Pets are good for children

[angstennou]

Who: Nephrite and bitty!Ami
What: Nephrite turned into a grumpy-looking great dane.
When: ???
Where: Juuban district's amusement park


Nephrite huffed impatiently. He had woken up as a dog again. As he was too big to stay at Crown and was scaring the clients, Motoki told him to go out for a walk. He had wandered through the city all day and was now tired and hungry, but people shooed him wherever he stopped to take a nap. The only place he hadn't tried was the amusement park because it was noisy with all the kids and roller coasters and stuff, but maybe he could find some quieter place there.

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[waterfell]

[When the carousel turns to bring her near him, Ami waves to the dog several times. But she still looks a bit surprised when the ride ends and she comes back to find him still waiting.]

I didn't know you'd wait all that time.

[angstennou]

[He had waved his tail to her every time she passed by, did she notice it? And he licks her face again in reply. She treated him well, why wouldn't he wait for her?]

ignore icons for a bit

[geniustheveil]

[Ami can't help a small giggle.] That tickles!! [Not that this stops her from petting the dog and even scratching behind his ears if he lets her.]

kk!

[angstennou]

[Well, he's going to do it some more, since she's laughing and petting him. And of course he lets her scratch behind his ears, he loves that.]

more icon ignoring goes here

[geniustheveil]

[As fun as this is, Ami is starting to wish she could take the dog home. And come to think of it... she hasn't gone far. She'd expect any family he belongs to, to already be looking for him, and to have found him with her by now.]

Don't you belong to someone? [Until now, she hasn't really considered that maybe... he doesn't have anyone.]

[angstennou]

[The dog shakes his head. No, he doesn't. Most houses don't have space for such a big dog. And he wasn't even cute like a golden retriever to have people willing to bear with his size.]

[geniustheveil]

We'd better go find someone to help us, then. I don't know where any pet shelters are in this part of town.

[angstennou]

[He visibly deflates at the mention of pet shelters. His ears lower and he lets out a whine. He had hoped she would take him with her. Though he should know better by now, he's not exactly the kind of dog or person that people like enough to take home.]

[geniustheveil]

I wish I could take you home myself. [Coincidence? Either way, she means it, but there's a catch.] But our apartment doesn't allow pets.