Day: 14
Temp: 26
Location: Sao Paulo
Brutos: That beach was fantastic yesterday. The water so hot, the sun blaring, the coconut water so pleasing on the pallete. The female dogs!?! Ruff....
Eusebius: It was alright.
Brutos: What you mean alright? Pull yourself together dog!! You mean you didn't have yourself a whirl wind of a time??
Eusebius: I did. I am. It was cool, just a little hot for my liking. My tail got a little burned.
Brutos: Tail got a little burned you sound like a pup whose trying to stand in a hammock. You're embarrassing sometimes. Just chill out dog. Relax. Calm it. Let your tail drop and your ears flop. You don't have to be constantly on high alert. The dogs over here are alright. I've hung around with loads of them. They believe in similar things that we do, they believe in living simply so people can simply live. So do I . And I know you do too. Their words and actions are like euphonic little beating samaba tunes in my ears. And considering the size of your ears you should be able to hear their powerful song. Get it together or I'll tell the master and he'll leave you behind.
Eusebius: No he won't; you don't know what your saying. As ever you give first rate analysis, you bite before you bark, and you rarely sniff before eating. You got to stop being so spontaneous Brutos. If the Master decides to leave anyone behind. Believe me. It will be you.
Brutos: (quickly, with intermitting loud barks) There once was a dog that lived in a bubble......... He had a wonderful time in the bubble........ It was big enough for him to walk wherever he wantted. It had plentiful of food and water........ There was other dogs for him to play with and hunt. But one day the bubble burst and outside it was a different bubble. With different air, that tasted funny, the other dogs were different sizes and painted brown, pink, purple, green and black- they also barked differently, some whizzing around their tales to make special noises, other clapping their paws off their silver and gold noses........ If you stay in the one bubble, like you seem to be happy to all your life. I don't want you with me Eusebius. I respect you....... I love you........ We've been friends for turtle years......... But me and the master or hunting down experiences. It's the currency in which we intend to trade with for the rest of our days. Especially the later ones. If you don't want to hunt with us with a wag of your tail. a shiny wet nose, a smile and a bark. Go. I know you're a criminal. You want to beg, borrow or steal experiences too. If not you wouldn't be here. I can see it in your instincts. Let it out. Feel it, get in touch with it. Become the innocent criminal that you were born to be!!! Not all crimes are crimes. I know you know that. Sometimes you have to try to be alive.
Eusebius (long silence). I'll think about it...have you been eating funny fruit again? Has it gone to your tail?? The master said not to eat the speckled ones. But as ever curiosity took a bite out of you before you could take a bite out of it.
Brutos: You know what i'm saying makes sense. Accept my words for what they are, make of them what you will. I'm tired.
[Short Pause.Both twitch their ears. Short pause. Pose. Look to the distance. The master is coming]
Eusebius: I'll think about it.
Brutos: You do that.
Eusebius: Only if you also conduct a bit of introspection into some of the things I said. Not so many storms before the calm.
Brutos: I agree, we'll talk more soon....
Eusebius: Ok. Now play dead. He's nearly here.
Master: Alright boys. Let's go. We've got some Portugese classes to attend. And then we're flat hunting, and taking in a few rays. Vamos!! Look at the state of you. Your up to something. I know that mischevious look on your mugs when I see it. You both look like something the red-handed cat dragged in!! Now get up. We'll discuss this at another time.
