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(New OC! Ahsoka Matthews. I don't have a pic of her :( I'll be doing this in first person. Feel free to refer to the dog by name!)

*I open the door, seeing her. She's the daughter of my best friend, so I know her well. I squat down to be eye level with her*

"What's wrong? Are you okay?"

“Hey Snips! I’m alright, though I heard that something happened?”

*Sees the police officers*
“Did something bad happen?-“

"Possibly. And if it *was* something bad, it was something *really* bad."

Rosie: May I go home with Otis now?

"Yeah. I'll take you home with him. Officers, I'll be right back."

*I take Rosie by the hand and set down Otis, then I start walking them both back home*

*Otis seemed to miss Rosie.*

*I smile at the cuteness of the sight*

*They got to Rosie’s home, and she quickly hugged Ahsoka before going inside.*

*I hug her back, and then let her head inside, then I head back to the scene and the cops. By now, they've dug up the corpse, and luckily, it's not a human corpse; it's just a dead raccoon. They also found a raccoon-shaped stain on the road nearby that, after a short inspection, turned out to belong to that very same raccoon. As it turns out, some jackass turned a raccoon into roadkill and tried burying it on the side of the road*

*Rosie’s mother, Rebecca, came outside to see the commotion.*

"Hey, Becca. What's up?"

(Note that, because it was the nickname given to the original character with the name Ahsoka, "Snips" is a common nickname for people named Ahsoka. I'm headcanoning that Rebecca calls Ahsoka "Snips" for that exact reason.)

*The responder thanked her for the information.*

"You're welcome."

*I stand there, squatting down, nose pulled just far enough away from the hole to not smell the stench of death, holding Otis' leash in one hand, waiting for law enforcement. I reach into my purse and pull out a trowel, prepared to hand it to someone who can dig deep enough to find the corpse*

*The first two officers arrive.*
Officer 1: Are you Miss Matthews?

"Yes, that's me."

*I stand up properly*

Officer 1: Great, thanks for the call.
Officer 2: *takes the trowel* I’ll do the digging.

"You got it, sir. I'll stand by."

*I kneel down and pick up Otis to keep him out of the officers' way*

*The little girl walked over.*

*I look over at her*

"I found him at the end of the street."

(What's her name?)

(Rosie)
“Oh? Thank you!” *Rosie hugged her tightly, but then noticed the smell and covered her nose.*

"No problem!"

*When Rosie covers her nose, I pat her back*

"Yeah, that smell's why the police are here. I'd rather not tell you what it is, 'cause I don't wanna traumatize you."

*Otis continued digging.*

*I cock an eyebrow, but I just keep my hold on his leash, letting him dig*

*Soon, he stopped and barked at the bottom of the hole.*

"What is it, boy?"

*I take a look into the bottom of the hole*

*It smelled awful down there.*

"Oh, for the love of- What is that *smell*!?"

*I plug my nose with my leash hand and take a closer look*

*It was difficult to see.*

*The stench is so potent I can practically taste it. It smells like straight death, as if there's a corpse in there, but I can't tell if it's human or animal. I pull out my phone and dial 911, and when they pick up, I speak*

"Operator, my name is Ahsoka Matthews. I'm currently on the corner of Walnut and Main. My neighbor's dog went missing last night, I've just found him, and he dug a hole that smells like straight-up death. I can tell there's a corpse in this hole, but I can't tell if it's human or animal. Can you send someone out to investigate?"

*The responder tells Ahsoka that they’re sending people to her location. She asks if there was anyone missing lately.*

"Not as far as I'm aware. But the body's, like, a month old based on the sheer stank, so it could be something a bit older. I did hear about a 70-year-old man who went missing last month, just three days before his 71st birthday. So it could be him. But I'm not entirely sure."

*The tracks kept going*

*Eventually, after seventeen minutes of following the tracks, I find Otis sniffing around at the end of the street*

*Otis seemed to be looking for something.*

"Otis! C'mere, boy!"

*I walk up to Otis*

"Whatcha looking for, buddy?"

*Otis turned to face Ahsoka and barked.*

"Hi, buddy!"

*I pull a leash out of my purse and hook it to his collar*

"Whatcha looking for?"

*He started running in a certain direction.*

*I follow him, pretending that I have a say in where we go*

*He started digging somewhere.*

"Hm?"

*She was trying not to cry.*
“Otis is missing…”

"Where did you see him last? I'm sure I can use that info to help you find him."

“He was in the house last night. We woke up this morning, and he was gone…*

"Did you leave any doors or windows open last night? It rained last night, so if you did, he would've left tracks in the mud that could lead us to him."

*Shakes her head.*

"Was anything unlocked this morning that wasn't last night? Or is anything or anyone missing besides him? Because there could've been a robbery. I'm not saying that's what happened, I'm just saying it's possible."

*trying to remember*

"Let's check the perimeter. See if we can find pawprints in the mud."

*I walk out the door and across the street to her house, checking the perimeter until I find them - pawprints around the back door*

*She walked to Ahsoka*
“Are those his prints?-“

"I think so. I'll follow them and see where they lead. Stay here, I don't wanna risk you getting lost."

*I start following the prints to see where they lead*