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Post by Twilight-Claw on Nov 29, 2019 9:14:47 GMT -6
“Ferry always seems to find Poppy, but we’ve never seen their owner. I don’t think Ferry is a stray though, his coat is clean enough for one of its kind, and as a species, they are rare enough that one would rather sell them, then abandon them.” She explains to him, which fair enough, those are some good points considering the magical aspect part that tends to be talked about them as a species. Still, animals know how to keep their coats clean and healthy. So that part is the only thing he feels he disagrees about. “Right..” He says in a dubious tone. Shaking his head, he stands up, and they both follow after Jenny and the pup’s. “Does Poppy come back, when you call out for him?” He says suddenly as he keeps staring at the odd behavior of Poppy while on the leash. Constantly barking, and at some points trying to pull away from Jenny. He is at least livelier then before in the living room, and by their own words he is certainly doing a bit better.
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Post by Twilight-Claw on Nov 29, 2019 9:15:01 GMT -6
But something about the behavior is just bothering him for some reason. “Of course he can, we trained him all the basic tricks.” The mother says, her tone of voice making him think he might have offended her somehow. Looking in the women’s direction at that he frowns slightly, wondering if that is the case, what about his question was so offensive, but he decides to just go ahead with his first thoughts on the subject. “In that case, it might be best to unclip Poppy’s leash and see where he is heading. His behavior.” He pauses for a second as his words get the women’s attention. ”It is like he wants to go somewhere, and wherever that is, the urge for it is strong enough to make him act like this.” He waves a hand in the direction of both the pup’s and Jenny, who is starting to struggle with keeping a hold of the leash as Poppy tries his very best to pull away.
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Post by Twilight-Claw on Nov 29, 2019 9:15:13 GMT -6
And Seraphim is running around the pair, barking happily. Seeing the struggle that Jenny is in, the mother is quick to run towards her daughter while she says. “I don’t think that is a good idea.” He follows after them at his own pace that is slightly faster, but not so much as a run. “Then, if you are not willing to do that. At least follow in the direction that Poppy seems to pull you towards.” He says as the mother took the leash from her daughter, gaining a relieved smile from Jenny as it can easily be seen her hands carry the markings of the leash and are red from the friction she had to endure with the continued pulling that Poppy did. “Thanks mom.” She says cheerfully, rubbing her hands carefully against her pants in order to get rid of the painful feeling she has in them. Seraphim still yips cheerfully at her, nudging with his nose at the back of her leg.
*33 Seraphim LV 6.0, LY 18.4
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Post by Twilight-Claw on Nov 29, 2019 9:15:24 GMT -6
“Good doggy!” Jenny says as she pets Seraphim on the head with a smile. Meanwhile, the mother is starting to struggle as well with Poppy’s attempts in getting away from them. “Alright. Perhaps..” The mother says to him while frowning at Poppy who really seems to strain himself in trying to get to somewhere, his tiny paws scraping against the ground as he tries to get enough traction to move forward, growling in frustration when he can’t seem to go any further than he already is. “We should follow your advice.” The mother says with a grunt as she is almost getting dragged along when they all go in the direction that Poppy wants to go in, barking and whining in equal measure. Seraphim seems to get what the other pup is saying as he races in the front of them, dodging bushes and jumping over tree roots if he doesn’t go entirely around the tree, while they are trying their best to keep up the pace with it all.
*34 Seraphim LV 6.1, LY 19.1
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Post by Twilight-Claw on Nov 29, 2019 9:15:37 GMT -6
It doesn’t help that Poppy is trying his very best to race with Seraphim, and almost causing Jessica to stumble and sprain her ankle because of some tree roots. Still, even with all the barking and ruckus their group is causing, the farther they get in the park, the less people are actually paying much attention to them as most of the people that enter the park itself are at the front where there is jungle gyms, slides and swings, even some tunnels where kids and their pets could hide in. And any who actually come here to train their pets seem to be fewer compared to the Public Park, all more focused on the task in front of them, then that they seem to wonder what is going on after the first glance at their group. “I’m -I’m certainly getting out of -breath!” Jessica says to him while panting, Jenny was faring slightly better compared to the mother, but he could see she is starting to leg behind as well.
