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[elvenking]

I am looking for a dog, or else a pup. Unwanted or unclaimed, though it should go without saying.

Some have expressed concern for their animals in this heat. Provide them with water and they ought not to grow dangerously hot. If they do, wet a cloth with lukewarm water and rub their skin.

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[culver]

Why do you want a dog?

[elvenking]

To give to a friend when he wakes.

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[AW]

That is very nice of you.
I only have Dog though.

[elvenking]

Then you ought to keep Dog. If Dog has children, may I have one?

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[onetouch]

I think you're the man I'm meant to meet. [ because that wasn't a super awkward way of putting it??? ]

You're - Thranduil, the King. Are you not?

[elvenking]

I am. Are you meant to meet me?

[He recognizes this one. Looks just like Roy.

And um. Someone else, but not that much.]

[onetouch]

[ that vampire one, surely. ned's heard about that guy. ]

Well. I think... so. I believe I spoke to a friend of yours. Nuada?

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[tumbleweeds]

I'll keep my eyes open.

[ Animals often end up in her care when their owners leave the ship. ]

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[elvenking]

Thank you, dear one.

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[tumbleweeds]

[ CCCC: yaaay affection ]

'course.

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[wolfchild]

And if they are too big, seal the doors to a pool and leave it entirely for them.

[ this may be a joke. ]

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[elvenking]

The water in the gardens is more wholesome, if it comes to it.

[wolfchild]

The gardens are also too hot.

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[longestnose]

And who is the dog for?

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[elvenking]

You cannot guess?

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[longestnose]

Well, certainly not for me.

[If there is a hint of...vague resentment in his voice, Fili makes no notice.]

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[doggedly]

Are you saying you're a dog person?

[because that's hard to believe, sorry.]

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[elvenking]

If you mean to ask if I like dogs, then I do. I love all animals. But this one would be for a friend, not for myself.

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[doggedly]

That's what being a dog person means, yeah. Add that to your lexicon. Who's your friend, then, and why's he not doing his own dog searching?

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[mansuetus]

There is naught to hunt on the ship; why does My Lord seek a dog?

[ curious. ]

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[elvenking]

There is enough use for one. But it is not for me. It is for a friend.

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[mansuetus]

And the friend, do they hunt?

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[braverys]

We're allowed pets here?

[ Belle is enthused at the thought - the nearest she has to an animalesque friend is Ruby, and calling her that is rather rude as a matter of course. She's a wolf, true, but she's far more than that. ]

Are there many animals? Are they all safe?

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[elvenking]

There are some, and they are looked after very closely by their masters. Or their caretakers, if they have those instead.

[As if in explanation, he makes an odd little sound. A moment later, a young deer, barely more than a fawn, ambles into view, briefly blocks the camera by sniffing at it, then butts his head against Thranduil's arm. The Elvenking idly strokes along its back in reward.]

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[braverys]

Oh!

[ Her eyes widen and she simply brightens. It's been some time since she was able to see anything so beautiful and - well, natural. Being cursed and stuck in a modern world can do that to someone. ]

And - do you take care of some of these animals? The fawn, it's beautiful.