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"Your guess is as good as mine."
— is said with a wry eyebrow raise and a shrug. Maybe not an entirely fair assessment of the way John had reached out to him and asked him to rectify this gap in knowledge, but he nevertheless doesn't feel much like he was given the reason, himself.
"Someone realized that you all hadn't been told, if nothing else. I was asked to fix that."
— is said with a wry eyebrow raise and a shrug. Maybe not an entirely fair assessment of the way John had reached out to him and asked him to rectify this gap in knowledge, but he nevertheless doesn't feel much like he was given the reason, himself.
"Someone realized that you all hadn't been told, if nothing else. I was asked to fix that."
"Someone," Abby repeats, tone flat as the ground. Is he being vague on purpose? Or does he think that she doesn't care, because she'd very much like to know who suddenly, helpfully, 'realised' nobody had been told.
It isn't kind to shoot the messenger, but he won't tell her who to aim at.
"Is somebody making sure this changes in future, and new Rifters are going to know about this the moment they arrive in the Gallows?"
It isn't kind to shoot the messenger, but he won't tell her who to aim at.
"Is somebody making sure this changes in future, and new Rifters are going to know about this the moment they arrive in the Gallows?"
It's more that she's the first to really ask. Most have been more interested in the news than the source of his quest. Or, in the cases of Ellie and Gabranth, more concerned for him.
"You'd have to ask John Silver." After a beat, he also adds, "Madame de Cedoux has been working on putting something together since Kostos's announcement."
Petrana had mentioned working together with Kostos on this, but he's not about to send someone to Kostos for information.
"There's a proposal that'll be going to the division heads."
"You'd have to ask John Silver." After a beat, he also adds, "Madame de Cedoux has been working on putting something together since Kostos's announcement."
Petrana had mentioned working together with Kostos on this, but he's not about to send someone to Kostos for information.
"There's a proposal that'll be going to the division heads."
I'll worry as much as I like, thank you. [ A snort. ] She and Alexandrie are close, and there's a common concept of threatening a new significant other with bodily harm if they hurt someone you're close to.
Our dear Lady Baudin didn't even need to voice her threat. Though I wouldn't be surprised if it were the same for just about anyone else, honestly.
Almost to your knee. Goodness. When do I get to meet him? How are you training him?
Our dear Lady Baudin didn't even need to voice her threat. Though I wouldn't be surprised if it were the same for just about anyone else, honestly.
Almost to your knee. Goodness. When do I get to meet him? How are you training him?
Oh my god. (she sounds absolutely gleeful, sorry loki,) Do you think she'll tell you 'you break her heart, I break your face'? (because when it comes to gwen, that tracks...)
Whenever you like. Been sticking to the training yard. I thought it'd take some coaxing for him to feel comfortable around people swinging swords and making noise but he doesn't seem to care.
(he's steady. she likes him so much,) Come out on a walk with us some time.
Whenever you like. Been sticking to the training yard. I thought it'd take some coaxing for him to feel comfortable around people swinging swords and making noise but he doesn't seem to care.
(he's steady. she likes him so much,) Come out on a walk with us some time.
I think she'd call me an idiot, again, if I needed to be told. Glad this is entertaining for you, though.
[ In her place he'd be a bit tickled too, so he understands. The tone gives this away. ]
Yes, definitely. What times do you walk him? I'll come by today.
[ In her place he'd be a bit tickled too, so he understands. The tone gives this away. ]
Yes, definitely. What times do you walk him? I'll come by today.
Loki will find the two of them waiting very patiently at the entrance to the tower, Abby trying to keep the puppy seated dutifully. He does it when asked but won't stay– there's too much going on around him, and he's clearly excited by the presence of other people. He has a bad habit of lunging toward those in passing. She'll train him out of it eventually; for now, it's difficult to tell him off for anything for too long. He's so adorable.
It's... more tempting than it really should be to let him loose at Loki just to see what will happen. Abby strongly suspects he'd knock him down like skittles and the mental image is fantastic.
She refrains.
"Be nice," she tells Wags, very sternly; he looks back at her with big, puppy dog eyes. His stumpy little tail is going absolutely wild as Loki approaches them, and there's no way he isn't going to jump up in greeting.
It's... more tempting than it really should be to let him loose at Loki just to see what will happen. Abby strongly suspects he'd knock him down like skittles and the mental image is fantastic.
She refrains.
"Be nice," she tells Wags, very sternly; he looks back at her with big, puppy dog eyes. His stumpy little tail is going absolutely wild as Loki approaches them, and there's no way he isn't going to jump up in greeting.
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Goodness, but that is a large dog considering its age; Loki blinks in their direction, pausing his approach briefly before he returns to it. He stops, a little in front of them, before squatting down and putting his hand out for the dog to sniff. He...somewhat remembers how dogs are.
It hasn't occurred to him that this puts his face in a prime licking position in relation to the mabari.
"What's his name?" He asks from his position (nearly) on the ground.
