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[dungfu]

[Cue a whine when the feed comes on. Yep, it's a big white dog and... well. What's a dog doing, having access to the console?

There's a smear of black ink in the corner, because they said you could make words with it but why aren't the words coming out of the ink. This is stupid, and the expression on the dog's face accentuates that. It is in fact very expressive for... well, a dog. It actually scrunches up its face in annoyance.

In comes a round of plain barking at the thing, but obviously it doesn't work.

Possibly defeated by the really awkward technology, the dog sits back (are those flowers growing around its paws or are you just going crazy?) for a while, staring at its console, before getting up and disappearing off camera.

The flowers are still there.

There's a lot of sounds of rummaging, before a loud, offended animal shriek rings through the room.]

TOO LITTLE FOOD! This cannot be a residence with too little food!

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[refusing]

[She's seen standing and talking cat nurses before, so a big white dog's not all that unusual. Not even a big white expressive dog. But the shrieking, that's new. And loud.]

Oi, calm down already!

[She holds up a finger, trying to look stern. But that lasts about two seconds before she just is left looking concerned.]

I don't mean t'be rude or anything, but what exactly are you?

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[dungfu]

[What what what?

Who's talking.

What?

When Amaterasu investigates... apparently the dumb mirror is working? But she still doesn't understand how it's supposed to work.

Her face is just very confused right now.]

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[refusing]

[Oh, that's just adorable.

Really, Rose can't handle it's confused face. She just grins and waves a bit.]

There now, that's better. I'm Rose, and you're a talking, starving dog. I just woke up here myself, but I've got a little extra I can share, if y'need it.

[donttouch]

_{( Rogue has her face up against the screen, because that is a beautiful wolf. )}

Hey! Don't freak out, okay? We're kinda having a shortage right now, but I'm sure we can come up with something.

[dungfu]

[And that is a beautiful girl.

Don't mind Amaterasu. She might have stars in her eyes but it's all good. She just... wont be replying for a while because she's busy ogling.]

[donttouch]

Ah, you alright?

_{You were talking a second ago, right? I wasn't imagining that...}

[thetyrant]

[Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat.]

[Okay, his sister had a dog, his mother had a dog, and if there were any dogs that had special powers it was those, but THEY NEVER DID THAT. What is happening. What what what is happening.]

[Logan knows what he heard was a translated howl, but he's going to hold out hope that there's a human offscreen.] Who is speaking?

[dungfu]

[The dog comes back, exactly where it had sat down before, with a curious bark.

The flowers bloom in various shades of red and gold. What do Logan?]

[thetyrant]

[Is freak out an option?]

Hello... [What is with the flowers what is happening what.]

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[insecrets]

[Is the dog talking? Is the dog making faces? The word 'mutt' is on the tip of Finnick's tongue, but he manages to swallow that down.]

Food is in short supply at the moment. That doesn't make it any less of a residence.

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[dungfu]

[okay she's mildly offended at that, so she's running as fast as she can on the floor to glare at the console.

Because food.

Have a giant dog eyeball staring right at you.]

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[gaudy]

[ WELP Fenris looks at the video, then at the nearly empty bottle of wine in his other hand, then back at the feed.

He has officially had too much to drink.

He knows the Fereldens talk to their dogs, but letting one's dog have control of one's communication device is just ridiculous. ] You must not be familiar with many residences. Or very few poor ones.

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[dungfu]

[This time Amaterasu comes back into view with her ration of broccoli between her teeth.

She just gives this (what is he even) person with a questioning look as she chews on the vegetable.]

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[demon_brat]

[Damian's seen the rest of the interactions, and. Huh.]

... I do not believe anybody has prohibited hunting. Or fishing. However, you should be mindful that the prey is edible. The turtle is unwell, and some of what feeds off its shell is not wholesome.

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[dungfu]

[Frowns deeply at the word 'hunting'.

Never. Never ever.]

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[wintershepherd]

... whoa.

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[dungfu]

[That's met with a curious 'Aroo?' and her head appearing right at the corner of the screen.

What's that sound for, kid?]

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[imaginate]

[Head. Tilt.]

Are you hungry?

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[dungfu]

[Aaaand she's trotting back into view, crunching on the loaf of bread rationed to her.

But she's nodding shamelessly anyway.]

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[shadowroads]

[Tybalt- in his tabby form- is sitting on his console, watching this. Fortunately it's on video mode right now or there would be a lot of keysmashing, as he's right on the keyboard.

What? Everyone knows keyboards are for cats to sit on.

He meows loudly in response to Amaterasu's yell. That is no Cu Sidhe, whatever she is.]

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[dungfu]

[Oh, ohh, kitty.

Friendly bark bark bark bark. Even if she's not saying actual words with it.]

[bindsthedead]

Well, the turtle is sick, so there's-

You... talked? [Sabriel really, really hopes this isn't some kind of Free Magic monster disguised as a dog.]

[dungfu]

[Barks in affirmation. But don't expect it to happen too often. She's all out of words.]

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[justlittle]

[Bean has read/watched all the responses so far, so by this point knows who or what this dog-wolf really is. He was by no means raised Shinto, but he's studied enough world history to know a little bit about Amaterasu. One particular prayer comes to mind.]

"Amaterasu, great august kami who shines from heaven: as far as the limit where heaven stands up like a wall, as far as the bounds where the country stands up distant, as far as the limit where the blue clouds spread flat, as far as the bounds where the white clouds lie away fallen, as far as the great blue sea plain whither come the prows of the ships, and the roads which men travel by land whither come the horses’ hooves, protect your people and bring their land back to life."

An appropriate prayer in this land's time of decay. You've heard about the rationing.

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[dungfu]

Aroo?

[She hears the prayer, but more importantly, she feels it. It's not like the prayers those in Nippon speak, but it's still something for her and if her mane gets just a little bit brighter, well, she's the only one who can see it.

But yes, she does know about the rationing, and grunts in annoyance over it.]