who let the dogs out

[pomerenian]

Date & Time: Today!
Location: Around the moonbase.
Characters: Ren and YOU
Summary: Robot puppies doing robot puppy things. Ren is making maps and trying to be more than a dog.
Warnings: Cute puppies with grossly deep voices and wearing hoodies. Aka no warnings for now.

[a. virtual simulation room]

[Ren is loitering around outside of one of the virtual simulation rooms. Every so often he approaches it before doubling back to where he started. He looks like a dog that's trying to go beyond his bounds, which is a little what it's actually like. He knows he has the freedom to do what he likes, he's not really 'owned' by someone, even if Aoba is technically his master. It's complicated. Getting used to breaking a routine where he's always at Aoba's side and always doing as Aoba says is... Well, it's a little difficult. He'd like to go in and train but he's never exactly done it alone before. And while he doesn't need someone to train with, he still finds himself walking in circles in front of the room while looking for other people that might be interested. Perhaps he won't feel so out of place if he has someone else there.]

[b. hallways and everywhere else]

[Old habits die hard. Ren is used to being a GPS, and he's used to having maps of everything programmed into him. But seeing as there aren't any maps to this place, Ren's manually making his own, coding it into his memory and labeling everything. He looks like a dog wandering aimlessly instead of with any sort of mission in mind. He's at least polite enough to not try popping into people's rooms to get layouts of every single room, but he does stop at every door to record the number, the distance to the next door, etc. In large rooms like the cafeteria and the observatory, he paces from one side of the room to the next and then down the adjacent wall, head down and tail flicking idly while he measures. Ren isn't without manners though, even with his task, he'll still greet anyone he comes by with a deep, mechanical "hello". It's part of his duty to be welcoming to other Transports, right? His own personal task doesn't take precedence over a promise he made to someone else.]

Comments

[srslynotguy]

[ Oh, there's a cute dog in front of the virtual simulation rooms. Flynn meant to practice a bit in the virtual simulation room but now he's curious... was the dog's master inside?

Flynn can't remember the place banning animals, exactly....

Anyway, he approaches the dog and kneels in front of it to, maybe, pet it. ]

Is your friend inside?

[ Not that he expects it to answer verbally but he'd always spoken to Repede before and Repede seemed to understand anyway... ]

[pomerenian]

[Ren turns to look at Flynn when he's addressed, sitting down and staring up at him. In his experience, most of the people that talk to him here don't expect actual replies. It's so different from a world where almost everyone owns and All Mate and it's considered completely normal. Still, he was asked a question, so he should answer regardless.]

No one is inside this virtual simulation room at this time. I was considering using it.

[srslynotguy]

[ Flynn is taken aback for a bit. He hadn't been expecting it to speak at all...

But he supposes that kind of thing is normal here. After a short moment, he regains his composure... ]

I... see. I planned to use it myself. Is it- are dogs not allowed inside?

[ It'd be a shame if he wasn't allowed. What did he want to use it for anyway? ]

B!!

[timehalt]

[Miranda's on her way back from a shower, shivering and a bit blue-lipped (she never manages to catch them when they have any heat), when she spots the dark blue fluff turning at the end of the hall. Concerned it might be someone, or worse, maybe one of those monster bunnies she's heard about, she hurries after it--only to discover the monster bunny is in fact, a little puppy.]

Oh!

[pomerenian]

[The exclamation gets his attention away from staring intently at the floor. He turns, tongue hanging out and head cocked to the side a little. After having looked after Aoba for so long, though, he's quick to notice something is off with her state.]

Hello. You are shivering. Is your health okay?

[timehalt]

--Ah.

[ She's near entirely sure she's gone mad. That has to be the explanation for a talking animal in front of her. She must admit she hasn't been eating or resting as well as she could be, and it must have taken a toll, but it's been a while since she's gotten to the point of actual hallucinations. ]

I don't think so.

B

[needsteaplz]

[It's no secret that a few people snuck their pets aboard the moon base. One orange tabby cat happened to be exploring his newly claimed territory. He spotted Ren and cautiously moved in closer.]

