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((big thanks to Zero Dream for compiling this shop RP, <3 ))


Ursa was sunbathing.

Her journey to the shop had been arduous, as usual. Ursa always stopped to plow her way through snowbanks, and test her mettle, as it were. Now was time to check for Yanvir (no noise from the entrance to his place, as per usual) and then kick back a little before heading out.

She sat in the window, and smiled, slightly - letting the sunlight wash over her back, and soothe out the pain in her muscles.

She really needed to figure out how to get some cold beer here.

A tiny yellow form came into view of the shop, again led there by her bond due to the cold. At least when it would get warmer, she would know the way on her own...

She zipped into the shop quite quietly, the small rustle of feathers against the windowhill being what announced the juvenile's presence, however she managed to stop before she could smash right into Ursa. She had not expected another feien to be right in her flight path.

"Sorry, miss !"

The deep timbre of Maq's voice carried well into the shop, even though he was somewhere outside the open door. "Son of a ********... SIN! Get out of that tree!" There was a moment of silence from outside, before a muffled whump indicated something falling or jumping out of said tree, into one of the snowdrifts. Scuffling ensued, and a not-so-small tumble of red Feien and orange Pixatiger rolled into the shop, playful growling and rumbling laughter spewing from it as tangled limbs attempted to catch and pin each other.

Ursa cracked an eye open. She'd been about to take a nap, sinking into the relazing light, but now...

That'd all been interrupting, by some little yellow thing. Ah well. It was just a child. Yellow like Tango.

"I'm hardly delicate enough to be a 'miss'. Make it 'Ma'am", eh?" Ursa rumbled, bemused.

She got to her feet. There was no relaxing, with the children around.

"Am I really that unnoticeable. That's funny. Not the usual story, with me. What's your name, honey?"

"Ryuusei, ma'am." She answered, visibely a little sheepish about her almost run-over. "I wasn't really looking where I was going... That's a little silly. I should be looking the direction im flying into..."

SMACK.

Ryuu caught the feien and the pixatiger out of the corner of her eye and repressed a giggle. Those two looked like they where having fun.

Ursa nodded at the juvenile in approval. It was good to meat a kid with some respect for her elders, like Tango. She didn't hold with taking lip from children, or with juveniles like that Cascati, who was so silver-tongued you could never see where his humor stopped and mocking began.

She was about to introduce herself in turn, before the ruckus on the floor got her attention. She strode over to the edge of the windowsill, and looked down.

"Good lord, man!" she boomed. Was that a Feien-sized TIGER!? "Do you need any help down there?"

She certainly hoped not. A grown Feien ought to be able to take care of himself.

At the sound of voices, the tumbling stopped, the tiger stradling Maq, who had one arm wrapped around its neck. Both looked up at the two above, Sin panting slightly, tongue lolling like a large dog. Taking this opportunity to shove the tiger off, Maq stood up and dusted himself off, then grinned good-naturedly upwards. Though a bit surprised by the appearance of the blue and green one, he gave no outward indication of it. "Nah, it's fine."

As Sin half-heartedly swiped at Maq's leg, the red Feien chuckled. "Just showing this stubborn b*****d who's boss." Before the large paw could make contact, Maq lifted off and headed towards the other two.

"Looks like a pixapet. I don't think he's gonna get injuried... It looks more like they're playing." The woman did not seem to know what pixapets where, so Ryuu went in explaination. "...They're rarely ever dangerous..."

"*cough*"

"...Unlike their name is Edward Elric and they won't leave you alone." Ryuusei glared sideways at the small husky. "Ed, what are you..."

"Watching over you, what else could I be doing in a place like this ?" The pixa grumbeled, then yowled as Ryuu picked him up.

"What you'lld do, bite them in the behind ?" She mumbeled. "Stay calm and be a good puppy."

"I AM NOT A PUPPY, I AM A GROWN DOG !!!!"

...Facepalm.

"Sorry, ma'am. He's okay when you're used to his antics...."

"Where DID you get that thing?" Ursa inquired, curiously. Her tail flicked with interest. Wrestling down a tiger would be just the thing to test her judo skills, with.

Then again, maybe she could test her judo skills on the red Feien, instead. Finally, an adult that seemed to know what was what when it came to fighting.

"I'm Ursa," she introduced herself to all and sundry, hands on hips. Then she continued on, reciting her usual schpiel as though by rote. "Neither of you know anything about the Feien Yanvir, I assume?"

