Roxie parked the ratty white el camino a couple of blocks away from Dog's haven. She hadn't been back to Sacramento for awhile, and when she had called to see if she could crash at his place for the day before finally introducing herself to the local Emperor Norton he hadn't picked up. She wasn't all that concerned about Dog, since he was a big boy and could take care of himself, but trouble was trouble and if she could help him she didn't have any pressing reason to avoid it. And he'd done her a couple of favors she didn't mind owing actually.
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