Callsign: COAL
Handler:  Spare
AO: Buckhead · Irby’s Patio · Skyhouse
OP WINDOW: 14:00–01:30

14:00 — Home Base (Mari’s)
Status: Mom wheels-up to Barcelona.
Action: Assume watch. Bed secured. Ears at 50% (relaxed).

18:00 — Ambushed
Door opens.
Is _not_ Mom…
It’s Spare again. (could be worse.)

18:00–18:30 — Pre-Departure Check
Spare focused: AC set to 78°.
Lights & switches: OFF.
Bed extracted.
Tail ops initiated.
Morale: High. (We’re going somewhere.)

18:30 — Exfil
Lyft ingress. Bed rides shotgun. I supervise.
Breeze audit: satisfactory.

20:00 — Irby’s Patio: Forward Operating Position
Bed deployed (first and only K9 cot on premises).
Rules of Engagement: Sit. Stay. Look Excellent.
Spare enters Trivia Theater.
I remain on-station, cucumber-level calm.
Note: Multiple 2- and 4-legged friendlies. Sniff protocol successful.

21:00 — Halftime Patrol
One perimeter loop (full block).
Intel gathered: street smells, night breeze, one squirrel rumor.
Return to post. Bed reestablished. Calm reattained.

21:05–22:00 — Rounds 3–Final
Spare: high-focus face.
Me: high-chill face.
Ambient applause acceptable.

22:00 — Final Question
Spare delivers payload (answers).
I hold line. Bed remains loyal.
Outcome: **Team C: 114** (New personal best for Spare).
Reaction: Single nod. (Professionalism maintained.)

22:15 — Logistics Drop
Asset acquired: **chimken prize** (unseasoned, as doctrine dictates).
Consumption: 100% with gratitude.
Vibe: Professional joy.

22:30 — RTB (Return to Base)
Depart Irby’s.
22:45 — Skyhouse arrival.
Debrief snack: none required. Hydration: approved.

23:00–01:30 — Recovery Ops
Film: *We Were Soldiers*.
Position: Couch adjacency; Spare within paw’s reach.
Security posture: Moderate-to-Low. (All clear.)

01:30 — Lights out
**Deep sleep achieved** (rare grade).
Dream report: running, sun, familiar laugh.
Mission feeling: complete.

NOTES:

• Spare navigated day ambush with competence.
• Patio bed supremacy confirmed; morale effect on civilians: positive.
• Chimken protocol: flawless. (No seasoning, maximal love.)
• Confidential addendum: I heard a rumor about *burger*
                         for a future op;
                         treating as unverified intel
                         to avoid tail-related celebration.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

1) Re-deploy patio bed on future Trivia Nights. (Calm times excellence)
2) Maintain chimken pipeline. (Mission-critical)
3) Approve additional walk-at-halftime doctrine—optimizes zen.
4) Continue joint couch-recovery exercises. Deep sleep outcomes: elite.

SIGN-OFF:

COAL, K9—end of watch.
Tail steady. Tummy full. Mission accomplished.
// AAR Ref: Ambushed by Spare