p class="MsoNormal"The Dalmatians and Hunter were enjoying an evening watching TV. Suddenly, Hunter's cellphone rang./p
p class="MsoNormal""'Cuse me, everyone. I need to take this." Hunter left the living room, sat down on the stairs, and answered the phone. "Hello?"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Hi Hunter! It's Mika!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Oh! Hey there! How've you been?!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""I've been alright! How 'bout you?!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Same! So what do I owe the pleasure?!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Well, there's a new movie I've been wanting to see that's premiering tomorrow, and I was wondering if you would like to accompany me."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Oh! You mean like a get-together of sorts?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Mika giggled. "Yes, of course!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Oh! Well, I don't have any upcoming plans, so I guess I'm free to hangout!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Great! I'll see you tomorrow then!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Okay! Bye!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Bye!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Hunter ended the call. When he went back to the living room, he was surprised to see that the Dalmatians were staring at him with amazed curiosity. "What?"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Who was that?" Dolly said intriguingly./p
p class="MsoNormal""Who was what?"/p
p class="MsoNormal""The person you were talking to?" Dylan also said intriguingly./p
p class="MsoNormal""It's not important. Just a friend."/p
p class="MsoNormal""You've made a friend?!" said Da Vinci. "That's nice!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Is it anyone we know?" said DJ./p
p class="MsoNormal""No, you haven't met her," said Hunter./p
p class="MsoNormal"The Dalmatians were immediately struck with excitement./p
p class="MsoNormal""Her?!" said Dylan./p
p class="MsoNormal""As in… A girl?!" said Dolly./p
p class="MsoNormal""A girl?!" said the pups./p
p class="MsoNormal"Hunter sighed. "Yes."/p
p class="MsoNormal""You met a girl?!" said Diesel./p
p class="MsoNormal""How come you didn't tell us about her?!" said Delgado./p
p class="MsoNormal""I only told Triple D," said Hunter./p
p class="MsoNormal"The pups turned to Triple D./p
p class="MsoNormal""Well, unlike some people…!" said Destiny./p
p class="MsoNormal""We respect Hunter's privacy!" said Dallas./p
p class="MsoNormal""And we don't engage in gossip!" said Deja Vu./p
p class="MsoNormal""Is she pretty?!" Dizzy asked Hunter./p
p class="MsoNormal""I think so."/p
p class="MsoNormal""What's her name?!" said Dee Dee./p
p class="MsoNormal""Mika."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Ooooh! Mika!" said the pups./p
p class="MsoNormal""That's a lovely name for a girl!" said Da Vinci./p
p class="MsoNormal""I concur!" said Dawkins./p
p class="MsoNormal""Anyway," said Hunter, "she asked if I could hangout with her tomorrow, and I said yes. No big deal."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The pups gasped./p
p class="MsoNormal""What?"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Dude!" said Dolly. "It's totally a big deal!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""She basically just asked you to go out on a date with her!" said Dylan./p
p class="MsoNormal""A date?" said Hunter. "No, it's can't be. We haven't known each other that long."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Believe me, dude!" said Dolly. "It's definitely a date!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Really? Well, I still think it's no big deal. It's just two people spending some time together. Shouldn't be too difficult."/p
p class="MsoNormal""You know what this means, bro!" Dolly said to Dylan./p
p class="MsoNormal""Yep! We need to teach Hunter how to date!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Huh?" said Hunter./p
p class="MsoNormal""Look dude!" said Dolly. "You've clearly never hung out with a girl before! Which means you wouldn't even know what to do when you're around her! So we gotta teach you exactly what you need to do! So prepare to get schooled on dating!/p
p class="MsoNormal"…/p
p class="MsoNormal"Dating Advice #1/p
p class="MsoNormal"Dawkins: "Girls like it when boys act like gentlemen and behave themselves in a dignifying and respectful manner! Observe!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Dylan and Dolly reenacted a typical boy meets girl scene./p
