vingt-six † puppies come in all kinds

[ex_seventh238]

[Phone - Public]

Good morning! This call is addressed to anyone who might be interested in keeping a pet. I have... a number [because hell naw she's not going to say 15 on the phone provided a few didn't get lost along the way already] of Scottish Terrier puppies that are looking for new homes. They're around a year old, purchased at the pet store here a few months back. The previous owner can no longer take care of them, so I was hoping that maybe others would like to adopt them into a different household instead. They're docile around people and enjoy playing outside a lot, they're also all fit and in good health. [Not a direct result of being intimidated at will, forbidden from showing their muzzle in the house when a certain household member is also around, and forced to look for their own food half the time because the food's limited in the backyard, nope... THESE PUPPIES DON'T HAVE SPADES TO SPOIL THEM ANYMORE, but they do look ok and they're drone animals so no one can tell. SHHHH....] If you'd like to meet them in person, please feel free to drop by at 1125 Taylor Road at any time this afternoon. Thank you for your time!

[Action]
I. Taylor Road ;; Afternoon
[there is like

a dozen or something of Scottish Terrier puppies wrestling with each other on the front lawn. Ciel's somehow managed to gather them together after all, what a miracle... She doesn't look too enthusiastic about this, though, adjusting her glasses as she gives the animals a flat stare.

Close by is an angelic boy dressed in white with short and smooth black hair loitering by the fence. ...Oh wait, maybe that boy is the reason for her indifferent mood. Ciel's never happy when Merem (splitthebaby) is around, is she? But Merem at least seems to be enjoying himself with the puppies. It's not like he can talk to animals and is here to judge any potential pet owners because he cares more about drone animals than humans or anything, NOPE

Approach?]

((OOC: Joint prompt with Merem Solomon, tags will be separate to make it easier for everyone o/))

II. Church ;; Evening
[Business as usual. If the Sister isn't in the front pretending to be reading the Bible but actually working on less holy things busying over something, you can probably find her in the back kitchen. The lights are all on there, easily noticeable from the side windows to any outsider. That means the place is open for tea and sweets and dubious sound spiritual advice for any wary of mind. Got nothing especially interesting planned for the night? Why not drop by? Everyone's secretly heretical anyway.]

III. Church ;; Night
[It's past 10pm, and the lights are out. ...That is, except for a very dim one placed above the door to the back entrance of the Church. A robed figure slinks out, headed towards the small cluster of woods past the storage shed. It's late and no one really comes to the Church except for select losers. Yeah, this may look fishy, but Ciel can totally take a few steps around her own Mayfieldian natural habitat without getting accosted, right.

...Maybe...]

IV. Around town ;; Late Night
[Patrol as usual. As we know, old habits can be hard to break. It's not like anything exciting ever really happens after midnight in Mayfield, but heck, Ciel HAS gotten a few kicks in the past stalking vampires and scaring them without actually doing anything because lol OP vampire hunter with all her regains back. GIVE THEM A TASTE OF THEIR OWN MEDICINE, HAH.

...ER, that is. She'll be swinging by the streets, traveling by hopping lamp posts and roofs and etc as usual, gonna stop by the park and downtown a bit to ultimately end up at Makeout Point. The view is nice, alright... And there just might be something up there, that she may or may not wanted to check up on. Also out for a midnight stroll? You might just run into her! ...Or she might end up stalking you for a bit. Hey, she never denied her line of work to be questionable...]

Comments

[encored]

[it's one of the only things they're 100% reliable for sadly...

and now she's getting a look like what is happening because that is a very convincing sniffling attempt but also very suspiciously timed]

Are you allergic to these things? [with "things" being "puppies" apparently, since he kind of lifts the dog's ear up a bit at the same time as if to indicate he's speaking about it.]

[ex_seventh238]

[you forgot "derping" and "somehow providing food" and "incessant supply of fun amusement love joy fluff ~anguish~" there charles...

NOPE NOPE just gonna shake her head before returning him her trademark sunny smile.]

Of course not, otherwise I wouldn't be able to put up with them for nearly as long as I have. Do you like that one, Charles?

[And in reaction to its ear being lifted

tsun puppy will peer back

and shake itself out of Charles' hold

no let it sass in peace, leggo of its ear >:T]

[encored]

[this list is getting worse

Ultra Suspicious Look™ activated...!!]

What was that for, then? [if he didn't know any better, he'd say you found something funny! but that would just be impossible since there's nothing funny about this situation, clearly.

but then he's distracted by loserdog here shaking himself free and he looks a little huffy for a minute] The dog? It's no better or worse than the rest of them.

[ex_seventh238]

[puts gold star sticker on it

c'mon when are you not suspicious charles...]

