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

[ex_seventh238]

[naaah there's been worse

...

HMMM

well they do lift her mood very efficiently........]

My, how commanding. It shall be done, then. I'll see you then? [he is a loser yes

but he has also earned the forever spot of favorite shotapire in her heart!! granted merem isn't hard to beat...

meanwhile the tsunpuppy is just sitting next to charles chillin'. THEY GET ALONG SO WELL ALREADY...] And don't worry about time, that's never an issue here! [trivial details sounds legit, yep]

[encored]

[her life is like one long gallows humor sitcom

IS THAT REALLY USEFUL...]

Of course, of course. [dismissive handwave!

is that a good thing though, isn't her motto like beat people up more the more you like them or something. this doesn't seem like a fair trade... tsunpuppy is starting to grow on him though, there is something infinitely endearing about having a small cute animal just be near you. he reaches down again to scratch behind one of the puppy's ears before scooping him up.]

I would rather keep to my schedule, but I'm aware of that. I'll see you later this evening. [AND AWAY HE GOES looking so dignified with an armful of puppy...]

and then my cold got better and i decided we could be more hideous

[ex_seventh238]

[would charles appreciate it

and yes being trolly is better than being miserable or emo ok!! other churchies would back her up on this for sure]

Until then, Charles. Please do take care, in the meanwhile!

[nah, it's 'pick on the ones you like'. Totally different!!

Tsunpuppy whines a little but otherwise offers no resistance. WELL she won't bother him any more, waving him off with her usual smile but



there might be a different story going on later tonight, yes...

So come 7. Will Charles be early, right on time, or late... THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE


he might meet someone 'new'... hint hint]

more hideous is always welcome... and glad to hear you're feeling better!

[encored]

[he probably would because he's a horrible sadistic person

confirmation from the peanut gallery is exactly what he needs excellento.... ANYWAY he'll mosey off on his way, get his new pet settled at home by introducing him to the other pets and then leave tsunpuppy in the backyard since it's not infested with mice anymore.

as for timeliness, he's about as fashionably late as he usually is. giving off the impression that he actually cares enough about her food to be on time would be a terrible mistake!! so yep just moseying on through the doors, keeping his footsteps audible because he always walks loudly in the church now that he knows some people are auto-programmed to kill things dead if they're caught off guard...!]

it's our motto... and yes ty ;u;

[ex_seventh238]

[she'd laugh with him

they're all terrible people

and yes tsunpuppy will ACT ALOOF but be a mild and cozy ball of fur deep down beneath sound familiar nudge nudge.

>as usual

aah then she'd be expecting it... It's not like Charles will ever be on time anyway so it's ok if she slacks off a bit right. At least the goods have been baked since 7:05, the cake's just left to cool on the kitchen counter while Ciel went off somewhere else in the church do do some quick chore. Who knows when Charles is going to come in anyway, she'll get to him once the alarm bounded field around the church picks something up.

...And even then, maybe have him wait for 5 minutes too. Sure he can just beeline to the kitchen if the front is empty, but hahaha it'd be funny to catch him eating before she arrives. WOULD HE DO THAT...

--Well. It's on that line of reasoning that she left the front unattended, she's actually on the second floor right now. So Charles won't see anyone familiar by stepping into the front doors. The place is empty and quiet, as it should be at this time without the usual losers sauntering around the main hall.

...

......

wait, is that a rustling sound coming from the pews in the front rows...]

aspiring to new heights of horrible... so noble

[encored]

[no wonder they get along so well... ugh puppy no you're the worst kind of reflection!! the kind he doesn't actually mind because he can trick himself into thinking he just somehow happens to collect bizarrely behaved animals.....

but if it's a question of whether or not he'd just serve himself food before the person who baked it showed up the answer is a resounding of course. it's not his fault if she decides to go run errands or has to round up some drones or whatever!! and it's not like he can't already smell how delicious it is as soon as he walks in the door... tempting, very tempting......

but he's momentarily distracted by the rustling! it's not the first time he's run into weird strangers just kinda chilling in the pews. sometimes he forgets this is actually a public location...

after a moment of serious debate (CAKE OR DEATH SATING CURIOSITY) he'll diverge from the kitchen path to check the front pews]

the best cause

[ex_seventh238]

[charles pls

well she wouldn't fault him but she can still giggle at him.... BUT YES AS FOR THE RUSTLING

before he physically makes it there (short leg means it takes you longer to walk etc...), he's going to catch sight of a

...bushy tail perk up from the row

do you

>halt and stare
>keep going
>180 the hell towards the kitchen
>other charlesian option]

[encored]

[QUE...... he's met some weird people in here but of course his first assumptions are things along the line of "who left their pet in here??" and "ew maybe there's a hole in the back mesh door and an animal got inside..."

SO he'll be taking option A with a little bit of option D: halt and stare while muttering rude remarks...]

This is a church, not a barn. [gross he should probably go get a broom to beat whatever it is back outside. if it's someone's pet, they'll surely understand!]

