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"I say we move on," Tara replied. "We can practice this more once we're done for the day."valerio wrote:"That depends on our 'responsible student'. Tara?"
"It's not that scary. Especially since it seems like I see dead people all the time these days."valerio wrote:Without stopping his work, actually working as if didn't need to see what he was doing, Janus wagged his tail and made a mock, ominous face at the rabbit. "Ohh, and did you watch "The Sixth Sense"? Scaaaryy.."
"I agree." Lyn said.sunauto wrote:Gulps as he learns of the fate of the the racoons. "Di...dinner? like food? not bringing them food but eating them?! Isn't that a bit savage..? If you want I could sneak you some food so you don't have to eat the racoons... they are only bad when they try to get into your garbage bag..."
"But those are *scary* ghosts! Miles and Tara are funny."RandomGeekNamedBrent wrote:"It's not that scary. Especially since it seems like I see dead people all the time these days."
Frowns a bit "Well I suppose that is something that separates us housepets from you forest animals, we don't try to kill things since we are given food, treats and so on." He looks at Lyn and nods "Finally speaking up?"Marine Fox wrote:sunauto wrote:Gulps as he learns of the fate of the the racoons. "Di...dinner? like food? not bringing them food but eating them?! Isn't that a bit savage..? If you want I could sneak you some food so you don't have to eat the racoons... they are only bad when they try to get into your garbage bag..."Duke noticed Serenades expression out of the corner of his eye and hearing Riley's expression, Duke knew he had to let him have it. So with a small grin but otherwise serious facade Duke responded to Rileyserence ice fox wrote: hearing Duke calling the raccoons "dinner" , Serenade just facepawed and let out a smile , wonder how the others would react to his joke......well , at least she hoped that was a joke anyway
"Oh no, its quite a routine, besides nothing sits as well as Raccoon"
Duke struggled but he did his bets to hold in a smile and chuckle
"Cold ?" Serenade asked , frowning while quickly glanced from Grace , to her left arm and back at the ermine , then she reached out and gently place her left paw on Grace's shoulder . The moment they touch , the coldness that Grace felt quickly left her body , but at the same time , Serenade's paw seemed to get colder , much colder , just as fastkurowolfe wrote: The place was still cold. Before she could stop herself, she asked, "Is it just me, or is the place getting very cold ah?"
"You sure you're okay?" Lyn asked.kurowolfe wrote:"Y-yeah, c-c-cold." Grace's reply was interrupted by her shivering. Why was it so cold?
Then, Serenade placed her left paw on her shoulder, and just as suddenly as the cold came, it disappeared. Astonished, the ermine looked at the blue fox straight in the eyes, something she rarely did.
"I'm not sure, Serene, I'm not sure," she said seriously, shaking her head lightly to show her confusion. "But I felt so cold just now, and I just don't know how or why woh. How did you do that, anyway?" She pointed towards Serenade's left paw.
Unfortunately, even as she was saying this, the cold front came back, but instead of feeling it accumulate in her body, Grace felt there was a flow of cold air from her to Serenade, making her feel just a little cool.
"It's just something I picked up awhile ago" Serenade smiledkurowolfe wrote:"Y-yeah, c-c-cold." Grace's reply was interrupted by her shivering. Why was it so cold?
Then, Serenade placed her left paw on her shoulder, and just as suddenly as the cold came, it disappeared. Astonished, the ermine looked at the blue fox straight in the eyes, something she rarely did.
"I'm not sure, Serene, I'm not sure," she said seriously, shaking her head lightly to show her confusion. "But I felt so cold just now, and I just don't know how or why woh. How did you do that, anyway?" She pointed towards Serenade's left paw.
Unfortunately, even as she was saying this, the cold front came back, but instead of feeling it accumulate in her body, Grace felt there was a flow of cold air from her to Serenade, making her feel just a little cool.
"oh...erm....thank you" The fox said , letting go of Grace after she's sure that the ermine's body temperature has , at least somewhat , gone back to normalThe Moon Howler wrote: "You blind there, deputy? The little ermine next to ya feels cold and ye just stay there like a statue!" he looked at the ermine "Stay there, I'll be right with ya!" he said as he moved on to the foxes and places a pizza with many kinds of meat (and a few veggies) on them "Here ye go, love-birds. Bonn appetite!" he said and left the table, going back to the kitchen.
Grace glanced back at Lyn and hesitantly nodded. "Y-yeah, I think so."hypernovatic wrote:"You sure you're okay?" Lyn asked.
With the cold wind around her dissipating slowly in the presence of Serenade, the ermine was able to appreciate the bantering between the two human siblings and giggled. "Yes officer, I'm feeling much better, thank you for asking." She then turned to face both Lyn and Serenade, and added, "You too, thank you again for asking."The Moon Howler wrote:Deputy John Smith, whom by now was quiet, lost in his own thoughts, quickly snapped back to reality when another menu met the back of his head. The officer turned around only to see Gordie, who was staying right there with a reproving look pointed at him, while holding a menu in one hand and balancing two plates with pizzas in the other.