"Yanvir..." Ryuusei ran the name a few times trough her head. "Sorry, can't help there. I don't know many feiens... Might I know your name, mister ?"

Ursa shook her head. Likely they didn't.

"It's quite alright, honey," she nodded at Ryuusei. "But you really ought to learn how to discipline your pets, if that's what this is."

Ursa shrugged. Then Ursa picked the pizapet up bu the sruff of its neck, claws digging lightly into its fur. The girl needed to be shown how it was done. She looked him in the eyes - her pupils yellow and knife-bright.

"Young pup, you will CONTROL YOURSELF, and refrain from childish outbusts. Is that understood?"

Making it to their level, Maq landed, then blinked. She's taller than I am. The sensation of running into someone bigger, in all senses of the word, was a little unnerving, but he mentally shook it off quickly. His grin was quick, easy, and completely genuine. "I'm Maq, and I'm afraid I haven't seen this Yanvir." As one hand absent-mindedly moved up to run through his hair, he continued, "The 'tiger you can get at this place known as the Pixashop, when they've got some in stock."

Not wanting to leave her out, Maq's orange eyes roved over to Ryuu, and he nodded a greeting.

"As I thought," Ursa sighed, although she was happy to finally locate someone who could at least come up to her shoulders. "I'm Ursa, as I said. Or at least that's what I'm going by. Yanvir brought me back from the dead."

The puppy was held at arm's length from her body. She really did not care if it struggled.

"You see?" She said to Ryu. "If Maq here can keep control of a tiger, you can discipline the pup, no problem."

She gave Maq a small, curt smile.

"Impressive work there, by the way. You wrestle?"

Edward was scared often yes, but rarely showed it. But as the strange woman held him in a raving deathgrip, the cosplay pixapet internally wished he could become even smaller, wriggle his way out of his red coat, and dart off without looking back the one sparkle of a second.

...Wait, HE WASN'T SMALL, THAT ISN'T RIGHT.

All that came out of that mental struggle was a deer in the headlights look, and a small, almost pitiful yip.

And Ryuusei seemed... a little worried.

"Its all might, ma'am Ursa... Its just his way to show he worries about me..."

"Thelady'srightthelady'sright." Ed yipped even more pitifully.

Ursa handed the puppy back to Ryu.

"If you say so, honey," she nodded. "Maybe he'll learn some manners from you."

"I don't wrestle half as well as I box." He didn't point out that he still wrestled pretty damn well, which the prowling tiger on the floor could testify to. What *had* caught his attention, however, was the mention of Ursa having returned from the dead. Ever the one to go for the gusto, no punches pulled, Maq asked, "Does resurrection account for your physical differences from other Feien?"

She decided to not mention that Edward being well-behaved happened once every blue moon.

And the cosplay husky tried to crawl the deepest possible into the feien's hold as if it was the only damn thing saving his skin at the moment.

"Im sure ill be able to, ill't... just take time. He's... not that bad, really... He's a dog, its in his nature to be protective." She shrugged. "And im the only thing small enough he has to protect."

Edward shot her a glare from his hold, but kept quiet as he did not feel like reviving the Ursa-rollercoaster.

"There are alot around my bonded's house, and ill'd have to say he's got the most character."

"You don't need to make excuses to me, girl," Ursa smiled, slightly. The child had no reason to be nervous. Ryu wasn't engaging in the sorts of frippery or standoffishness that Ursa didn't hold with, and in any case, the large Feien was not about to hail off and hit puppies or children. "You're the one that has to deal with him."

She turned to Maq, her tail swishing in what could be called a preening motion. She was very proud of her exotic looks, weight and all. Secreltly, she liked it when she could make a room stand to attention. All the better to make sure that any foolishness wasn't going on!

"I don't think it's being undead, so much as my age," Ursa said, matter-of-factly. "Who knows when I died? This old girl isn't meant to have any life in her. Maybe you lot look more human, since you have to depend on them to live."

She shrugged, good-naturedly.

"Hell if I know. I've had enough problems finding the Feien that brought me back. I'm reduced to slogging out to this shop every few days."

"Its not really excuses." She smilled softly, scritching behind the husky's ears to calm him down. "That's how dogs are. I know alot about how dogs and cats usually act."

She blinked a little.

"...Yanvir, you said ? Did you look on the billboard ? Maybe there's something about him there ?" She seemed to recall SOMETHING, but she had been much more focused on the spells, and zipped trough the rest.