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 Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:28 pm
Koda was let outside into the exercise yard. He ignored the guards, knowing they'd never give him so much as a word other than 'Stay Back!' He still felt oddly protected by them, even though they were keeping us in, they were also keeping dangers out.
To burn off his seemingly endless puppy energy he ran around the yard in laps, making his strides long by stretching his legs out during his jumps. The sun was shining, the sky was blue, he was happy! His new life here on the island was strange, but fun. He knew how to summon food with a button, and use the bathroom the way humans do. He had even waited in a line to get steak, a human food. Dekota marked a few trees while he was out there and sniffed around the yard to see how other subjects were doing.
Not everyone smelled so healthy, scents of blood indicated injuries and the smells of sorrow/anger/hate cloaked some individuals. Why, he had no idea. Maybe they had lost a battle? Out of boredom he began digging a hole in the middle of the yard, unaware that it was a very bad thing to do. He was still just a puppy at heart.
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Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:46 pm
Kira stepped out into the sunlight and the fresh air... well, the air wasn't THAT fresh. It was the same old damp, slightly musty air that clung to you and tried to suffocate you, but she had gotten used to it. Strangely enough, however, the girl wasn't wearing her usual tank tops and mini shorts. Instead she was clad in jeans, a turtle neck sweatshirt, and mittens despite the heat. She'd kept herself locked in her little 'room' for the past week and finally came out once she found herself going crazy from lack of things to do.
She looked around, nervous, not sure if others could see past her attempts of hiding what was clearly wrong with her, then made herself as inconspicuously as possible to the other side. She needed to talk to Phil and see if he knew anything that could help her save her current mental state, but the chances of her janitor friend being out today were slim to none.
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Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:59 pm
Koda's ears snapped toward the sound of another in the yard with him. Human...human?! HUMAN! He left his hole in the dirt. His tail wagged with joy as he approached. His new masters never gave him much attention, probably because they had so many pokemon and other two-legged to take care of. Why was she here? Did she come to exercise? Did she come to play with him?! Hide n' Go Seek? Who was she? What did she smell like?
In his excitement he *almost* greeted her by jumping up, a paw on each shoulder. Suddenly he remembered how Rosco had yelled at him for knocking him over in such a manner. So instead he flopped over onto the ground comically and tucked his front paws up under his chin, puppy eyes looking sad and hopeful even when his tail wagged uncontrollably fast in eager playfulness. Greet me! Pet me! Anything! Please! "Whinnnnee?"
He didn't notice what she was wearing or how strange it was to wear it during these warm temperatures. He held no sense of wariness or fear and not a trace of distrust. Innocent to any danger she could have been to him.
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Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 8:51 am
(Oh... Oh my god that's the cutest damn thing ever!)
Kira blinked, seeing the large canine running to her... or rather hearing him before turning around and seeing him just as he flopped onto his back and looked up at her with those adorable puppy eyes. The whine that he gave her nearly broke her heart. "Awwwww!"
She dropped to her knees and happily started giving his belly scritches, noting that he was probably someone's pokemon taking into how friendly he was. "You're such a sweet heart! But I'm sure you hear that a lot." She momentarily forgot the strange growths and went to take her mittens off to give him even better skritches, then paused, looking at her hands. "..... I'd better keep these on." She mumbled softly to herself, looking rather bummed.
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Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 4:19 pm
Koda thumped his back foot happily, enjoying the belly rub. Peeking his eyes open, he noticed her sadden, smelled the change of emotion, looking at that thing she used to cover her bare hand. Sad? Why? Why sad? Only then did he notice all the heavy clothing, was she cold? Doesn't want to take off her warm coverings? It made sense that she would wear so much if she was cold, she didn't have the protection of a thick coat of fur like he did. He would help!
Koda rolled back onto his paws and circled around the girl, laying down close beside her to offer her the warmth of his pelt. He nuzzled her comfortingly then laid his head down on the girl's lap. Blue eyes looked up at her as if to ask 'is this better?' "Arrrr?" 'Sad?' He was asking why she was sad, he would listen, make it alright again. Her happiness had become top priority on his list of things to do, this girl who gave him attention and nice belly scratches. Maybe she needed a belly rub too?
He was breathing normally when a scent caught his attention. It wasn't a bad scent at all, just out of place. Sniffing he concentrated on that smell for a second, promising himself to pay attention to the human in just a second. Something smelled fishy here, not like dead fish or cooked fish. It didn't stink, it was just noticeable. He would have thought the girl had treats on her or had eaten recently except it wouldn't smell so fresh and alive. Lifting his head he sniffed her face, nope, not coming from her mouth. He gave her a little lick on the nose then continued his inspection.
Her smell. It was her! She did smell of water, had she been swimming? Then why was the scent so strong? Coming from her neck, shoulders, and hands. Beyond that smell was the old scent of zubat, the newer smells of her soap and shampoo and her unique smell. Now knowing it was indeed her he relaxed his head back onto her lap, confused.
All his life he had smelled humans. Those scents told him everything he ever really needed to know about them. Their emotions, their perfumes, their diets, their pokemon. He had never known a master to carry this smell but he didn't want to investigate further just yet. She wore heavy clothes, so she must be cold, he would fix that. When she was warm enough then maybe he could pull off the mitten on her delicate skin paw and see why. Maybe it was a lotion? Humans were known for all sorts of weird things they do. Lotions were heavily scented goo they sometimes rubbed into their skin. Their noses didn't work like his did, maybe she didn't notice what her lotion or perfumes smelled like?
He perked his ears, letting her know he was listening and still wanted to know if his fur was doing it's job. Was he warming her up enough? Was she still sad? If so, why? She is a master, all humans are. He is a pet, it was his job to give her happiness and protection. The bond between human and pokemon went back farther than anyone could remember.
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