[You know, if you asked Albert to prioritize a list of things he Really Wants To Deal With Right Now™, a hiccuping fire puppy would probably land somewhere down near the bottom, right in the general vicinity of The Shuckles Stole Something Again and/or possibly There Is A Ghost Squid In My Bathtub. He's got work to do, and he's making good progress at it, and there's nothing like peace and quiet to really facilitate getting something do—
no subject
...dammit, Harry.
A few seconds later, the door opens.]
What?