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Chief guided the young man with a hand on his upper arm, and he could feel Ricky trembling at the touch.

"I think I've seen you . . . out at the Loredo Ranch." Chief said it to try to make the young man less skittish, more comfortable. He could feel he was intimidating the young man.
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maybe if you take your giant paw off of him and stop looking at him like you want to eat him- he wouldnt be shaking and intimidated......why would a hot young guy want a big old guy_ especially if he weren't makin' a shit load of money doin' it. was your ricky character supposed to come off as 'slow'

And the other stations have to make do with a dalmation.

Ricky doesn't come off as slow. Young and over awed at the situation. Seems to be better than any dream he had while sitting on that curb.