p class="MsoNormal""Hello miss!" said Dylan. "I am honored you took the privilege and courtesy to join me tonight!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Oh good sir!" said Dolly. "The pleasure's all mine! Shall we get going then?!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""By all means!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"They held paws like they were holding hands and walked./p
p class="MsoNormal"…/p
p class="MsoNormal"Dating Advice #2/p
p class="MsoNormal"Dawkins: "Girls like it when boys open doors for them and let them enter establishments first!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Dylan pretended to open a door and hold it for Dolly. "After you, miss!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Why thank you, good sir!" Dolly stepped through the pretend door./p
p class="MsoNormal"…/p
p class="MsoNormal"Dating Advice #3/p
p class="MsoNormal"Dawkins: "On a first date, it's always nice for the dating participants to engage in small conversations! It gives them an opportunity to get to know a bit about each other!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Dylan and Dolly pretended they were sitting at a table./p
p class="MsoNormal""So good sir!" said Dolly. "Tell me a little about yourself!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Well," said Dylan, "I like space, dinosaurs, and playing PoodleWolf! How 'bout you, miss?!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""I like skateboarding and being awesome!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"…/p
p class="MsoNormal"Dating Advice #4/p
p class="MsoNormal"Dawkins: "It may not occur, but it's nice for a boy to offer a girl a chance to dance with him!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Oh," said Hunter. "Well the thing is… I don't really know how to dance."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The pups gasped./p
p class="MsoNormal""You've never danced before?!" said Dylan./p
p class="MsoNormal""No."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Well, lucky for you," said Dolly, "you've got a dance instructor right here!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""You're gonna teach me how to dance?"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Yep! So come on up!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Okay." Hunter approached Dolly./p
p class="MsoNormal""First, ask me to dance!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Okay," said Hunter. "Uh… 'cuse me miss. Would you care to… dance with me?"/p
p class="MsoNormal""My pleasure!" Dolly stood on her hind legs. "Now hold my paws!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Hunter held Dolly's paws like he was holding someone else's hands./p
p class="MsoNormal""DJ! Music!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""You got it!" DJ started playing music on his keyboard./p
p class="MsoNormal""We'll start off nice and slow! Just move as I move!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Hunter and Dolly slowly moved about as she guided him into slow dancing./p
p class="MsoNormal""Good! You're getting the hang of it!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"The pups cheered./p
p class="MsoNormal"…/p
p class="MsoNormal"The next day…/p
p class="MsoNormal"Triple D were helping Hunter prepare for his date./p
p class="MsoNormal""Well, today's the day!" said Destiny./p
p class="MsoNormal""You're gonna have your first real date!" said Dallas./p
p class="MsoNormal""Aren't you excited?!" said Deja Vu./p
p class="MsoNormal""A bit," said Hunter. "But I'm also a tad nervous."/p
p class="MsoNormal""That's natural for every first timer!" said Destiny./p
p class="MsoNormal""You'll do great! We all believe in you!" said Dallas./p
p class="MsoNormal""You'll definitely break a leg!" said Deja Vu./p
p class="MsoNormal""Break whose leg?" said Hunter./p
p class="MsoNormal""Just an expression!" said Triple D./p
p class="MsoNormal"Afterwards, Hunter went downstairs./p
p class="MsoNormal""Well, look at you, Mr. Fancy!" said Dolly. "You lookin' fine!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Thanks," said Hunter./p
p class="MsoNormal""So you're already for the big night?!" said Dylan./p
p class="MsoNormal""I believe so. I really want to impress her."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Hey," said Dolly, "just remember everything we taught you and you'll be fine!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""And if you get nervous or stressed out," said Dylan, "don't forget to breath and relax."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Right," said Hunter. "Well, I'm off!" He made his leave./p
p class="MsoNormal""Good luck!" said Dylan./p
