unless you misbehave”.
“I… I’ll be good,” Jeff quickly says.
“Good,” Zack says, “now, let’s get the registration done,” he then walks over to the computer and starts to type. “I think “Zeus” is a great name, your age is two months, and now I’ll add my phone number and address… and there… it’s done! You are officially MY dog now, Zeus!”
“That was… easy,” Jeff/”Zeus” mumbles, “so… what now?”