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Post by Twilight-Claw on Nov 29, 2019 9:15:49 GMT -6
And while he isn’t exactly struggling with his breath, he is most certainly getting tired as well. “Let me take over the leash of Poppy, if we lose sight of each other, we can still meet each other at the entrance of the park!” He says while extending his arm, and keeping his palm open while they run as best as they can. “Right.” The mother says, and hands over the leash, slowing down in her pace to catch her breath, and check over Jenny who is also slowing down but still shows determination to keep going. He doesn’t see what is happening behind him, but he can hear that he is starting to outpace them as he runs with Poppy. He is certainly starting to wonder when exactly they reach the end of the park as even with all the obstacles in their way, a kilometer isn’t all that hard to get through. “Warf! Warf! Warrrooeee!”
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Post by Twilight-Claw on Nov 29, 2019 9:16:05 GMT -6
He hears Seraphim call out in the distance. The pink and dark blue coat easy to see with all the greenery around them. They had long since strayed from the paved path at some point, and even the area’s that don’t seem to be tended to by gardeners look nice and somewhat well cared for. Seraphim sniffs the ground for a moment before howling again to get their attention, and when they come close, Seraphim starts running again. Poppy only sniffed once at the indicated spot, and with a growl starts running after Seraphim. Seems like Poppy agrees with the direction they are going in. after a couple of minutes the pup’s start to get tired as well, but it seems they are getting near the fence as they slow their pace a bit. Poppy is panting quite a bit, lolling her tongue out of his mouth as he heaves for air, but still. That doesn’t seem to make him want to stop.
*37 Seraphim LV 6.2, LY 19.3
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Post by Twilight-Claw on Nov 29, 2019 9:16:16 GMT -6
He continues forward, and with the metal fence in sight, he still can’t help but wonder what is going on. Why all the fuss, and dare he say -Desperation to go somewhere? The fence is lined with large bushes, but that doesn’t seem to matter much to the pair as he sees Seraphim disappear in it, and Poppy he can tell is planning to go right after him. “Whoa! Poppy, slow down!” He says to the pup, and for the first time since he had taken over the leash, tugs back Poppy before they could crash into the bushes, forcing him to slow down much to the pup’s annoyance. Still, he hears Seraphim barking in the bushes, and is that whining? It doesn’t seem to come from either Seraphim or Poppy. Shortening the leash so that Poppy stays close to him, he kneels down to look under the bush and sees to his surprise another Rakai that looks to be from the Fury breed? Or perhaps a mix of it?
*38 Seraphim LV 6.3, LY 20.0
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Post by Twilight-Claw on Nov 29, 2019 9:16:27 GMT -6
There is black in its skin tone that isn’t normally seen with one of the Fury Rakai breeds, but it is also skinnier than.. he suspects its growing closer to a juvenile stage with its size then that he is in the age range of Poppy and Seraphim. He blinks in surprise as he notices something else he hadn’t spotted at first glance. Around his neck is tied a rope that seems to be tied against something else. Maybe the fence? He can’t see where the rope ends exactly. Then there is also one of the hind leg of this Rakai that seems to be strangled in ropes and the paw itself is thicker than what would be normal. “Hey it is alright.” He said in a soft tone of voice as the soft whining of the pup becomes a growl when he starts to come closer. The pup doesn’t react to Seraphim’s presence much, but Poppy that is able to come closer to the pup when he gives him more room with the leash gets licked affectionately.
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Post by Twilight-Claw on Nov 29, 2019 9:16:37 GMT -6
“Ferry?” He tries as he comes closer again, ignoring for the moment how Poppy is worriedly sniffing at the other pup, but is certainly acting a lot happier than before as he seems attentive and wagging his tail like no tomorrow. The other pup looks at him with wariness as he comes closer, showing his teeth, but a bark from Seraphim distracts the pup enough to look at the other for the moment as Seraphim looks intently at the other while sitting down. His molten gold eyes not straying for even a moment away from the other. For some reason, it seems to calm the other pup down enough that he can touch the other pup, and work on getting rid of that rope around the hind leg, the one around the neck doesn’t seem to be strangling him as much as this one does. “Achi!” He yelps letting go of Poppy’s leash as the pup some how managed to bite him in the arm while he is distracted, growling, and flattening his ears behind his neck.
