"No way," Rob said. This had to be a joke...but an experiment wouldn't hurt. He peeked out into the hall.
Wandering around the hallway was his trusty labrador retriever, Lucy. She looked up at Rob with happy eyes and eagerly wagged her tail.
“You want to be my test subject, girl?” Rob asked. She barked, not sure what she was agreeing to, only being generally agreeable. “Okay, maybe you and me together can figure this thing out.”