"I'm so thirsty........"

"I knew we shouldn't have trusted some me from "another universe" to get our drinks. :U"

"It's been like two hours, do you think he got attacked by pirates? Maybe we should go look for him."

"I say we just forget about him. Clearly the mutt has no sense of professionalism. =U"

Canine-7 enters the ship, coffees in hand. "Hey folks, sorry for the delay! :V"

"Our drinks!"

"What could have possibly taken you so long to get these drinks? =V"

"...................................................."
Canine-7 sidesteps CL-7 to place the coffee on the table.

"Coffee! :V" He cheers with Helen.

Helen starts drinking the coffee. "Oh man this coffee is perfect! It's like it's just made for me!"

"I used to have a Helen just like you, so I suspected you might like it like that! :V"

"What happened to your Helen?"

"Oh! I didn't tell her I was going to join this game, so well.....she likely doesn't know that I'm gone. :V"

"Excuse me, are you going to explain why you were late? =U"

"You really focus on the negatives......"

"It's ok! You remind me of how I used to be. I didn't want to be a major bummer and come in here and say "Hey guys, I died while trying to get your coffees! :V""

Helen drops her drink. "Y-You died?!?"

("I hope you're happy, you hound. This is the reason why I didn't want to say anything. Haven't you heard of asking personal questions behind closed doors? :V") Canine whispers while lightly jabbing CL-7 with his elbow.

"Hiding the fact that you died is unhelpful! =V"

"Well telling you isn't helpful either. Some other contestant had one of those murder goals and I simply got caught in the crossfires. I got a point though, so if anything I have broken even. :V"

"Awww man that had to be awful...."

"Oh shush, don't you worry. I've died many times before, even before I got involved in this game. How about you take my coffee seeing as you dropped yours? :V" Canine says as he grabs a mop to clean up the mess.

"Well, as long as you're fine with it." Helen eyes the two coffees before picking up the one that says CL-7 on it.

"Oh! Not that one, Helen! That's for the current CL-7! :V" Canine-7 grabs the drink before offering it towards the intended consumer.

"To avoid confusion I write my name as Canine-7."

"If only I was CL-9. Then I could shorten it to Ca-9! Hoohoohoo! :V"

"Hey it's never too late to change your name!"

CL-7 ignores the conversation and takes a sip of the coffee. He spits it out moments later. "This coffee is absolutely sweet! :U"

"Is that a problem? :V"

"Oh. Huh.....I thought we would have about the same tastes, but thinking about it, I used to be a bigger fan of bitter coffee before I got involved in this mess."

"As much as this game has been troublesome to me, I've gained such a diffrent outlook on life since entering it. :V"

"And you even remember your sign off!"

"How funny that I feel like I've had more time to focus in other universes. :V"

CL-7 doesn't know what to say when he gets a message on his phone. "Sir wants us for dinner. :U"

"Oh? Well see you later. I'll hold down the ship. :V"

"...........No way....."

"I can't believe his greatness, his brightest and shining star has invited me, a mutt from another universe to dine with him! How exciting! :V"