Intermission IX
The policeman stiffen up and started to walk awkwardly backward while staring at Lunar, who was growling at him. John just watched as Joe slowly walked backward with a terrified look.
“Must be scared of dogs.” John thought, explaining away the officers' otherwise odd actions.
The cop eventually made it to the front door and exited the store without saying a word.
Once the man was gone, Lunar stopped growling. The malamute then stared up at John wide-eyed with a loving look while panting with its tongue out. Expecting some sort of praise from John.
John: “Aww. You know when you make a face like that, I can’t help but pet you,” he said while aggressively petting the top of Lunar's head.
Lunar pushed himself into John’s hand while barking happily. The dog then rolled over to reveal his belly, expecting belly rubs. John then got on his knees and started to give the malamute belly rubs with both hands. A reward for scaring off that annoying cop.
The fur all over Lunar was soft and well-groomed. It was a pleasure to touch. In a way, petting Lunar was also a reward for John as well. It was stress relieving after John encountered a stressful situation.
John: “But really, I’ve been here for years and never seen a cop,” he mumbled to himself.
When John first came to this world, the police didn’t come around very often, even before the Nighthound took over the east end. But, now that the gang is in control of the area, cops never come around anymore. This was the primary reason why John had never seen any police.