"You blind there, deputy? The little ermine next to ya feels cold and ye just stay there like a statue!" he looked at the ermine "Stay there, I'll be right with ya!" he said as he moved on to the foxes and places a pizza with many kinds of meat (and a few veggies) on them "Here ye go, love-birds. Bonn appetite!" he said and left the table, going back to the kitchen.
The deputy just stared as Gordie was leaving, then simply shook his head "Impossible man!" he simply muttered, before he focused his attention on Grace too. "Are you okay, munchkin?"
"I see. Pretty useful skill, nonetheless," Grace said, smiling back. Gesturing at the pizza in front of both Serenade and Duke, she continued, "Bet it is not that helpful in heating up a cold pizza though. Dig in!"serence ice fox wrote:"It's just something I picked up awhile ago" Serenade smiled
Hearing this Duke immediately went sour and it took a bit of restraint not to snap back at Riley, forcing himself to accept the idea that Pets are very different than Ferals and he didn't know what had happened but after a second of pretending to think just so he could muster up a calm tone he finally spoke, initially through gritted teeth but eventually he loosened upsunauto wrote:Riley gives the small ermine a worried glance at the look of fear in her eyes at her apparent sudden chill. What was it that was wrong? He wanted to jump in and help like he was used to but there were already the female fox attending to her. Instead he joins the group at the table with the pizza and picks up his own slice while being careful not to burn his paws. Holding the slice in front of him he looks up at Duke. "So what was growing up like for you? I'm sure it was a lot different than my own." While waiting for the reply to his question he brings the slice to his muzzle and takes a large bite of it.
"Guys, will you stop that?!" came from under the roof. "My colors will freeze up, this way!"xhunterko wrote:It seemed Miles had no trouble of catching the ball.
"So, what next?" He inquired, ready to move on.
"Also, thank you Hubert," he said. He then proceeded to toss the ball back and forth.
"Different doesn't necessarily mean bad though" Serenade intervened , seeing how Duke didn't seem to like the idea of being compared to pets . There might've been something more , but that's all so could make out from the way he gritted his teeth and the way he answered Riley , and she wouldn't want things to get ugly if it could be avoided "Like Duke said , we ferals unfortunately don't have owners to look after us , and because of that our lives could be a bit difficult at times . But then , everything has its own pros and cons , so in the end I think it's kinda balance out you know."Marine Fox wrote:Hearing this Duke immediately went sour and it took a bit of restraint not to snap back at Riley, forcing himself to accept the idea that Pets are very different than Ferals and he didn't know what had happened but after a second of pretending to think just so he could muster up a calm tone he finally spoke, initially through gritted teeth but eventually he loosened upsunauto wrote:Riley gives the small ermine a worried glance at the look of fear in her eyes at her apparent sudden chill. What was it that was wrong? He wanted to jump in and help like he was used to but there were already the female fox attending to her. Instead he joins the group at the table with the pizza and picks up his own slice while being careful not to burn his paws. Holding the slice in front of him he looks up at Duke. "So what was growing up like for you? I'm sure it was a lot different than my own." While waiting for the reply to his question he brings the slice to his muzzle and takes a large bite of it.
"Growing up was different, yes. Feral's don't get food handed to them, or a home built around them or owners to take care of them when they get hurt or get sick. So yes it was very different."
"No it's fine" Serenade smile "I don't think it's boring at all" she said , even though she wanted so say that she , at least to some extend , knew the pain Grace had gone through , bring up something like that might not be a good idea .kurowolfe wrote: Finishing the long revelation, she sighed. Returning back to her calm demeanor yet with the signs of embarrassment, she sheepishly ended before looking down on her lap, "Erm, sorry ya, I guess my story is too long-winded and boring."
" I see , so....what exactly are you guys and your owners do ? If you don't mind me asking ?"sunauto wrote:"If we are going to be talking about our pasts I might as well talk about mine as well... I suppose like most dogs, I started out in a pound, granted I was a young pup at that point but there were still bars on each side and no real freedom. Then my Dad adopted me since he didn't have a family of his own and was a lonely man. I owe him a lot so I always help him out with his work."
"Oh hi Jessie" Serenade called , recognizing the female dog they met earlier "Welcome back , where did you go ?"~\Rook/~ wrote:Meanwhile..
After chasing a butterfly three blocks, Jessie found herself in the middle of town wondering where everyone else had gone.
They must be around here somewhere.. Oh, it's like hide 'n' seek! She thought, walking along the street. I hope I can find them all..
After roaming for a good two minutes, she spots another butterfly. Oh! Chasing game again! She ran after it until it flew past the pizza place. "Oh, there they are!" She says aloud, then runs up to the door and enters.
