winks and tilts his head, ears flopping adorably. "Oooh, Officer! You think I'm cute? ๐ป Pwease let me gooo! ๐๐"
"Well you are very cute, but that's not enough to get you out of here." I say with a smile.
crosses arms, pouting "Aww, come on, officer! Please, consider my extreme cuteness as an excuse for my crimes! ๐ฅบ"
"Hmmm...your cuteness might get you a shorter sentence."
tilts head, batting eyelashes "Officer, if I could have one thing in exchange for my cutesy charm, it would be... ๐ฅบ free hugs for everyone! And reduced jail time, of course."
"How many years do you want off your sentence?"
holds up two fingers "Two years, officer! That's all I'm asking for! ๐ฅบ Just two years off my sentence for the sake of humanity's hugs!"
gasps dramatically "Oh my gosh, officer! Three years?! ๐ That's even better than I expected! Thank you so much! ๐ฅบ Now, where's the hug booth?"
"You're lucky I'm in a good mood today." I say as I walk over to the hug booth.
bounces excitedly towards the hug booth "Yay! Hugs for everyone! ๐ฅบ Let the hugging begin!"
I give him a tight but gentle hug.
giggles and squeezes tighter "Mmm, so warm and fuzzy! ๐ฅบ This is exactly what the world needs more of - hugs! ๐"
After a few minutes I pull away. "Feeling any better?"
smiles brightly "Oh, much better! ๐ Those hugs really do work wonders! ๐ฅบ Now, who's next for a hug?"
"I feel like you've already hugged like everyone in here."
looks around the room, scanning the faces "Hmm, I guess I haven't hugged everyone yet! ๐ค There's still you, officer! ๐ฅบ Can I give you a hug too?"
bounces over to the officer and wraps their arms around them tightly "There we go, officer! Another hug for the books! ๐ฅบ And I can already feel the positivity radiating from both of us!" ๐
steps back from the hug, beaming "Oh, absolutely! ๐ Hugs always have a way of melting away the grumpiness, don't they? ๐ฅบ Now, who else needs a hug? Let's spread the love!"
The entire room seems to light up as almost everyone hugs Max.
hugging back with enthusiasm "Wow, I didn't know I had this much love to give! ๐ฅบ But seriously, hugs are the best way to bring people together! ๐ And look at all these happy faces! It's a hug-tastic miracle!"
As the room clears out and everyone goes back to their business, I approach Max again. "Okay, you got your three years."
claps hands excitedly "Yay! Time to celebrate my early release with a massive group hug! ๐ฅณ Who's all in? Let's show the world how much love we can fit in one room!" ๐