text.

[look]

[ what's that? totally pretend that the whole memory thing never happened, up to and including the discussion of the new information about the manticores? well, if you insist. will is incredibly wary of getting roped into working this puzzle out, when all he wants is for people to get out of his head. ]

Does anyone else on this ship keep dogs? Other pets? I've run into a few strays around. Thought maybe I could borrow some space in the gardens to run something between a shelter and a playgroup. Might need a hand, if you're good with animals.

I'm still collecting samples of foreign matter found in the lockers for tissue analysis. Might need a hand with that, too. You'd be surprised how much meat turns up every month.

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[wolfchild]

stay out of the direwolves territory

[look]

Stark's direwolves?

text;

[tumbleweeds]

you know i do

text;

[look]

I do know you do. So if you ever need a babysitter.

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[puppydogeyes]

There aren't any strays.

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[look]

I've run into a couple.

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[blasphemous]

you never can tell who is a dog person on this ship.

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[look]

There's a few of us. How about you?

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[elvenking]

Strays are seldom such. More often they are passengers in animal form. But I am curious--you often work with animals?

[Stubbornly video because he likes seeing peoples' faces and hearing their voices.]

voice.

[look]

[ he's willing to make the concession of "not-text", but he's not big on looking people in the eye in reality, let alone through a screen. his voice is male, american, a little halting as though he has to grind out the words to speak them. ]

Yeah, I guess, I— sorry, did you say passengers in animal form?

[ because really he can't just let that pass and make smalltalk. ]

[wolfinthesnow]

Playgroup?

[look]

Dogs require social interaction just like humans do. This way even the ones with owners can spend some time around other animals.

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[unbraided]

Not dogs, but I've helped Thranduil with his fledglings and fawn. What would you need help with, exactly?

video;

[look]

Not much. Depends how many there are. Keeping an eye on them, breaking up any fights, helping to make the food and change the water and clean up their waste. Could need a hand setting up, too.

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[tinytactician]

Are they space dogs?

[He's 100% serious.]

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[look]

They're dogs that are in space, I guess?

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[redhotsummers]

I have a dog and a cat.

[So loquacious.]

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[look]

I've never been great with cats.

[northerner]

Do you mean to care for the animals whose owners have not returned from the jump?

[look]

Yes. Or people who disappear into the ship for any length of time.

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[chaineddog]

I'm not good with them
but someone I know might be interested.

text

[look]

Sure. Got a name?

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[humanistic]

Meat.

text;

[look]

Meat.

voice!

[doggedly]

Space is for cat people, mostly.

[Maybe he should avoid this because it gets confusing, crossing Padfoot's friends with people Sirius actually talks to. Like here, where he's never actually talked to this guy, and yet his interest in dogs is heartwarming in a way you could only ever feel if you were also sometimes a dog.

In short: confusing.]

How many dogs have you got?

fine, voice.

[look]

Four here, now. 'Nother four back home. So it's not just for cat people.

[thebreakingwave]

If you need a hand, I've got some experience.

With dogs, I mean. Less with tissue. Although, I could probably tell you what it was, if you'd like?

[look]

I've been using the ship's machines for analysis, but some things are still unidentified, and this isn't entirely my area, to be honest.

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[skindeep]

A man after my own heart.

text

[look]

Dog lover?

(TEXT)

[eidetics]

Meat. [That's a cute way of putting it.]

I might be interested.

(TEXT)

[look]

I guess I could also have written "remains".