A Dog’s Last Days

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“Every dog has his day.”

“You’ve been a loyal companion, TEC.”

“Since our last meeting, you’ve served me well.”

“Just a few short weeks ago, I was able to plant a bug inside you that would allow me to control you at my own will.”

“I threw you a bone, and I threw it right into the library where the information I seek would be stored. I used you as my little lap dog to fetch that information without anyone else so much as batting an eye.”

“I used you like the dog you are to uncover one of Arcadia’s biggest secrets.”

“I must say, TEC, you’ve been a very obident companion without much knowledge of what you’ve been doing. If I said jump, that little robot body of yours would comply.”

“What I saw in you all that time ago, the weakness of a lost little pup looking to find answers as to who he is or what created him, that was the exploit that I needed to assert the dominance needed to make you comply to my every will.”

“I own you, TEC. But, I must admit, I’m not a very good caregiver.”

“You see, I’m the type of owner that will neglect you around the clock. I don’t care if you have food or water, I care not if you have a safe place to lay your head.”

“The only thing that I care about is what you can do for me.”

“But, as they say, you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.”

“And as it would seem, my use for you has grown shy.”

“You see, I got the information I wanted. And I can use that information to my own advantage. I no longer need the companionship of a old tired canine who can barely pull his nuts and bolts together to carry out his own daily activites.”

“I’ve grown weary of watching you slug about, trying to find your own answers. It’s almost painful to watch you suffer.”

“It’s nearly disgusting to watch as you try to cling onto a new owner in Colt Ramsey, hoping that the journalist can provide that of which you seek.”

“Ring King is upon us, and our paths will intertwine once more.”

“Only this time, I won’t be giving you a pat on the head and sending you on your way with a ‘Good boy.'”

“Like every useless old dog, I will drag you out behind the shed this week and watch as the flicker of your eyes faint into a full system shutdown, before I put you down and out of your own misery.”

“Your day has come, mutt.”

“You were a cute little pup who served me well, but it seems you haven’t aged well. Now you’re just a rusty bucket of bolts compared to the canine you once was.”

“It’s time I send you on your way to greener pastures.”

“Luckily for you, they say all dogs go to heaven.”

“Game Over.”[/terminal]