WHO: Ellis + OTA WHAT: Homecoming WHEN: Guardian WHERE: Kirkwall NOTES: Thread collection. Closed and open starters in the comments. Holler if you want something bespoke or drop in a wildcard, I'll roll with it.
Bastien watches him without subtlety, until he takes that silence as an answer in itself and nods. Ellis gets a break from his attention as he turns it on Ruadh again. An endeared little smile for the yawn.
"I have never really known a mabari before," he says. "It is hard to imagine any dog being smarter than Whiskey."
There are others who would have pressed the point. Ellis knows he hasn't given an answer, and that the absence of one is not reassuring. But Bastien shifts away from it, and Ellis follows, looking towards the great beast occupying the space before them.
"It's not a fair comparison."
Not fair to Whiskey, who is a fine dog. (All the dogs Ellis has met are fine dogs.)
"With any luck, he'll have a chance to demonstrate his skills for you."
Considering they are actively involved in a war, the odds are good.
"Ruadh," comes low, and is answered by a second, smaller yawn before Ruadh stretches and rolls up, proceeds to sniff the air in Bastien's direction.
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"I have never really known a mabari before," he says. "It is hard to imagine any dog being smarter than Whiskey."
That's the love talking.
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There are others who would have pressed the point. Ellis knows he hasn't given an answer, and that the absence of one is not reassuring. But Bastien shifts away from it, and Ellis follows, looking towards the great beast occupying the space before them.
"It's not a fair comparison."
Not fair to Whiskey, who is a fine dog. (All the dogs Ellis has met are fine dogs.)
"With any luck, he'll have a chance to demonstrate his skills for you."
Considering they are actively involved in a war, the odds are good.
"Ruadh," comes low, and is answered by a second, smaller yawn before Ruadh stretches and rolls up, proceeds to sniff the air in Bastien's direction.