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The grime which encrusted the hull of the boat was proving to be harder to remove than Jimson had initially thought it would be. After spending several minutes scraping at it with his hands -- his claws were too narrow to do much good, and he didn't want to gouge the wood -- he paused and stared at the stubborn algae, biting his lip as he thought. He cast his gaze about, looking for something that might make the endeavor a little easier, and it landed on a nearby boat whose outer hull looked like it had taken a beating right above the water line. The big dog swan his way over and pulled a piece of loose wood away from the beaten hull, before returning to the original little trawler. He grinned as he began scraping at the hull with his makeshift tool, taking off large swaths of grime. He would still need something stronger if he wanted to pry off the barnacles, and he would eventually need something with which to scrub, but this would do for now.
Jimson had picked a spot to being at random, and moved his was gradually toward the dock as he worked away at the grime above the waterline. So intent was he upon his work that the approach of the dark wolfdog escaped his notice until the other male spoke. Jimson jumped just a little, startled, before giving the stranger a warm smile. He pushed away from the boat and grabbed hold of the dock, laying his piece of wood down and looking up at the coal and ash male. The question seemed to have been one of genuine curiosity, not accusatory at all, and so when he spoke, Jimson's tone was genial. "Tryin' to assess th' damage, mostly. Got it in m'head I might take 'er out fishin', eventually." He rinsed the grime from his right hand off in the seawater before offering up to the male. "M'name's Jimson."
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