mayfield_rpg | vingt-six † puppies come in all kinds

[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...]

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Why not take them home yourself, then?

Ciel wouldn't allow that. Besides, I haven't even asked my 'mother' if I would be allowed to.

I assume your assigned mother is sentient, yes? If nothing else, I'm certain you could take a few of them with you. I have doubts that you'll be able to find so many people willing to take on a pet in this city.

She is, yes.

And after I am done, I doubt many people would want any at all.

You would paint them as terrors to prevent generating adoption interest?

Why Charles, that would be lying.

Far be it from you to indulge in such a thing, hm?

If it were humans, I wouldn't hesitate. But these are friends.

You truly are fond of these puppies, aren't you? But if that isn't your plan, what is?

I like all animals equally. But all I can do is bother Ciel until she lets things go my way.

Can you manage something like that? She seems rather steadfast in her decision.

Probably not but there's never any harm in trying.

That's one way to look at it, I suppose. I imagine you'll need all of the luck you can get, so I wish you the best of it.

Thank you.

What do you happen to be here for?

I heard Ciel's message on the phones. She told me about how she acquired the pups and I wanted to see if there was even a remotely fierce bone in any of their bodies or if the droned person who purchased them was as much of a moron as he sounded. I can't say I'm surprised at all concerning which it turned out to be.

When you expect others to be smarter than you think, it never ends up well. That is the moral of the story, yes?

One would think that's a lesson I'd have memorized by now, but the astounding stupidity of some continues to take me by surprise.

I wonder how many more times it'll take.

Hopefully not much longer. I do have all the time in the world, but I'd rather waste it on something a little less disappointing. [sigh...

but then he looks over to some of the puppies chilling in the shade somewhat curiously.]

Do you think they would get on well with other animals if introduced at an early age?

All animals will get along under the right circumstances. It should be simple enough to ask them to do anything.

Most animals don't react very well or at all to being asked to do things, in my experience. [except that's mostly cats whoops]

You're not asking properly. All animals I speak with listen to me very well.

Can't you actually speak to animals? I'd imagine that would have a much different effect.

Yes but speaking with animals is simply understanding them. Anyone can have their words be understood. The trick is understanding what they want.

Well, yes, it's difficult to misunderstand a yowling hungry cat or a barking dog that wishes to go outside. That doesn't make two-way communication simple in the least. [a sigh, and he leans against the fence, looking down at some of the puppies closer to it.]

Perhaps there's someone else in town with the talent and patience to manage it.

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