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[asea]

Who: Walter, Chibiterasu, and Shirley
Where: Phasma Apartments
When: Noon
Style: Either
Status: Closed

[When Walter ascends to the second floor, he finds that his door is ajar despite the lack of memory lapse. That can mean two things, and he's inclined to think one of them. He stills for a moment, eyes searching for the (stupid) intruder.

Upon closer inspection, he spies a white and black tail poking out from inside.

. . .

He starts for the door.]

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[asea]

[When he hears the very, very loud yelp, his gaze snaps down at where the tail once was. That backfired badly.

. . . and it's not a dog.

Putting that aside in his mind, Walter moves without protest, though he does frown. Not at the order, no, but at the pup's persistence.

He knows what's in there. He knows.

He opens the door enough to let Chibiterasu free, his hold on the knob still firm.]

[sonlight]

[Paying little else mind other than his freed tail, Chibi spins around and attempts to lick the wound... A feat not easily accomplished. He keeps trying, though! All dogs wolves chasing their tails eventually catch them, right?

He's. Going to be at this for awhile unless someone stops him.]

[shirleyhopeful]

[As she looked through the door, she sees a small dog wolf running around in circles.

When she stands next to him, she immediately begins a spell to help him. Don't mind the lady writing random things in the air with her quill]

Cure! There, does that help?

[asea]

[Walter watches quietly, only speaking up once Shirley has cast the eres and healed the pup.]

That should be fine, Merines.

[And straight to business:]

Stop bringing them.

[sonlight]

[It takes him a moment to understand what's going on, but once he feels the pain dulling out he understands; it's healing magic! He likes your new friend, Walter. :D

But, how to say thank you, hmm... oh! He pauses only to offer Walter a "you know you like them" smile, then disappears into the apartment.]

[shirleyhopeful]

[Shirley raises an eyebrow before walking further into the apartment. However, before she does, she looks back at Walter.]

Um...who was that? [giggle] Your friend is really cute!

[asea]

He's not a friend.

[Nor does he know the pup's name. Walter hadn't bothered to ask when he was human.

It looks like not showing her his "transformed" apartment is no longer an option. He's not a messy person, if only because he doesn't own many things; the fact means Chibiterasu has had more access, more space, and more of whatever to fill in the "blanks" as he'd desired.

So Walter shakes his head before following her inside, closing the door behind him. His place is not cut out for guests.]

[sonlight]

[The apartment is as Walter expects: nothing less than a complete and total flowersplosion. Every available elevated surface contains at least one small vase; several heavier vases and pots dot the corners and line the walls. There are even fixed wall mounts! Don't ask the wolf how he managed those, he's not telling.

Chibi can be seen caaaaarefully removing a single white tulip from a vase he'd placed on a nearby table. Once obtained, he trots over and presents it to Shirley with sparkly eyes and wagging tail.]

[shirleyhopeful]

[Now that Shirley had a better look at Walter's place, her eyes widen. Walter, what happened to your apartment? Cute was the better word for it but she wasn't so sure if she should say that to him. Still, she was giggling at how adorable it all was.

Once she looked down and saw Chibi giving her a tulip, she couldn't help but pet him. He's so cutteeee]

Were you the one who did all of this for Walter? Haha, thank you! I can tell you put a lot of work into making this apartment really pretty!

[asea]

[This is worse than the last time. How is he supposed to keep them all alive? And what does he need a pretty apartment for?

He'll let all of this slide for now, because Shirley seems to like them. The constant intruding is a problem, but he can deal with that later as he watches from behind.]

This is the second time.

[Last time was an invasion. This time it's a flower hell.]

[sonlight]

Arf! [Chibi beams at the compliment, happy to have a reaction to his decorating that isn't "get rid of them." Not that Walter's surly attitude has ever really bothered him all that much.

Flower delivered, Chibi sets about to his next task- jumping and rolling around on the furniture, ensuring that his scent is rubbed into them.]

[shirleyhopeful]

This is the second time? [Huh, so Chibi is a friend of his in some sort of way] What happened the first time?

[With that said, Shirley looks over to Chibi once more and...finds him rolling around the furniture. She looks back at Walter to see any reaction from him. Don't do anything mean okay?]

[asea]

[Not friend, never friend.]

He did the same thing.

[Minus the rolling about, which Walter eyes flatly. He catches Shirley's look, but their idea of not being mean is rather different.]

Stop rolling around.

[sonlight]

[Chibi bolts upright, sitting stiff as a board save for his wagging tail.

Sure thing, buddy! What else can he do for ya, pal?]

[shirleyhopeful]

I think that it's nice that he is trying to make you happy. I think all of these flowers he brought you are really pretty!

[Well, at least he didn't scream at him or anything. That's a start...

Still, she goes to sit next to him]

So how have you known Walter hm?

[asea]

[He ignores Chibiterasu. Stay that way.

His attention turns to Shirley, whom he follows with his gaze. He neglects to do the same and take a seat since, well, Chibi rolled all over it. Fur and all. But Shirley comes before him, so he offers her a fur-free seat:]

I'll bring you a chair.

[This is clearly more important than anything revolving around Chibiterasu.]

[sonlight]

[How long? Chibi tilts his head to the side, trying to remember... It's been four months? Five maybe? But how to express this, he wonders?

Fortunately, there happen to be a lot of flowers in the room! How convenient! He hops off the couch, trotting over to a pot sporting exactly five daffodils and nods his head toward it.] Woof!

[shirleyhopeful]

That's okay, Walter, you don't need to get me a chair! I'm fine with sitting down on the couch! [Well, it was too late now. She gave a small sigh to herself before sitting down on the chair that he gave her.

And then she turned her attention back to Chibi]

Five? [days? Yeah right. Weeks? Maybe] Months? Five months? My, you're are a really brave puppy for living here for that long! [Someone correct her!]

[asea]

. . . if you're sure.

[She sat on the filthy couch . . .

Walter watches the pup, then snaps his attention back to Shirley, shaking his head.]

He doesn't live here. He comes by on his own.

[Uninvited. Which is odd, because he always makes sure to lock the door and everything.]

[sonlight]

[He grins at the compliment, though he's a little confused on how his actions make him brave. Walter isn't that scary once you stalk him relentlessly for a few weeks get to know him properly!

He likes to think he's made a lifelong friendship, here.]

[shirleyhopeful]

[Meanwhile, Shirley will just keep petting Chibi. She never had a dog back home and he was just too cute. Doesn't that make you feel jealous Wally?.]

And he's pretty smart if he's able to unlock a door!

[asea]

[He may or may not ever know the irony of lifelong in their so-called friendship. Merines, stop that.

. . . is there even such a thing as a lock-picking wolf?]

He's a foreigner like the rest of us. They might have given him living space.

[Human living space, which means Chibiterasu is accustomed to the architecture. And Walter recalls their encounter when the pup was one -- he's far more intelligent than the average dog.]

[sonlight]

[He'll cry at your funeral, okay?

Now thoroughly relaxed from the constant petting, Chibi curls up against Shirley's side and rests his head on her lap. He offers a small nod in response to Walter's statement: he lives in a house one of his mom's friends built for her.]