*40 Seraphim LV 6.4, LY 20.2
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Post by Twilight-Claw on Nov 29, 2019 9:16:49 GMT -6
But he looks like he is terrified while doing so. “Light! Light! Where are you?” “Miss Claw?” He hears behind him, they managed to catch up with him quicker then he thought they would. He winces as the pup keeps gripping his arm and biting slightly harder. “I’m -ahh! Over here!” He yelps again when the hurt pup bites down just a midge harder, but it seems more out of surprise that he called out, then with intent this time as he finally let’s go of his arm to bark this time too. A much harsher one that seems to be more coughed out as an attempt. ‘Dehydrated maybe?’ He couldn’t help but think as he watches the pup, uncertain if he should try again with getting rid of the rope right now, or attempt to do it later. His left arm throbs in pain from the bite, and he can see at the sleeve of his coat that there are holes in it, but he doesn’t know if the pup had bit down hard enough to also cause him to bleed.
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Post by Twilight-Claw on Nov 29, 2019 9:17:00 GMT -6
“Ferry?” He hears the child Jenny say while the pair comes closer to him from what he hears of the footsteps, and with a slight rustling from the bushes the child crawls closer. “Watch it Jenny! That dog bites.” He warns her, but she looks at Poppy, and then the pup he is trying to help and seems to have absolutely ignored his words as she reaches out to the wounded pup. He grabs her hands before she could try and touch the pup. He is certain the mother wouldn’t be happy with him if she gets injured while he watches it happen. “But that’s Ferry!” The child says, and Poppy seems to bark in agreement when she said it a moment after. “Even if that is Ferry, the pup already bit me. It won’t do you any good to get a bite injury as well!” He says harshly, and pushes her as softly as he can manage out of the bushes. “Bitten?!” Jessica says in a panicked tone, as she seems to have listened to their conversation.
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Post by Twilight-Claw on Nov 29, 2019 9:17:11 GMT -6
“Are you alright miss Claw?” She says with concern. “Jenny, get out of the bushes, right this instant!” “Bu-“ “No buts little lady!” The mother says when Jenny tries to resist. With a sigh, the child looks one more time at Ferry before crawling out of the bushes. “I’m alright sort of.” He says when Jenny left, leaving the bushes feeling less crowded for the moment, even with them behind him. “But I don’t think this pup is doing alright. It looks dehydrated.” He says while Poppy and the pup start whining midway through the conversation. Biting his lower lip lightly, he reaches out again, watching out for the moment the pup might try biting again when he works on the ropes. “Jenny, take my bag and take out a water bottle and the plastic bowl from it, you can prepare a water dish. Miss Claw, I’m coming your way.” Jessica says while he twitches in irritation at the female pronouns, taking a deep breath before exhaling it as he hears the zipper from a bag being opened and the rustling of the bushes announcing the mother is crawling under it as well.
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Post by Twilight-Claw on Nov 29, 2019 9:17:23 GMT -6
“Oh Ferry!” Jessica says as she sees the other pup, gaining a weak whine back from what is likely a him, he supposes now that the identity is known. “No wonder Poppy behaved this way ever since that day. Have you been here all this time?” She says while reaching out with one hand to the pup’s head, letting him sniff what is apparently a familiar scent as Ferry wags his tail briefly. “Right, let’s get those ropes off of him.” She says, and takes control of the situation. They only needed to discuss briefly who does what exactly, and it is quickly decided that Jessica distracts Ferry and if need be, keep his head in place so that he won’t bite him again, while he starts working once more to get the ropes lose. He works slowly to get it lose, the pain of his arm making him wince with each movement, but he knows it won’t do anyone any good to be hasty and hurt the pup further.
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Post by Twilight-Claw on Nov 29, 2019 9:17:34 GMT -6
In the end, it maybe took fifteen minutes or longer to get rid of the ropes at the leg and neck both, Jessica did needed to restrain the pup when he started working on the leg, but the one at the neck was easier. “There, it’s done.” He sighs in relieve, as Ferry is finally free. And while the pup is whining in pain still, at least now he seems friendly enough to get his hand licked in what he supposes is a silent thank you. Still, considering they are still in bushes, and its impossible to actually stand up unless they cut down every branch above. He knows there is still some work to be done. “Right then, shall we try to move him out of here Miss..” He forgot, what was her last name again? Oh well. “Jessica?” He decides on, taking off his backpack and putting it aside and then taking off his coat so that he can lay it on the ground.
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