The General is definitely the only one (besides Fives, anyway), who's not in perfect military posture. The rest of them have clearly scrambled to face the door and snap to attention, though Hevy and Hardcase clearly jostled for position to the last moment and Hardcase has his shoulder shoved in front of Hevy's, partially blocking him as he faces the door, and Tup seems to have tried to shrink shyly into the background, partially hidden behind Cody and Jesse.
"General Jedao, sir," Cody greets him without moving, even as DB wriggles and squirms forward to sniff excitedly at the General's hand and then lick first the hand, and then the General's face. "That's Echo's boy Dronebait, sir," Cody explains as Fives steps in after the General and crouches down as well to receive his share of the mostly grown pup's enthusiastic greeting, ignoring Cody's disapproving look as he does so.
"We managed to, ah, liberate him on our way out, General," Fives adds, grinning as he scruffs his nephew's ears enthusiastically. "Right DB? Did we come rescue you with Daddy? Huh?" DB wriggles more enthusiastically and butts right into the General's chest, apparently intent on knocking the newcomer over so he can give him a thorough greeting.
"DB! That's enough!" Cody orders and the pup immediately backs up a step and drops his backside to the floor. He can't quite stop squirming, but he's mostly doing it in one place now, with his tail thumping energetically at Hardcase's ankles. "General, sir, my apologies for Dronebait's behavior."
"Aw, he was just saying hi, Codes," Fives protests, cutting Cody off and stroking the top of DB's head once more as he gets to his feet.
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"General Jedao, sir," Cody greets him without moving, even as DB wriggles and squirms forward to sniff excitedly at the General's hand and then lick first the hand, and then the General's face. "That's Echo's boy Dronebait, sir," Cody explains as Fives steps in after the General and crouches down as well to receive his share of the mostly grown pup's enthusiastic greeting, ignoring Cody's disapproving look as he does so.
"We managed to, ah, liberate him on our way out, General," Fives adds, grinning as he scruffs his nephew's ears enthusiastically. "Right DB? Did we come rescue you with Daddy? Huh?" DB wriggles more enthusiastically and butts right into the General's chest, apparently intent on knocking the newcomer over so he can give him a thorough greeting.
"DB! That's enough!" Cody orders and the pup immediately backs up a step and drops his backside to the floor. He can't quite stop squirming, but he's mostly doing it in one place now, with his tail thumping energetically at Hardcase's ankles. "General, sir, my apologies for Dronebait's behavior."
"Aw, he was just saying hi, Codes," Fives protests, cutting Cody off and stroking the top of DB's head once more as he gets to his feet.