vatheon | Snips and snails and puppy dog tails

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Snips and snails and puppy dog tails

Who: Ioder, two puppies, and YOU!
Where: Around Vatheon
When: Current day
Style: Action
Status: OPEN!

[Things have been a bit hectic at the Vesperia home lately. Not in any busy way, just in all the changes that have occurred lately, and have kept Ioder from focusing on much aside from home and work. But it's finally starting to settle back in to something resembling normalcy, even if it probably isn't ever going to be as "normal" as it was when Yuri or even Estelle and Rita were around.

But today Ioder is out of the house and work, and at his heels as he walks around Vatheon are the two golden retriever puppies he adopted some time ago. They're growing up fast, but surprisingly well trained. He doesn't even have them on leashes as they follow him obediently, stopping when he stops and being friendly with everyone that stops to say hello.]

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[We'll say Shiro is out and about for other reasons, but those reasons are quickly forgotten when he sees a kid with two dogs. It makes him smile a bit, because even though he thinks keeping normal pets is annoying at best, dogs are still cute when they belong to someone else.

After watching for a bit, he'll say something to Ioder.]

They're pretty well-trained.

Hm?

[Having stopped at a stall outside a shop, Ioder was preoccupied, but the voice does get his attention as the young emperor looks up curiously.]

Oh, yes! My partner is very good with animals - he helped me train them.

[Smiling brightly, he crouches down and gives them both pets, rubbing their ears as they happily pant.]

They were very rambunctious when I brought them home, but they're growing up to be quite well behaved.

I'm surprised they're doing so well in an underwater city, actually. They haven't reacted badly to it?

[He's not even sure how someone would get pets down here, except by that one elevator to the island.]

No, not at all. I imagine they were born here. Pets are rare, yes, but there's enough that I was able to adopt these two young. The shop owner was... vague but there was mention of a mother giving birth to a litter.

[One of them gives a yip, and licks Ioder on the face, making him laugh.]

We try to take them up to the island as often as possible, though.

Whatever the case is, they seem to like you.

[Ioder seems like the kind of person animals would flock too anyway.]

Oh yeah, we haven't met yet, have we? My name is Shiro Fujimoto.

[His boyfriend and his housemate have animals flock to them even more.]

Oh, yes. I'm Ioder Algios Heurassien.

[Try saying that five times fast.

Ioder stands and offers a hand for Shiro.]

Pleasure to meet you, Mr. Fujimoto.

[Yeah that is quite a mouthful. Shiro will just stick with that first name kthx

He's reaching out to take Ioder's hand and shake it, too.]

Likewise.

[He's fine with that, really. He knows his name is kind of ridiculous, but that's what happens when you're saddled with the Heurassien family name.]

Have you been here long?

Only about a month, to be honest, though it feels like it's barely been any time at all. How about you?

Over a year. I arrived late last winter.

[There was a quiet laugh from Ioder as he added:]

I kind of feel like I've gotten too used to this place, when it feels like I've been here forever.

You're still pretty young, so a year definitely would feel like a long time. It's even harder here, where it's difficult to keep track of the time.

Young? ... I suppose nineteen would still be considered young, yes. But you're absolutely right, it's very difficult to keep track of time here.

Especially since it's so easy to fall in to a very... domestic way of life.

...You're nineteen.

[He was totally guessing fifteen, based on Ioder's looks.]

[Ioder just blinks at that, slowly and in obvious confusion.]

... yes. Is there a problem?

Nah, there's nothing wrong with it, you're just older than I thought.

Oh! I see! I get that a lot.

[Ioder smiles brightly, not taking any offense to the assumption.]

I suppose you'd be just as surprised if I told you I'm an emperor.

...You're an emperor.

[Translation: Yes. Shiro is surprised.]

Yes. Recently appointed. ... well, in my world I was. I've been here over a year so I suppose it's not so recent to me anymore.

[Timey whimey stuff. Always fun.]

If it's any consolation, it's rare in Ilyccia for anyone to be appointed as young as I was, but the previous emperor died unexpectedly and there was a ten year period where the council was mostly in charge along with the Commandant of the Royal Knights before I was even old enough to be considered.

[ Cheria had, of course, taken on the maternal responsibilities at the new household that she shared with Hubert and Pascal ... which meant she was able to busy herself with shopping for groceries when there was anything in particular she wanted to make for the significantly smaller family she now had here. She was on her way to one of the shops she frequented, when she caught side of the tiny emperor and his puppies.

For several moments, Cheria couldn't help but to stare at the little epitomes of cuteness. ]

[The boy seems to be in a conversation with one of the clerks, and they're paying just as much attention to the puppies as they are to him, but eventually the conversation ends and he starts heading away.

The puppies follow along side him as obedient as ever, and his path brings him right by Cheria.]

[ She watches, and then snaps out of it when she sees them walking again. Cheria looks to Ioder, then to the dogs, then ... ]

Excuse me ... May I pet your dogs?

Hm?

[Ioder stops and turns around, and doing so gets the attention of his pets. The slightly bigger of the two lets out a yip, nudging his nose at Ioder's hand.]

Oh, yes, of course. They're friendly, so they won't bite or be afraid of you.

[ With the confirmation on that and the mental note that his voice sounded oddly familiar ..., Cheria knelt down and slowly extended a hand to the puppies. ]

[~~You hear nothing /waves hands/~~

Ioder gives them a gentle order to sit, which they both obey, looking expectantly at Cheria with big, excited eyes. The slightly larger of the two inches closer to the hand, sniffing at it curiously before letting out a happy yip, shoving his head against it - a forceful demand for pets.]

It seems they like you!

[ ~~NONSENSE. NONE SHALL EVER DENY THE VOICE OF BRYCE PAPENBROOK.~~

Cheria smiles as the puppy demands attention, and she gladly gives it to him with a small laugh. ]

I'm glad they do! They're so sweet ...

[ She reaches out her other hand for the other one to sniff. ]

[Iona is a little more cautious than her brother, but she inches closer and sniffs all the same, nuzzling up against Cheria's hand once she's decided it really is safe.]

They're siblings from the same litter. That's Ico, and the girl is Iona.

[Cheria might very well recognize that first name.]

[ Oh, she definitely does remember that name. She pets both puppies with a fond, sad smile on her face. ]

Ico ... I once knew a boy named Ico.

Ah...

[Ioder seems oddly distant for a moment. He had wondered if the names had significance to Dhaos, but even if they were dating now he wasn't exactly comfortable asking.]

I think some one I know might have known him as well, then...

Is that so ..?

[ She sighs, then smiles again, continuing to pet the puppies. ]

He was a sweet boy. I hope he's doing all right now, even back home.

[ She'll admit she's worried. ]

What was he like? Dhaos hasn't spoken much about him...

[And of course now he's curious.]

He was a little strange ... his customs back home weren't quite the same as the majority as I see here. But he was a very sweet boy, with a kind heart.

[ Fond smiles everywhere here. She really misses Ico ... There are a lot of people she really misses. ]

[Ioder smiles at that, too.]

Certainly sounds like some one Dhaos would be attached to.

[Which meant he was pretty sad when Ico left, but Ioder has a feeling he wasn't around for that, or at least as present in Dhaos' life.

Still... the naming of the puppy makes more sense now.]

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