1/3

[scripturale]

[then there will be a

YELP

from a teenage girlish-sounding voice

before--

--WELL SEE ICON]

--H-huh? I've been staying away from the kitchen, I didn't touch the cake, I wasn't given any other orders!! Please, have mercy--!!!

2/3

[scripturale]

...Oh. It's just mister Charles! You surprised me.

[>just charles

yep]

3/3

[scripturale]

--You can see me?

[what a twist...!!

but yes you have a little girl who's

a bit taller than you

with a blond cowlick

elvish-ears with earrings

staring in surprise... :o :o :o]

[encored]

[guess which part he fixates on first

if you guessed JUST CHARLES ding ding ding we have a winner!! granted the "mister" was a nice touch so he doesn't look too irritated... just slightly more irritated than usual

his constant state of irritation probably does nothing to show how miffed he actually is whoops

the second thing he focuses on is the fact that there is some bizarre apparently invisible thing that knows him sitting in the pew who was potentially about to eat his cake or something?! WHAT'S HAPPENING...]

And who are you?

1/2

[scripturale]

[LMAO yet with all the auras of irritation he's pulsing this bright little creature is

unphased??

in fact she'll chinhand and--

--oh wait, chinhoof. Does he see that now, she's got hoofs for hands...]

My name is Seven, but you can call me Nanako. I like that name better! --But oh, this is really strange. This hasn't happened in a while, I wonder what changed...

2/2

[scripturale]

Anyway, good evening mister Charles, and welcome back to the Church! Master's busy upstairs right now, but she should return soon!

[CONNECT THE DOTS, CHARLES...]

[encored]

[yes that aura of irritation is quickly being replaced by one of suspicion... there are only two regular churchie nuns here and as far as he's aware, only one of them deals with large amounts of tomfoolery which is probably the category invisible animal kid with hoofs falls under...]

...You're speaking of Ciel, are you not? [and because he doesn't even want to think about the implications of a previously invisible person knowing his name:] Are you new to the town?

[scripturale]

[his assumptions are accurate, what a smrt babby bat CIEL WOULD BE PROUD

before she beats nanako to a pulp for openly talking to him]

That's Master, yes! And no, not at all. I've been here with her since... um... many months now! I lost track, we've never been in the same place for this long. That's a silly assumption to make, though, why would you think I'm new?

[encored]

[HE'LL BE EXPECTING ANOTHER GOLD STAR after he sidesteps all the violence that might occur of course...]

Have you always been here? In the church, I mean. [SPOOKY... this is like learning your house is haunted!! even if the ghost is super chipper, coming to the realisation that you're not alone is not exactly comforting

also don't think he's not filing that "never been in the same place for long" thing away for later, there are just more pressing matters to deal with!! the last time he saw something that couldn't be seen, it was a flying mint bunny and it wanted him dead....]

[scripturale]

Ah, yes. I do see you passing by quite often, mister Charles...

[but what will you do with it WHAT WILL YOU DO

you can't even tackle abel HOW WILL YOU FACE CIEL

but yes suddenly ghostly aura indeed... charles what have you triggered]

[encored]

[HE'LL WORK HIS WAY THERE SLOWLY BUT SURELY

slowly but surely.....

the ghostly aura is not something he is very fond of in the meanwhile though stop that weird stranger]

If you've been here for months, I'd imagine that would be the case. [SEVERE AMOUNTS OF UNSURE] What's this about being able to see you, now?

[scripturale]

[babby flaps for babby bats...

she is a ghost ok she is entitled to ghostly things!!]

I'm not by the main halls much, Master doesn't let me wander even if not many people come here and they shouldn't be able to see me anyway. [a beat...

and why does it look so pleased with itself why]

Are you surprised?

[encored]

[he's not entirely sure why but he's definitely not going to bother asking her... keeping conversation to a minimum with weirdos is a good life philosophy to abide by, even if the weirdo in question is a ghost type thing]

I'm not certain "surprise" is quite the right word for it. [more like mildly creeped out...] I've seen other things that aren't supposed to be seen, though. You're not quite as minty as the last one.

[scripturale]

[oh come on who doesn't want to befriend a ghost loli horse...]

It can't be for the same reason, though. Can you touch me?

[extends ARM... HOOF... and waves it in front of charles]

[encored]

[the person whose last ghost animal friend tried to kill him!!

.......okay he'll go ahead and reach forward tentatively to try and touch her arm... hoof]

I'm not certain why I could see the other one, now that you mention it.

1/2

[scripturale]

Master can see me because she's my Master. People who can see spirits or are ghosts themselves are other exceptions, but no one else who comes to the Church often falls under that. There was one time last year when people could suddenly see and talk to me, maybe the town did something, but that was the last time I spoke to anyone who can't perform thaumaturgy.

[have some nasubabble! in other words: you may be a monster charles but you're still a muggle.

...also her hoof is

metallic and

solid]

2/2

[scripturale]

--You can! Mister Charles, you can touch me too!! [OMGWTFBBQ?? yes this pony loli has

a short attention span

can you tell...]