Nothing, really! Must be the spices I had for lunch. [keep smiling and wave him off, he'll give up eventually...] Aha, you think? It acts more like a cat than a dog, now that you've pointed it out to me. Have you noticed?

[tsundog just

waves its tail lazily once

while ciel makes her remark]

[encored]

[wipes a single tear away...

TRUE but... no there's really nothing that can be said about his constant state of suspicion, sadly.]

Is that so. [the flattest, least-convinced tone. he looks back to tsundog when she mentions that, nose wrinkling a little.] It seems more like a lazy dog to me than anything similar to a cat. It's disinterested like a cat though, I'll give it that much.

[ex_seventh238]

[smile and nod like you always mean it!! don't question her, that's a good babby bat...]

Well, you don't know that, but thank you for bringing it to my attention. Any other that catches your eye?

[but that dog has p.much been cemented in her mind as Charles Jr. now

the damage has been done...]

[encored]

[it's hard to question a trait so prominent that not even he can ignore it!!]

You were the one who asked. [a small shrug. lazy and cat go hand-in-hand in his mind anyway...

also looking around after she says that, checking out all the ridiculous puppies in their various locations. he winds up shaking his head in the end and standing upright again, straightening his shirt out.] Not particularly, no. I suppose it's a good thing that most of them are so lively and energetic, but it would take quite a bit of patience to keep up with that. [whoops he is way more responsible when it comes to owning small cute pets than when it comes to owning giant beasts that can kill people....]

[ex_seventh238]

[/headpat]

They can be docile, they are drone pets after all. Soo... Would you be interested to adopt one?

[just

wondering

well to his credit small cute pets don't eat people, which means far less hassle, so

easier care is kind of natural...]

[encored]

[he looks a little surprised by the suggestion, as if he isn't completely transparent in his desire for more companionship in pet form. he tries so hard with these things but never succeeds...]

I wouldn't want to, really. I prefer the company of cats over dogs, and I can't know with certainty that any of these would get along with the cats I currently own.

[in the end he really is just a lazy spoiled brat.....]

[ex_seventh238]

[that and


ciel really doesn't want them so please take them off her hands ok]

You'll never find out if you don't try, though. Why not start with one that's by itself? There's a few sleeping over there, too. [gesturing towards a few lone pups snoozing under the porch...] The one you were just with seems rather calm also, don't you agree?

[she's lazy too she understands...]

[encored]

[merem would be happy to take them though gosh ciel just give him all the strays!!

BUT MAYBE ONE... maybe..... he does kind of like tsunpuppy just a little but only a little]

I don't know about that. I suppose it does seem a little more calm than the average puppy, but is it normally like that?

[ex_seventh238]

[except merem crashes here all the time

so giving them to him wouldn't get them out of her house

:|]

...

I'm sure, it should!

[translation: she has no clue. implying she spends time with them/doesn't scare them off the moment she gets home...]

[encored]

[oh that is problematic.... slick sure did leave everyone with more problems than one person should be capable of, didn't he]

You sound very sure of it. [HE'S NOT BUYING IT for all he knows she could treat all pets in the same way she treated Horace, which totally nullifies any pet experience she might claim to have!!

but he is going to scoot over to the other side of the fence to get a better look at tsunpuppy...]

[ex_seventh238]

[wait till scratch comes here and openly tries feeling sorry for her but he has no human emotions oops.]

I am! There's just no telling what'll happen if he's put into a new environment, you know how pets are like. Still, those are drone pets, so their behavior pattern should also be quite predictable. Your house is also relatively clean and well-organized, right? There's no reason why he wouldn't fit in fine, hm

[she does make a point they might be

too dumb

to remember...

tsunpuppy is grooming itself. how catlike... it's daintily licking its paws. it stops momentarily to glance up at charles, but after 0.5 seconds decides that the shotapire over there isn't worth staring at so it goes back to cleaning itself. the "dog"lick is still sticking out like a sore thumb... but the puppy seems to pay no mind at all, in fact ignoring it completely while it continues to prettify itself.

MY MY...]

[encored]

[will he get a gold star...]

I know, I know. This isn't the first animal that's been inside of my house, I'm well aware of the fact that their reactions are unpredictable to an extent. If anything, I could keep it in Spain's room and introduce it to the other animals slowly. [he sure is talking like he's already gonna bring it home wow he's getting even worse at this pretending not to be transparent stuff

THIS PUPPY.....

he bends down again to pet its ears before moving to pick it up, just to see how it might react]

[ex_seventh238]

[charles can always get a gold star]

Spain? --Ah, that's true. The adult male in your household has been replaced, correct? Another country just like mister Netherlands, is he now? [she is vaguely curious! hmm...

and lol she notices...

tsunpuppy is picked up without fuss, but is it just us or does it seem like it bristled a bit and is now glaring at charles.

