annaofaza:

sassafrasx:

Random 5am thought I had instead of sleeping last night…er, morning. I’ve been in this fandom 2 years and somehow this never occurred to me:

Did anyone ever think about the logistics of having that many puppies in one room when they keep the recruits in the same dorm? They are tiny puppies. A bunch of tiny puppies who haven’t been trained yet. Was part of Kingsman training seeing how they survive sleep deprivation? Did the recruits take shifts to try and get at least some sleep, leaving someone awake to deal with tiny puppy bladders and accidents and any other assorted chaos at 4am?

I’m now imagining a bunch of crying and sleep deprived recruits in the dorm just begging the puppies to let them sleep. Just one hour, please for the love of god.

The puppies just blink up at them with their big innocent eyes. The puppies are the real test to see who the strongest are.

It’s also a test of character. What does a recruit do when their puppy has an accident in their bed? Or starts whimpering at three am and won’t stop? Or chews up part of a boiler suit? Or stubbornly refuses to listen to any commands?

Do they take care of the problem right away? Do they ignore and hope it goes away? Do they blame someone else for their dog’s misbehavior? Do they scold the puppy? Do they yell? Do they—God forbid—react with violence?

Merlin makes notes on his tablet on which recruits can maintain their patience, rationality, and compassion at all times. A Kingsman must try to not lose their temper, rely solely on others for help, or be capable of reacting to an inconvenient setback. How can they do it if they are bested by a puppy?

It’s also interesting statistical analysis as to who passes the final test.