It hasn't occurred to him that this puts his face in a prime licking position in relation to the mabari.
"What's his name?" He asks from his position (nearly) on the ground.
Oh, Loki. Rookie mistake.
Wags is all over him in a flash. Really, the hand out is the invitation, the explicit permission to get right up in his face and give him slobbery kisses. Abby drags him back, reigning him in firmly so he sits at her feet, but- well, she definitely let him get a bit of love in first.
"Sorry," she says, but there's too much laughter in it for it to sound sincere, "He's excited, he's just a baby-" To the dog, "Wags. Behave."
Abby ducks down to get his attention, and gets him focused on her, his eyes wide and understanding. Tail going all the while.
"This is Loki." She explains. "We like him. Okay?"
Wags' ears perk at the name. He looks like he's taking everything that Abby says deeply seriously. "Okay," Abby confirms, and ruffles him up happily. "Good boy."
Wags is all over him in a flash. Really, the hand out is the invitation, the explicit permission to get right up in his face and give him slobbery kisses. Abby drags him back, reigning him in firmly so he sits at her feet, but- well, she definitely let him get a bit of love in first.
"Sorry," she says, but there's too much laughter in it for it to sound sincere, "He's excited, he's just a baby-" To the dog, "Wags. Behave."
Abby ducks down to get his attention, and gets him focused on her, his eyes wide and understanding. Tail going all the while.
"This is Loki." She explains. "We like him. Okay?"
Wags' ears perk at the name. He looks like he's taking everything that Abby says deeply seriously. "Okay," Abby confirms, and ruffles him up happily. "Good boy."
Loki makes a hgrk sort of noise when the puppy starts licking his face, because augh that doesn't feel...any sort of clean, really, as much as Loki is inclined to like the animal otherwise. Abby's barely contained laughter doesn't do much to smooth his inherent ruffled-ness afterward either, but he does manage to reach out and pat the dog on the head as he's pulled away.
Gonna stand up now, thanks. And make a small face at how his skin feels.
"His name is Wags?" Please tell him that's short for something. Loki puts his hands in his pockets. "He seems very intelligent."
Gonna stand up now, thanks. And make a small face at how his skin feels.
"His name is Wags?" Please tell him that's short for something. Loki puts his hands in his pockets. "He seems very intelligent."
"His name's Wagner," Abby explains, and even though she's already paying him attention, he perks up immediately at the sound of his own name, and barks once. "He's very smart, aren't you? Aren't you..."
Her voice trails off into low murmurs of affection as she gives Wags a very good rub down. Feels so good to have a dog back in her life. She had no idea that she'd been missing Alice until she got him, really.
"Apparently he's going to be huge." And as she sounds satisfied by this, that doesn't appear to be a problem.
Her voice trails off into low murmurs of affection as she gives Wags a very good rub down. Feels so good to have a dog back in her life. She had no idea that she'd been missing Alice until she got him, really.
"Apparently he's going to be huge." And as she sounds satisfied by this, that doesn't appear to be a problem.
"I will." Honestly, he needn't worry, it's a fairly empty threat. Abby knows the irritation will burn off and leave behind the plain fact of the matter: if John didn't know they didn't know, he didn't fucking know. Not a whole lot she can do about that. She's on the back foot and she doesn't like feeling like that. That's all.
A sigh is heaved.
"Right. And I'm sure that will pass through the system by tomorrow, instead of in a couple month's time."
A sigh is heaved.
"Right. And I'm sure that will pass through the system by tomorrow, instead of in a couple month's time."
"I've seen a full-grown Mabari once or twice; their size is nothing to laugh at." Not exactly like some wolves he knows (of), but not everyone needs something large enough to take a bite out of the Bifrost, really.
At the thought, Loki gives a little shudder. Anyway. "Wagner is a good name. Should we start walking?" He gestures towards the rest of the island. "Have you had dogs before?"
At the thought, Loki gives a little shudder. Anyway. "Wagner is a good name. Should we start walking?" He gestures towards the rest of the island. "Have you had dogs before?"
"I know." She is very smug. She's going to train him how to fight with her, and the pair of them are going to be unstoppable.
But until then? Walkies.
She stashes her hands into her pockets of her coat as she straightens up, and Wags falls into step beside her. He is learning to heel, but the world around him is very interesting; he veers away from her as a horse passes, and Abby has to call him back sharply.
At least he recognises the sound of his own name?
"Sort of. My old faction owned a lot. They came out into the field with us all the time, everybody looked after them." She grins, almost sheepishly. "Haven't ever done it by myself before, so. Kinda winging it."
But until then? Walkies.
She stashes her hands into her pockets of her coat as she straightens up, and Wags falls into step beside her. He is learning to heel, but the world around him is very interesting; he veers away from her as a horse passes, and Abby has to call him back sharply.
At least he recognises the sound of his own name?
"Sort of. My old faction owned a lot. They came out into the field with us all the time, everybody looked after them." She grins, almost sheepishly. "Haven't ever done it by myself before, so. Kinda winging it."
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