p class="MsoNormal""Go get 'em, tiger!" said Dolly./p
p class="MsoNormal""Have a nice date!" cheered the pups./p
p class="MsoNormal""'Cuse me, everyone. I need to take this." Hunter left the living room, sat down on the stairs, and answered the phone. "Hello?"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Hi Hunter! It's Mika!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Oh! Hey there! How've you been?!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""I've been alright! How 'bout you?!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Same! So what do I owe the pleasure?!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Well, there's a new movie I've been wanting to see that's premiering tomorrow, and I was wondering if you would like to accompany me."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Oh! You mean like a get-together of sorts?"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Mika giggled. "Yes, of course!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Oh! Well, I don't have any upcoming plans, so I guess I'm free to hangout!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Great! I'll see you tomorrow then!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Okay! Bye!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Bye!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Hunter ended the call. When he went back to the living room, he was surprised to see that the Dalmatians were staring at him with amazed curiosity. "What?"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Who was that?" Dolly said intriguingly./p
p class="MsoNormal""Who was what?"/p
p class="MsoNormal""The person you were talking to?" Dylan also said intriguingly./p
p class="MsoNormal""It's not important. Just a friend."/p
p class="MsoNormal""You've made a friend?!" said Da Vinci. "That's nice!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Is it anyone we know?" said DJ./p
p class="MsoNormal""No, you haven't met her," said Hunter./p
p class="MsoNormal"The Dalmatians were immediately struck with excitement./p
p class="MsoNormal""Her?!" said Dylan./p
p class="MsoNormal""As in… A girl?!" said Dolly./p
p class="MsoNormal""A girl?!" said the pups./p
p class="MsoNormal"Hunter sighed. "Yes."/p
p class="MsoNormal""You met a girl?!" said Diesel./p
p class="MsoNormal""How come you didn't tell us about her?!" said Delgado./p
p class="MsoNormal""I only told Triple D," said Hunter./p
p class="MsoNormal"The pups turned to Triple D./p
p class="MsoNormal""Well, unlike some people…!" said Destiny./p
p class="MsoNormal""We respect Hunter's privacy!" said Dallas./p
p class="MsoNormal""And we don't engage in gossip!" said Deja Vu./p
p class="MsoNormal""Is she pretty?!" Dizzy asked Hunter./p
p class="MsoNormal""I think so."/p
p class="MsoNormal""What's her name?!" said Dee Dee./p
p class="MsoNormal""Mika."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Ooooh! Mika!" said the pups./p
p class="MsoNormal""That's a lovely name for a girl!" said Da Vinci./p
p class="MsoNormal""I concur!" said Dawkins./p
p class="MsoNormal""Anyway," said Hunter, "she asked if I could hangout with her tomorrow, and I said yes. No big deal."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The pups gasped./p
p class="MsoNormal""What?"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Dude!" said Dolly. "It's totally a big deal!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""She basically just asked you to go out on a date with her!" said Dylan./p
p class="MsoNormal""A date?" said Hunter. "No, it's can't be. We haven't known each other that long."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Believe me, dude!" said Dolly. "It's definitely a date!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Really? Well, I still think it's no big deal. It's just two people spending some time together. Shouldn't be too difficult."/p
p class="MsoNormal""You know what this means, bro!" Dolly said to Dylan./p
p class="MsoNormal""Yep! We need to teach Hunter how to date!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Huh?" said Hunter./p
p class="MsoNormal""Look dude!" said Dolly. "You've clearly never hung out with a girl before! Which means you wouldn't even know what to do when you're around her! So we gotta teach you exactly what you need to do! So prepare to get schooled on dating!/p
p class="MsoNormal"…/p
p class="MsoNormal"Dating Advice #1/p
p class="MsoNormal"Dawkins: "Girls like it when boys act like gentlemen and behave themselves in a dignifying and respectful manner! Observe!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Dylan and Dolly reenacted a typical boy meets girl scene./p
