33 - Soldier

[radiantwingedone]

Who: Duke and puppies and YOU
Where: park
When: This weekend
Style: [ for now ]
Status: OPEN! Although note, Duke is in a terrible mood.

[ Duke is out at the park today, tossing a ring for the dogs that Ioder left with Dhaos and him.

The bubble floats above his head, only most of the time... its a murky purple black color. A bit like one of those depressing rainclouds. Occasionally, it moves like its a swirling of fluid down a drain, only for Duke to grimace and stare intently at the dogs and one of them takes the place of the doom-and-gloom look.

Only it repeats. After a little while, the darkness fills the bubble again, and eventually a drain. The dogs will fill in the bubble eventually, but... for now he's a little stuck looking. And also looks like he hasn't been sleeping well or properly, but that's Duke for you. ]

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[lovedbyflowers]

[Labrador is on his way to visit his favorite part of the park - the greenhouse when a puppy approaches him! He laughs and kneels down to pet it.]

Hello, little one!

[radiantwingedone]

[ And where one is, a second is not terribly far behind! Both of them clearly have tags saying they have a human, and given that one is holding a stick, that human can't be terribly far off.

But for now, so happy tailwags. Pets are the best, clearly, new friend. ]

[lovedbyflowers]

[Lab pets both of them and tries not to let them lick him too much! Then he notices the stick.]

Oh, do you want to play fetch?

[radiantwingedone]

[ But they love to lick!

But Lab had mentioned the magic word, by the sudden increase in tail wagging speed. They would love some fetch. ]

[lovedbyflowers]

[But he's getting all wet!

Labrador laughs as he stands up.] Alright! Alright! Calm down a bit! Ready, set- [And he throws that stick away!]

[faiofmisfortune]

[Like the last time they met several months ago, Fai is pretty caught up in reading a book he's gotten from the library. Where he sits against a tree is rather quiet and still, so having the ring land near him startles the boy.

He has no idea where it came from and as he shuffles over to pick it up he ponders it enough that it dominates his thought bubble- well, a picture of it as if it were in a children's fairytale does. Fai doesn't have too long to think on it though, as he's being ambushed by puppies.]

[radiantwingedone]

[ Definitely ambushed. This clearly is a new friend, and overenthusiastic licking and tail-wagging commences.

Duke notices they aren't back just yet, and he heads over to look. His bubble holds one of the dogs, running about, although everything seems to be under a bit of a dark color filter. ]

[faiofmisfortune]

[When you're caught up in a flurry of puppy licks it's hard to do or think about anything else, except maybe laugh. Which he's doing a lot of. And getting a few pets in when the pups stay still long enough. Fai's book lies open but abandoned by the tree. As the attention from the two dogs continues he begins to wonder where they came from and who owns them, his bubble alternating between showing the puppies and a figure that's basically a shadowy blob.]

[radiantwingedone]

.... So that is why they hadn't returned.

[ Well, perhaps this is who the owner is. He'll step over and right the book a little.

Fai's image flickers in the bubble above him a couple of times, before the library takes its place in the bubble. He remembers you, Fai. ]

Sorry for the mess.

[ The puppies seem to be giving Duke somewhat worried looks, buuut... he's ignoring them. ]

[faiofmisfortune]

[It takes him a moment but Fai eventually recognizes Duke, trying not to think about their last meeting too much because reminding the other how sunburned he was might be embarrassing. He'll keep his thoughts on the dogs so that's what stays in the bubble, trying to pet both of them at the same time still. It was only fair that way, right?]

No need to be sorry, it doesn't bother me. Is this yours too?

[He offers up the ring to Duke.]

For a second i read "the ring" as like... The Ring (or any other ring-for-fingers)

[radiantwingedone]

... Yes. I .. didn't mean to hit you, if that's what it did.

[ He'd just sort of been... listlessly tossing it out.

Only the most fair. However, once he lifts that ring, both dogs pay rapt attention to it. Is it going to go flying? ]

lol, oh you

[faiofmisfortune]

[With the dogs' attention drawn away he feels like he can finally fully catch his breath after all of that giggling.]

