[ Oh boy. That sure was a doozy. Pickles roams the area for a while before deciding to sniff out Marina to track her down, which makes him end up in the church. ]
... Woof.
[ He's here, letting her know of his presence so that he doesn't surprise her or anything. ]
[ doozy is right, pickles. she is going to just poke her head up from one of the backmost pews, where there's a makeshift bed set up out of hassock cushions and drop cloths and some hay. ]
[ gently, she'll take his paw and hold it in her hand with a small smile that kind of comes and goes just as quickly. sandwiches paw carefully in both hands. ]
Hey there, Pickles... good work today...
[ blinks a little. is Doggie here in the room with us? i assume these just don't need translation but now im suss. ]
[ nooooo his snoot. she looks at him a moment and then she'll lean down and actually give him a hug with a deep sigh if he allows. ]
Yeah... yeah it's really all wrong right now. It's messed up. What happened with him... the way he suddenly - [ snapped? snakes in his boots? what HAPPENED? ] it's just a little bit similar to what happens to... [ she pauses, hesitates ] to people back home. Under the light from the old moon god...
[ she leans a little into it, careful of his injured paw. ]
... Happened to me before I got here. I turned into this—this thing. It was agonizing.
[ quietly, into his fur. ]
Like I wasn't myself. I was just a host to a parasite that kept making me hurt people, making me hurt myself. It was like part of my father had buried itself in me and hatched open, taking over my entire body...
... I wonder if it was agonizing for him too. If this hurts him somehow and we don't know it or we can't tell.
[ and then, after a moment, pulling away to just pat him gently: ] I'm sorry. That's a lot...
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... Woof.
[ He's here, letting her know of his presence so that he doesn't surprise her or anything. ]
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... Ah... Hello, my friend.
[ a gentle wave with her hand. ]
Come have a seat...
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Woo...
[ He places a paw on Marina's leg. ]
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Hey there, Pickles... good work today...
[ blinks a little. is Doggie here in the room with us? i assume these just don't need translation but now im suss. ]
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Assume Doggie is with Pickles all the time unless I say otherwise! It's just not translating right now as it often does. ]
Woof.
[ The puppy says that you worked hard today as well. ]
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Just wish we'd had a little more time... I wish...
[ that we'd found the second person and we wouldn't have to live in this weird suspense that makes her prickle. ]
I don't know. I think I'm a little at a loss.
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Woo...
[ The puppy says it would be surprised if anyone knew what to do right now. ]
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Yeah... yeah it's really all wrong right now. It's messed up. What happened with him... the way he suddenly - [ snapped? snakes in his boots? what HAPPENED? ] it's just a little bit similar to what happens to... [ she pauses, hesitates ] to people back home. Under the light from the old moon god...
Not the same, but.
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... Happened to me before I got here. I turned into this—this thing. It was agonizing.
[ quietly, into his fur. ]
Like I wasn't myself. I was just a host to a parasite that kept making me hurt people, making me hurt myself. It was like part of my father had buried itself in me and hatched open, taking over my entire body...
... I wonder if it was agonizing for him too. If this hurts him somehow and we don't know it or we can't tell.
[ and then, after a moment, pulling away to just pat him gently: ] I'm sorry. That's a lot...
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[ His ears pin back. That was indeed a lot, but he stays put and continues to listen.
The puppy thinks it sounds quite terrifying, but you understand it better than others. ]
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Who knows. I could be totally wrong.
[ a small smile. ]
In any case... how are you feeling, my friend? What are you thoughts on the matter?
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He leans in to lightly boop his nose with Marina's cheek. ]
Woof.
[ The puppy says that everyone will have to do their best in this twisted situation. ]