In the middle of a warm British night, Mel sat on a park bench, watching her girlfriend wading through a river.

The sergal sighed. "You know, a lot of people would consider this a shit date."

Epoxy looked back at them and smiled through her mask. "Patience, my glob of joy."

The wolf pulled a device out of her backpack and sank it under the water, making sure it dug into the silt of the riverbed.

"Done," she grinned, wading back to the shore.

Mel got up, helping Epoxy out of the water. "What does it do?"

"Well. They test the water upstream."

"Right," they smiled, hugging the latex-clad wolf to them.

"So if I put something designed to clean the river here, it'll make sure people have safe drinking water while still holding the water company responsible for all the fecal matter."

Mel paused mid-hug. "So, you're covered in shit."

"Better than being full of it, blaster."

The sergal's jaw dropped. "You bitch!" they grinned, breaking the hug and pushing Epoxy back into the river, but not before she stuck her paw to Mel's and pulled them in.

The sergal spluttered, spitting out water. "Hate you, gooper."

"Love you too!"

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