on current progress with replay

[byleapsandbounds]

[Ears are still pinned back from all that shrieking over the spider queen.

No, really, mun, you were entirely overreacting. Ammy knew what she was doing. You knew what you were doing. There was nothing to get so worked up about!

Long-suffering whine before she just flops right over.

Is there anything to eat?]

Comments

[mattersverymuch]

[Wow, dogs usually don't hang out here. Because they're smarter than that. Sup, dog.]

[byleapsandbounds]

[Huh? Oh! Maybe this guy will feed her.

Ammy sits up. No wagging of the tail yet. Don't wanna throw out all the best moves too soon.]

[mattersverymuch]

I can't imagine what you want from me.

[There's fruitcake in this coat, Ammy. Fruitcake.]

[byleapsandbounds]

[Oh, she knows. She can smell it.

She might also be salivating a little.

Okay, step two. A small wag of the tail.]

[mattersverymuch]

Hm? Speak up.

[He will troll anyone. Even dogs. Sorry Ammy.]

[byleapsandbounds]

[Ammy gives a displeased growl, but barks.

Last chance to hand it over willingly, Marquis.]

[mattersverymuch]

[Oh no, he has become unaccountably distracted by something interesting over here. He has forgotten all about you, Ammy. O o p s.]

[byleapsandbounds]

[H-hey!

Okay, that's it. You brought this upon yourself.

Ammy gets to her feet, rests her weight back on her haunches and tackles the marquis to shake that fruitcake out of his coat.]

[mattersverymuch]

[Wow, SUPER RUDE. Good thing he has good balance, he only half falls on his ass, stumbling to something like a dignified stance after a couple seconds.]

That's no way to ask for food.

[But it's the kind of impudence he appreciates, so sure. Have the damn fruitcake.]

[byleapsandbounds]

[Okay, Ammy can't really dislocate her jaw to swallow things whole, but she might as well be able to by how fast that damn fruitcake is suddenly no more. His critique goes completely unnoticed.

She licks her chops and wags her tail, looking expectantly for more now that you've learned your lesson about holding out.]

[mattersverymuch]

You want me to starve, I see.

[There's a bag of trail mix in here somewhere but that's all he's got left, sorry Ammy.]

[byleapsandbounds]

[She cocks her head with a small bark, tongue lolling.]

[mattersverymuch]

I could throw it for you. I'm sure you like fetch.

[Doggy insult. SLAP WITH GLOVE.]

[byleapsandbounds]

[Ammy lowers her head, lifts that lip and begins growling.

WHAT YOU SAY!!??!?!]

[mattersverymuch]

[WHAT. WHAT. YOU HEARD HIM.]

[byleapsandbounds]

[Enjoying getting that reflector on her back - Divine Retribution - to the face because she's aiming for it. >B|]

[terminus_code]

Hey, pup. [She smiles.]

[byleapsandbounds]

[Whoa! Pretty lady!

Ammy's sitting straight up and that tail's a blur behind her.]

[terminus_code]

You're a cute one. Do you have a name?

[Aysel holds out a hand.]

[byleapsandbounds]

[Ammy dips her tail in some ink and writes 天照 on the ground before headbutting that hand for scritches.]

[terminus_code]

[Scritch, scritch, scritch, right behind the ear. She looks at the characters.]

Wow, that's amazing. Did you teach yourself to do that?

[byleapsandbounds]

[She writes again: もちろん。

She's also gonna sit up a little taller because look at how amazing she is!]

[terminus_code]

I wish I could understand, but that's not one of my languages.

[Aysel continues to give scritches.]

This'll have to do.

[byleapsandbounds]

[Oh well. Ammy's pretty used to nobody understanding her. Ain't no thang.

She'll just flop over because tummy.

Her tail's wagging a mile a minute.]

[terminus_code]

[Okay, tummy scritches it is!]

I'm Aysel. It's nice to meet you, all the same.

[byleapsandbounds]

[Yes, good. You are a very nice pretty lady!

Ammy barks because it's very nice to meet her!]

[terminus_code]

[She laughs softly, marveling at the soft fur.]