You didn't, it just startled me.

[Fai's a little curious about that ring, since he's never seen anyone use something like it (considering how little he's been around animals it's not that surprising). It doesn't go past his attention that both pups seem to be worried about their master, and now there's a near mirror image of Duke in his bubble. He knows that his thought bubble is giving him away but he's still too afraid to ask.]

[dualbladewarrior]

[Hubert is one of the few not affected by the thought bubble curse, and while he can't say he's envious of those that are affected, he's having an odd week of feeling a bit... left out. He can't place why he's feeling this way, though admittedly his entire thought process currently has been strained in odd directions.

But considering the last couple of curses he's been involved in, there's a bit of relief there, too.

His walk through the park this day brings him, bubble-less, upon one of the dogs yapping excitedly at him. The other is currently no where to be seen, and their owner some distance away.

Still, he kneels and smiles softly, giving her a gentle petting, lifting up her tag.]

Iona, is it? That's a lovely name.

i knew i forgot to ask you something hahahaha-

[radiantwingedone]

[ The other goes rushing by after a moment, chasing a ring. The other direction clearly holds the owner, but hey.

That sure is some pets being given.

Here is the second dog, ring in mouth, tail wagging. Going to give some love here too? ]

Ico is the other one :3

[dualbladewarrior]

[Hubert can't help but chuckle quietly at their antics. They're obviously energetic, but aside from wandering away from their own, fairly well behaved for being so young.]

Well hello to you, too.

Ico and Iona /thumbs up

[radiantwingedone]

[ Hello stranger are you going to play with them too? Because playing. that should be a thing.

Look, this ring should totally be chucked for them. C'mon, c'mon!


It will take some time before Duke moves to look for the dogs. Awkwardly lurking. ]

Yup :3

[dualbladewarrior]

Oh, is this a toy? Alright.

[Hubert actually smiles, taking the ring and straightening so he can give it a good toss across the grass.]

[radiantwingedone]

[ A rare Hubert Smile.

The dogs are most pleased by this toss, by the excited yips and tail wagging fit to make them fly.

They end up both grabbing the ring, and on the way back, they seem to spot that elusive owner - or at least, Iona does, as Ico is still running toward Hubert. Tug of war between dogs ensues. ]

[dualbladewarrior]

[Adorable things make him smile ok]

Come now, you don't have to fight over it.

[redstray]

[Eric had been taking a walk to really do nothing, he's used to wandering around. When he heard a small bark though, he paused and glanced around, finally setting his eyes on a small puppy, holding a ring in it's mouth.

He knelt in front of the puppy who was eagerly wagging its tail, waiting to be petted. His bubble formed into Fujishima, since he always managed to find animals and bring them back to the bar.]

Woof.

[He lightly pats it on its head]

[radiantwingedone]

[ Duke isn't terribly far away, his bubble of murky color floating above him.

He doesn't seem to be doing much more than absently watching. The boy just seems to be giving the dog attention, which means that the second would be over shortly. That's fine with him. ]

[redstray]

[Eric gives him a few more pats on its head before he feels like he's being watched. Looking up he notices...the weird looking...guy? Yeah...A small flash of Anna appears as well because white hair and red eyes are definitely not common. Then he notices the murky bubble that he has. That can't be good.

He immediately stands and takes a couple of steps away from the puppy, earning a small whine from him. A few quick panic thoughts go through the bubble before it goes to the puppy a bit.]

Uhm...yours?

[radiantwingedone]

More or less.

[ The puppies whine at him, but remember the ring and one offers it back to Duke. ]

... If I startled you, I apologize.

[redstray]

You're just...taking care of them then?

[He watches the puppy go towards the weird guy]

...It's fine.

[radiantwingedone]

.... More or less.

[ Wow, those are his favorite words for now. ]

Their owner left the bubble.

[ And he'll toss the ring out and absently watch the dogs. That sure is a sink-hole like spiral in his bubble of murk at the moment. ]