Mana~, where did you go?

[Saori turned the corner and saw her cat. To Mana 's dismay, she picked him up. Her attention turned to Ren.]

I'm so sorry. He wasn't bothering you, was he?

[pomerenian]

[An ordinary dog might bark and chase the cat, but Ren just approaches politely and sits in front of the cat to let it inspect him while he does the same. Looks like an ordinary cat, probably not an All Mate like himself.

He focuses his attention on Saori instead. This must be his "owner".]

No, he was not bothering me. It is natural for cats to be curious.

[needsteaplz]

[She got on her knees to she could get a better look. Mana was still curious enough to crane his neck forward. ]

You got a point there.

I've seen my share of talking animals before but nothing like you before. My name's Saori. What's yours?

a;

[ringwizard]

[Haruto turns the corner with his arm held out in front of him. Tugging at his sleeve is a small silver-and-red mechanical bird of some kind that seems either agitated or excited--it's hard to tell, since it only speaks in bird-calls.]

What, Garuda, what are you--ah. [He stops, looking down, then at the bird. Ren might recognize it--it's been flying through the halls on what's clearly a patrol schedule since they arrived here. Haruto laughs, and plucks the bird's claws out of his cardigan sleeve before he kneels.]

Garuda seems interested in me saying hello, so. Hello. [He looks at the door.] D'you... need a hand getting in? [He recognizes Ren from the network as a transport, not a pet, though they've never spoken.]

[pomerenian]

Hello. [There's a brief shake of his small head.] I have not decided if I want to go in yet. I am not certain how useful training alone would be, so I am calculating the usefulness.

[There's a hum and Ren tilts his head toward the bird.]

That is similar to an All Mate. Is it common where you're from?

[ringwizard]

[Haruto nods, thoughtfully.] I think any training is more useful than none, personally. But if you need a training partner, I guess I'm free. [HOW DOES A DOG TRAIN, he wonders, belatedly.]

Who, Garuda? Not really. [The bird rests on the back of his palm, over his knuckles.] I have a few others--they're magical familiars. Called a PlaMonster.

[A beat.] Are you common where you're from?

a;

[logicist]

[ Training? Yeah, that's definitely something he needs to do. There's a lot of things he needs to test, too many in fact. It makes him kind of uneasy to know all the parameters he's been working within for the past sixteen years might have changed.

Which is neither here nor there, actually. What is is there's a dog hanging out in front of the simulation rooms. Dirk stops in his tracks and looks down at the dog, raising one eyebrow. Is it lost, maybe? This is a strange place for a dog to get in lost in though, plus it's walking in circles in front of the chambers. Not lost then, waiting on its owner?

Dirk looks up to the rooms, then back down to the dog. Shit, uh, ok. He guesses that's probably it. If it belongs to someone, he should definitely leave it alone (unless it needs food or water or whatever). Plus, even if it doesn't, he doesn't know how friendly it is. For all he knows it's stuck here and thinks the door it's circling is the exit or something. And while it doesn't look rabid, it could be aggressive. ] The exit's the other way.

[ ... yeah, ok, that was hella dumb. ]

[pomerenian]

[Ren stops his restless pacing, sitting down and cocking his head up to look for the source of the voice. It was familiar, he knows that he's heard it before, at least once. Ah, it's the guy that felt him up with the arrivals before. He'd been very interested in his technology. Ren doesn't exactly want to get picked up again and checked out, so his stance seems a little apprehensive and wary, as much as a robot dog can anyway.]

Greetings Dirk. I am aware that it is the entrance- I have not decided if I want to enter or not yet to train with my weapon. I am weighing my options.

[logicist]

[ Ok, that's new. New twice over, specifically. So this dog knows his name. And it's talking. He's not sure which of these two things he wants to focus on first, which results in a rather bizarre mix of him overthinking both and kind of zoning out for a minute or so as he tries to come up with multiple solutions to two different problems at the same time.