p class="MsoNormal""Hello miss!" said Dylan. "I am honored you took the privilege and courtesy to join me tonight!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Oh good sir!" said Dolly. "The pleasure's all mine! Shall we get going then?!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""By all means!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"They held paws like they were holding hands and walked./p
p class="MsoNormal"…/p
p class="MsoNormal"Dating Advice #2/p
p class="MsoNormal"Dawkins: "Girls like it when boys open doors for them and let them enter establishments first!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Dylan pretended to open a door and hold it for Dolly. "After you, miss!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Why thank you, good sir!" Dolly stepped through the pretend door./p
p class="MsoNormal"…/p
p class="MsoNormal"Dating Advice #3/p
p class="MsoNormal"Dawkins: "On a first date, it's always nice for the dating participants to engage in small conversations! It gives them an opportunity to get to know a bit about each other!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Dylan and Dolly pretended they were sitting at a table./p
p class="MsoNormal""So good sir!" said Dolly. "Tell me a little about yourself!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Well," said Dylan, "I like space, dinosaurs, and playing PoodleWolf! How 'bout you, miss?!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""I like skateboarding and being awesome!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"…/p
p class="MsoNormal"Dating Advice #4/p
p class="MsoNormal"Dawkins: "It may not occur, but it's nice for a boy to offer a girl a chance to dance with him!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Oh," said Hunter. "Well the thing is… I don't really know how to dance."/p
p class="MsoNormal"The pups gasped./p
p class="MsoNormal""You've never danced before?!" said Dylan./p
p class="MsoNormal""No."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Well, lucky for you," said Dolly, "you've got a dance instructor right here!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""You're gonna teach me how to dance?"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Yep! So come on up!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Okay." Hunter approached Dolly./p
p class="MsoNormal""First, ask me to dance!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Okay," said Hunter. "Uh… 'cuse me miss. Would you care to… dance with me?"/p
p class="MsoNormal""My pleasure!" Dolly stood on her hind legs. "Now hold my paws!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Hunter held Dolly's paws like he was holding someone else's hands./p
p class="MsoNormal""DJ! Music!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""You got it!" DJ started playing music on his keyboard./p
p class="MsoNormal""We'll start off nice and slow! Just move as I move!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"Hunter and Dolly slowly moved about as she guided him into slow dancing./p
p class="MsoNormal""Good! You're getting the hang of it!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"The pups cheered./p
p class="MsoNormal"…/p
p class="MsoNormal"The next day…/p
p class="MsoNormal"Triple D were helping Hunter prepare for his date./p
p class="MsoNormal""Well, today's the day!" said Destiny./p
p class="MsoNormal""You're gonna have your first real date!" said Dallas./p
p class="MsoNormal""Aren't you excited?!" said Deja Vu./p
p class="MsoNormal""A bit," said Hunter. "But I'm also a tad nervous."/p
p class="MsoNormal""That's natural for every first timer!" said Destiny./p
p class="MsoNormal""You'll do great! We all believe in you!" said Dallas./p
p class="MsoNormal""You'll definitely break a leg!" said Deja Vu./p
p class="MsoNormal""Break whose leg?" said Hunter./p
p class="MsoNormal""Just an expression!" said Triple D./p
p class="MsoNormal"Afterwards, Hunter went downstairs./p
p class="MsoNormal""Well, look at you, Mr. Fancy!" said Dolly. "You lookin' fine!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""Thanks," said Hunter./p
p class="MsoNormal""So you're already for the big night?!" said Dylan./p
p class="MsoNormal""I believe so. I really want to impress her."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Hey," said Dolly, "just remember everything we taught you and you'll be fine!"/p
p class="MsoNormal""And if you get nervous or stressed out," said Dylan, "don't forget to breath and relax."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Right," said Hunter. "Well, I'm off!" He made his leave./p
p class="MsoNormal""Good luck!" said Dylan./p
p class="MsoNormal""Go get 'em, tiger!" said Dolly./p
p class="MsoNormal""Have a nice date!" cheered the pups./p