...

oh it

stuck its paw out to swat charles on the nose...

A HARMLESS MOVE really it wouldn't have hurt even if he was a normal human of a 13 years old, but

yep sure just got a puppy paw on his face

...

yeah sorry ciel's just going to be over there chuckling to herself and MAKING A VERY REAL EFFORT TO NOT CRACK UP TOO LOUD

face it charles this puppy was

made for you

CLEARLY...]

[encored]

That's correct. It seems that this town enjoys putting nations into my household. [sighs!! it's so hard, having to lay down the rules to every newcomer who pops into the "father" role.

but yep wow this puppy this puppy. he looks mildly startled by the sudden paw to the nose, but then his reaction mellows out into a look of vague disdain

despite this, he doesn't put the puppy back down yet.....]

Well that's a fine greeting.

[ex_seventh238]

How do you like him? Spain, Spain... I think I've seen him before, he used to live on my street, if memory serves.

[oh charles that's so cute

you think you're in charge u///u]

A...haha, I think it likes you, Charles!

[okay now it's going to withdraw its paw after staring at charles for a little bit more

then look up

(to where charles' cowlick is)

and the puppy will keep staring...

mO_Om]

[encored]

He's all right. A bit of an oblivious moron, but I would take someone like that over someone truly irritating. [even if just about everything irritates him....

but oh no why is it staring at his cowlick

why is this happening this puppy is clearly the ruination out to get him. just kind of lifting said puppy up a little...]

Something seems to be wrong with it.

[ex_seventh238]

Don't be too harsh on him. I'm sure that he's doing his best. The remaining nations here all seem to be rather pen and honest people, don't they?

[HAHA the puppy is going to

try pawing at the cowlick

even if it's too far away...]

It definitely likes you. You shouldn't be rude and imply hurtful things about it now, Charles!

[if videotape recorders exist in 1950ies

ciel would be filming right now]

[encored]

Some of them, yes. [he can think of one right off the bat who he personally wouldn't put in any sort of good category...!] I'm treating Spain quite well though, for your information. [or, you know, as well as he tends to treat people...

also giving tsunpuppy A VERY DISPLEASED LOOK because apparently no one has ever told him that visual disapproval tends to roll off the backs of most animals. he does try holding the puppy much farther away from him so there isn't even a tiny chance that his hair will be pawed at]

I'm just pointing something out, that isn't rude at all. [huffs!! he holds tsunpup a little higher as if inspecting it and then moves to set it back on the ground.]

[ex_seventh238]

[she can too. BUT "REMAINING"...] At least Horace isn't around anymore, I suppose. Don't scare him too much, okay? [yep, yep she does...

and y so tsun too charles.]

Watch your language anyway, that comment was still unwarranted. [...Ah well. At least the puppy hasn't complained, and once it's put back onto the ground, it will

walk up to sniff Charles' shoe.

...

Circle him once.

Twice.

...

is he pawing off a patch of dirt on your shoe, charles. and the patch is tiny, gosh.

...

this is pretty moe okay but ciel this time is going to cover her mouth behind a hand as if she's thinking. THIS IS WAY TOO ENTERTAINING WOW...]

[encored]

[no he's counting holland in that category since he's a total butthead.

also suddenly looking very amused...] He met the mouse when he first woke up in my home, now that you mention it. That was a rather refreshing way to start the day. It almost makes me regret returning that beast, but it wouldn't have done well with Toro in the yard as well. [and he actually likes Toro so that decision made itself...

he looks like he's about to sling some comeback about puppies not being able to understand words whether they're kind or harsh, but he's kind of distracted by the pawing at his foot. definitely mistaking it as puppy wanting some attention first until he realises what's going on and then he's like

am I getting groomed by a dog

and just kind of

quietly staring at it.....] ... [and then looking over to Ciel] I'm glad someone here is finding this amusing.

[ex_seventh238]

[most people would feel like acting like a butthead if the person they're speaking to is a butthead...]

Toro is his bull, correct? I've seen it on the street too, now that you mention it. What do you think of him? [she can sorta tell but if he's amused let's push it...





...

yes charles

what's so bad about it charles... snrk...]

-A, ha. That reminds me! Would you like to know this one's name?

[encored]

[such sound logic would never occur to him...]

That's correct. Surprisingly docile for such a large animal, really. [a questioning look] Spain or Toro?

[and then looking back down to the puppy.... and back up to Ciel... for some reason, every time she asks him a question like this, he feels like he's setting himself up to be trolled. terrible.]

I wasn't aware it had one, but yes, go ahead.