Needless to say, his solutions kind of suck. He sort of notes the apprehension but it's more of a hazy acknowledgment in the back of his head than anything. ] Yo. [ He's slowly getting over the shock factor of a dog saying greetings to him. Oh, and also knowing his name.

Now that he's not spacing out, he takes a look around the area. It doesn't look like anyone's around and playing ventriloquist with the dog. He looks back at the dog, trying to spot a speaker or a similar device; it yields no results. Either there's no speaker or it's impossible for his eyes to catch. So... yeah, the dog might really be talking to him. ] As fascinating as that information is, I might have to focus on something else here. Any reason why you know my name?

b

[bloodsnap]

[Its been a busy day with the Agricultural Wing opening up, leaving Bloodsnap a bit more jumpy than usual. For her part, she's appeared to have gotten a lot better at being around people in worgen form, due to her inability to control it thanks to their proximity to the moon. That wasn't to say she was in danger of losing control of her mind...just that she was stuck looking furry. An inconvenience at best.

The "hello" startles her, simply due to the fact that she hadn't been paying attention. With her thoughts to distract her, her senses hadn't picked up on Ren wandering by. Seeing an eight foot werewolf jumping back from a tiny Pomeranian would be enough to brighten anyone's day.

Inwardly, she's kicking herself for how ridiculous she must look. Embarrassed, she mutters:]

...good day.

[pomerenian]

My apologies. I did not mean to startle you.

[Maybe he shouldn't greet everyone he sees? But it would be rude not to... Well, it's possible it's the deep voice that did it again, which seems to be the general consensus about him. It's strange, no one had commented on his voice before he'd arrived here. He is starting to wonder if it really is odd to others, or displeasing.]

You look very different from other Transports.

b.

[blondtactician]

[Armin is minding his own business, headed to the cafeteria when - did that dog just talk?

Blinking, he crouches to look at it.]

...Hello.

sorry about the delay! i was at a con over the weekend

[pomerenian]

Greetings.

[Ren sits back on his haunches, shutting down his mapping process for the moment. He doesn't recall meeting this person before, and wonders if they're new. If so, then he should do his best to assist them.]

Are you new?

b

[therealrisette]

[Rise is just wandering the halls herself, being adorable, as usual. She even has matching pink hair bows in her twintails, for extra cute! It's one thing she can still do on the moon base, at least. And one of the few upsides to this place is no rain and chill everywhere.

Just limited amenities and general suckiness all around, instead.

Fortunately, there's a familiar small dog approaching to take her mind off of things. It's been a while, too, so she'll pause to regard the puppy as she struggles to remember his name...]

... Ren-kun?

[pomerenian]

[Ren stops walking and looks up, pausing his mapping functions. He sits down in front of her, paws together. This was another person he hadn't seen since he first arrived.]

Greetings, Miss Rise. Have you acclimated appropriately to the new facilities?

B!! LATE TAG I HOPE IT'S OK-- and assuming this is before Sophie heads on her mission

[blossomgale]

[ It's still some time before Sophie leaves on her mission with Asbel, so she has made the decision to wander around the moon base for awhile. Just as she steps out of her room, she finds a dog has just made a stop right in front of it.

She recognizes him from Asbel's assigned rooming. She had been feeling a little down, but she manages a small smile. ]

Oh, hello little one.

late tags are always okay with me!!

[pomerenian]

[It's a face he's seen before, briefly in their room. He makes another note of who is in this room.]

Greetings. You are a friend of Asbel's, correct? I apologize for disturbing you. I was attempting to make a map of the moon base.

a

[sealegs]

[Isabela has her daggers out, swinging them idly as she approaches the training room. She's been itching to stretch her muscles lately. It's weird going from fighting all the monsters to fighting none. She's bored! This moonbase thingymajig is just so DULL.

When she approaches, she sees a little puppy.]

Oh, shit. Are you looking for somewhere to do your business? Oh, don't do it here.

[pomerenian]

[Ren stops pacing, looking up at the comment.]

There is no need to worry, I do not have the capacity to perform such realistic animal functions. I am an All Mate, I am only fashioned after a dog.

[He spies the daggers, though.]

Are you going to train in this room?