"yes , it is , you can join us if you like , we were just started having some random conversation"~\Rook/~ wrote:Jessie waved and went over to the group as Serenade called over. "Where did I go? Oh, I chased this pretty butterfly, then I tried to find you guys, then.. Ah, another butterfly led me here!" Jessie said, her tail wagging madly. "Oooh, is that pizza?"
Grace grinned listening to Jessie's outburst. "Ah, no wonder you were suddenly missing just now, Jess. Must have been beautiful butterflies woh."~\Rook/~ wrote:Jessie waved and went over to the group as Serenade called over. "Where did I go? Oh, I chased this pretty butterfly, then I tried to find you guys, then.. Ah, another butterfly led me here!" Jessie said, her tail wagging madly. "Oooh, is that pizza?"
serence ice fox wrote:" I see , so....what exactly are you guys and your owners do ? If you don't mind me asking ?"
"Well, we were just talking about our past," Grace explained, not wanting to say anything about the seemingly existing tension between Riley and Duke. "And Serene asked about what does some of us do with our owners."~\Rook/~ wrote: After taking a bite and swallowing, she smiles at everyone. "Sooo.. what we talking 'bout?" She asks, looking around.
"Sounds like you had fun." Lyn said with a smile.~\Rook/~ wrote:Jessie waved and went over to the group as Serenade called over. "Where did I go? Oh, I chased this pretty butterfly, then I tried to find you guys, then.. Ah, another butterfly led me here!" Jessie said, her tail wagging madly. "Oooh, is that pizza?"
kurowolfe wrote:Grace grinned listening to Jessie's outburst. "Ah, no wonder you were suddenly missing just now, Jess. Must have been beautiful butterflies woh."
Jessie nodded to both of them. "Yup, yup!" She said before taking another bite of her pizza.hypernovatic wrote:"Sounds like you had fun." Lyn said with a smile.
Jessie stopped wagging and listened intently with the others. When Grace finished, Jessie returned to her happy self. "And here is definitely a change!" She says happily, tail wagging again.kurowolfe wrote:"Well, we were just talking about our past," Grace explained, not wanting to say anything about the seemingly existing tension between Riley and Duke. "And Serene asked about what does some of us do with our owners."
The ermine finished her slice, cleaned her paws with a napkin that was available nearby, and took out her sketchbook, placing it on the table. "As you guys have seen just now ah at the park, I love drawing, and I work as the illustrator for my partner's children storybooks. It's a sort of collaboration between the two of us. Currently though, we're taking a short break and we moved here to Applegate for a change of scenery." Despite her smile as she was saying this, Grace was a little saddened that she couldn't state the real reason she and Timmy moved here, to recover from their losses...
"Well Dad is a small time farmer, and I just kinda help him out in the yard when he isn't working at his normal job"serence ice fox wrote: " I see , so....what exactly are you guys and your owners do ? If you don't mind me asking ?"
Duke put on a timid smile as Jessi joined the group, taking a seat and eating a slice though as the conversation proceeded Grace questioned Serenade and him about their lives as well as the others. Duke hated being the one to be irritated with others and even then now he wasn't necessarily irritated just slightly annoyed and curious why they wanted to know so much about their lives. Duke didn't want to explain his life to some pets and a human, and even though he was sure Serenade had a clue he didn't want to trouble her with his past and he didn't want to relive the experience again especially in front of her. Duke took another slice of pizza and occupied himself waiting to see if they would skip him or if he would be sharing.kurowolfe wrote:"Ah, you're from Scotland ah? Must've been pretty cold," Grace replied, the smile maintained on her face. "And I never saw sheep before in my life, can't find them from where I come from. I'd love to travel there one day."
She took a glance at Lyn and the rest of the group and asked, "How about you guys? And Duke, Serene," she added, facing the two in particular, "maybe you can share a little bit about your lives as well?"
sunauto wrote: "Well Dad is a small time farmer, and I just kinda help him out in the yard when he isn't working at his normal job"
Serenade slightly nodded while hearing her friends talked about themselves , hope that now that everyone has joined in , Duke would feel a bit less defensive , not that she blame him , there're always some small distances between pets and ferals after all , but it's always better to have something that everyone can relax and talk about together......Well at least that's what she thought , until the fox heard Grace's question . To be fair , she did ask them first , so it's natural that it would eventually be her turn , but the thing is she could never tell them about her past , especially not now , with the human officer is around . On the other hand , Duke doesn't seem to like the idea of talking about his past either , so she decided to just maybe talk about it a bit , hopefully the others might stumble upon another topic to talk about , so that Duke doesn't have to tell them something he didn't want tokurowolfe wrote: She took a glance at Lyn and the rest of the group and asked, "How about you guys? And Duke, Serene," she added, facing the two in particular, "maybe you can share a little bit about your lives as well?"
"I don't have anything to do either," Tara confirmed.xhunterko wrote:Party pooper. Miles thought to Janus. He set the ball back down.
"Well, I dunno about Tara, but I have nothing else to do," he said, "Could we go somewhere else?"