Enthusiastic, aren't you... [Scritch, scritch.]

You make me wish I could have a pup of my own.

[byleapsandbounds]

[Well, if there's an opening...

Ammy rolls back over and starts lavishing her with slobber.]

[terminus_code]

[...and now that dignified laughing has turned into very undignified giggling. And a little flailing.]

Eek! Okay! I surrender!

[byleapsandbounds]

[Ammy relents after a while, sitting down.

Her tail isn't a blur and slowed, but it's still going pretty strong. She likes this girl. Hopefully she has food.

Please have food.]

[stuckinajar]

Amaterasu, origin of all that is good and mother to us all.

[Have a happy snakedaughter, momma. Don't worry, Nuregami knows what you want. And look! She brought some of the sashimi offerings someone had so kindly left at the water's edge.]

Mother is always hungry, so I brought something for you.

[byleapsandbounds]

[Can't talk, stuffing face!

But she at least multitasks a little and writes a small word of thanks.]

[stuckinajar]

[Psshaw. She's used to Mom being silent, so it hardly bothers her. She's just happy that Amaterasu appreciates it.]

[wont]

[ Oh. A white wolf.

Alayne has a large heart for wolves, even though wolves belonged to Sansa and not her. Sansa's half-brother, Jon, had a white direwolf named Ghost. Perhaps that's why Alayne stops, leaning down with a hand extended. ]

[byleapsandbounds]

[Ammy lifts her head at the girl's approach, wondering if she has food. Well, at the very least, she's gonna get pet!

She gives a gentle wag of her tail to show she's friendly. She rests her muzzle right in the girl's hand.]

[wont]

[ Squirreled away in a pocket, Alayne has a lemon cake wrapped in a kerchief. A secret snack for later on. Fragrant and sweet. ]

A gentle wolf, [ Alayne says soft as she settles lower, making sure not to let her skirts become to rumpled around her. She smiles as she scritches the animal behind her ear and down the bridge of her nose — a proper petting, from a girl who seems know how best to placate a wolf. ] What a gift you are.

But tell me, where is your pack? Are you on your own?

[byleapsandbounds]

[Now that she's much closer, Ammy can smell that lemon cake on her. She's not sure exactly where it is on her person, but she won't go rifling through her pockets.

Instead, she just closes her eyes and enjoys the scritches.

Pack? Oh, right um...

She just wags her tail a little more because she really appreciates the scritches.]

[wont]

[ Alayne takes the lack of answer as read, her smile growing small and rueful and almost sad as she continues lavishing the wolf with attention. ] No pack? [ she asks, though she doesn't wait for an answer, continuing on instead. ] I haven't one either. Perhaps we are not so different, you and I.

Are you lost?

[byleapsandbounds]

[Lost?

She cocks her head.

...Right. Where the heck was she anyway? Well, this is what happens when you space out as often as Ammy does.]

[hato_chan]

Oh what a cute doggy! I don't know why but my mun's really happy to see you...?

[byleapsandbounds]

[And Ammy's pretty happy to see you!

She barks excitedly as she gets to her feet and does a little bouncy circle.]

[hato_chan]

[ He smiles and giggles a bit as he reaches out to pet you~ ]

[byleapsandbounds]

[Food's best, but scritches are also always welcomed and accepted. She just puts her head right underneath that hand.]

[hato_chan]

[ Unfortunately, all he has in the bag that he's carrying is a bunch of hardcore BL doujins, so he'll just keep petting you. ] You do look a bit familiar... [ He tilts his head wondering, but he's more of an anime/manga otaku than a gamer otaku. ]

[byleapsandbounds]

[She cocks her head with a small noise before she whips out her tail and writes 天照 on the ground.]

[hato_chan]

[ He blinks confused. Wow did this happen in real life? ] Ama..terasu? Like the goddess? Is that your name? [ He smiles and pets you more. ] That's really cute!

[byleapsandbounds]

[Ammy makes a small noise. Okay, so he didn't get the connection that she is Amaterasu, but no biggy. She's had worse.

He's very good at pets, so that makes up for it entirely. Her tail's even going at this point.]