First Bark: This isn't home but I'm okay!

[welcomedog]

Characters: Missile and YOU! All of you!
Location: Near the coral
Time: Early afternoon
Style: Action!
Status: Open

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[not_for_cooking]

[WHAT IS THAT RACKET. Investigating!!

Aaaaaaaa a dog! He hasn't had much experience with animals (that aren't trying to kill him) but the dog looks so... poofy that he drops any wariness he would've otherwise had and walks right up to the dog and squats down beside him.]

What's got you all excited, little guy?

[Ah, is that a fairy? ... This dog better not be secretly a human dude, man. He's had enough of those kinds of unpleasant surprises.]

[welcomedog]

[Oh boy oh boy a small human! Missile is now going BARK BARK BARK YAP YAP YAP and waggling his tail at you.]

[not_for_cooking]

[HOW DOES HE DEAL WITH HAPPY DOG?? SO UNSURE. Well. Um. Admittedly this dog seems too dumb to be a person in disguise.]

Whoa, calm down!

[HOW DO YOU CALM DOWN OVEREXCITED PUPPY?? Pats? He's gonna try that.]

[welcomedog]

[Missile DOES like being patted. He yaps and then sits down like a good dog, his tail still swishing a bit.

...This is probably just a temporary respite though.]

[not_for_cooking]

[Oh good, the dog's calmed down. Giving Missile pats! He... might not be very good at it. He's also totally okay with patting a wet dog. But will the wet dog decide to dry off?]

Good dog. [Thinking aloud for a bit.] You look like a normal dog. Now why would Vatheon bring you here?

[welcomedog]

[Yap!

... Missile doesn't know either, man. But he DOES know he's a wet dog. Time to shake!]

[not_for_cooking]

[ASDF;LKJ getting a face full of water droplets why. But he endures this with a patience of a saint! A scowling saint. Wiping that water from his face bluhhh.]

I guess I should get you dry. [Standing up.] Alright, follow me!

[And he walks off towards one of the nearby stalls where he can get a towel from a local. He assumes the dog will follow him.]

[welcomedog]

[Missile will do this thing! You have a happy dog trot-waddling after you.]

[not_for_cooking]

[Towel, get! And he'll kneel down to rub you all dry.]

Stay still, while I dry you off, okay?

[It shouldn't be too difficult, right? Right?]

[welcomedog]

[NOPE.JPG he's gonna shake whenever you stop with the towel for a few seconds.]

[not_for_cooking]

[Sob. Fine, dog. If you're going to be terrible, he'll be terrible, too. Onion Knight will just drop the wet towel onto the dog, making sure the material will fall so it will cover his eyes if undisturbed.]

[welcomedog]

[Awww, okay, fine. He'll be good now since there's a towel over his eyes.]

[not_for_cooking]

[That... worked? He was expecting the dog to kind of start running in circles or something. Okay, he's not complaining. Taking the towel off the dog since -- he? she? gosh he's not about to check whether this dog is male or female -- the dog is relatively dry and quiet now.]

I guess we'll have to see if your owner is here. [A pause.] Do you even have an owner?

[WHY IS HE TALKING TO A DOG. He'll just claim he's thinking aloud 8|]

[welcomedog]

[There is an affirmative YAP, and Missile wags his tail a bit. Yes, he does have family!]

[not_for_cooking]

[He can't tell if this dog actually understands him, or is barking just because. But he's going to give you some more pats while he thinks aloud some more.]

But how will we find them? They might not have even been pulled into this city...

[... He'd feel a bit bad leaving this dog out to fend for itself if they can't find its owners. The dog does seem a little too clueless to fend for itself.]

Maybe I could take care of you? [IT CAN'T BE THAT HARD, RIGHT?] Until we find your owners, anyway.

[Scritching this dog's ears :>>>> ]