"Long time, no see" , the narrator tells us, is the first time we've ever seen the two of them together. It's been a long time since they've seen each other, and now they're back at it again. The narrator asks the dog how he's doing, and the dog tells him to step back and see what's going on. He's almost dead in front of him, he says, and this isn't the only time he tried to save his life. He says he was "so desperate" back then, and that's why he tried so hard to save the dog. The dog doesn't understand why the rescue team wasn't there on time, and he tells the narrator to think of what he told the dog as the best thing he could've done. He also says that if the team hadn't arrived, everything would have been in a mess. He tells the dog that if he keeps frowning his face like this, he'll look "scared" like he already is. He asks if the gunshot wound on his leg is still bleeding, and if he should call someone