Having him talk bc it's more fun this way

[blue_plicity]

Where is Tetsuya?

Or the rest of the team?

Did they start practice without me?

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[ibarakasen]

[... Oh gods. Puppy. And she wouldn't notice if he was talking normally or not given she can speak to animals anyway.]

Hello little one. You must be new here. [How does he like Kasen plopping down next to him, turned slightly away, so he knows not to be afraid of her?] I can't tell you anything about a team or starting practice with something... but someone you know should be by eventually.

[blue_plicity]

Hi person! You think so?

[ibarakasen]

Yeah. Well, either it happens eventually or someone else talks to you for a bit and then you find your way back home. Either way, you'll see them soon.

[Time to slowly reach out her hand. Ever had ear-scratches from an oni that specifically works with animals and whose major abilities mostly tie into them? An oni whom befriended a dragon she hatched? Best ear-scratches ever if he lets her.]

[blue_plicity]

[Oh yay! ear-scratches! He'll accept them happily, tail wagging.]

[ibarakasen]

[Perfect~! Have plenty of them.] So, what kind of practice were you talking about?

[blue_plicity]

[ahhh~! He's going to just lay flat on the ground and enjoy the scratching now. He'll answer her question though.]

Oh! Basketball. I'm the mascot.

[ibarakasen]

[She can do this all day, really.]

Basketball... basketball... [Forgive the old lady that lives in a world that's been isolated from human civilization for about 200 years...] I think I may have heard about it, but where I'm from, we don't get much by means of modern traditions in.

[blue_plicity]

Why not?

[ibarakasen]

Well, it exists within a barrier. A barrier that is only rarely crossed and has never really been open in those 200 years.

[blue_plicity]

Is 200 years a long time? [IT'S A PUPPY, OKAY?!]

[ibarakasen]

Well, for a dog, yes it would be. For a human it would be as well. So I suppose, from your perspective, it is a long, long time.

[blue_plicity]

You don't look very old, person.

[ibarakasen]

I... well, I am a hermit. My way of life is to expand my lifespan for as long as possible, without ever looking like I'm aging much. So I have lived... many spans of lives of men, but I don't and probably will never look like it.

[infrozentemporal]

[ !! DOG!

Animals don't seem to like him for a reason so he's cautiously and slowly walking towards you... Yeah he forgot that you talked. ]

[blue_plicity]

[Tetsuya Two head tilts at the boy when he walks closer. He smells funny.]

Hello?

[infrozentemporal]

You're small, huh... [ He makes his way to Tetsuya #2 and when he's close enough, he holds out his hand in an attempt to pet the dog. ]

[blue_plicity]

[Tetsuya Two sniffs at the hand, and then licks the hand to show it was okay to pet him.]

I'm just a puppy!

[infrozentemporal]

[ Yeah talking dogs are the best. Petting Tetsuya#2's head and smiling ]

Still growing, huh! Do you have an owner? [ if not, he will keep you ]

[blue_plicity]

I do! Tetsuya!

[infrozentemporal]

Oh. [ slightly disappointed ]

Hey, do you like baths? I can shampoo you! [ and after that combing, clipping your nails and etc etc. Just a dog freak. ]

[blue_plicity]

Really?! Okay!

[phantomshadow]

Ah..?

There you are.

[ He didn't just hear his dog talking, did he? Of course not. That might be a little strange. Just going to come over and pet his head, a light smile on his face. ]

[blue_plicity]

Tetsuya! [The dog smiles happily at being pet, wagging his tail very fast.] There you are! [and licking at his hand.]

[phantomshadow]

[ Okay so he wasn't hearing things. His cute puppy was actually talking to him, but now that he thought about it, maybe it wasn't all so odd. Kind of interesting, actually. ]

I'm glad that I found you. I was getting worried about where you might have gone.

[ Accepting all happy little licks and attentions right now, petting and rubbing at #2's ears gently. ]

[blue_plicity]

[Tetsuya Two rubs his head into the pets.]

Did I miss practice?