Video | UN: Hresvelg

[unyieldingmarch]

Name: Hresvelg (Edelgard von Hresvelg)
Date: 3/4
Format: Video

[A video feed flickers to life in the early evening, not long after sunset. The focus is briefly on Edelgard, dressed in a crisp looking white shirt with a high collar. Her hair is down, her crown set aside for the moment. She smiles, offering the viewers a quick nod, before speaking]

Good evening. My name is Edelgard, for those of you who do not know me.

[She clears her throat and the video lurches in unpracticed hands. Turning down towards a dog that's peering curiously up at the watch. It's jaw hangs open a bit in a doggy smile, but otherwise it doesn't seem too bothered by the device.]]

I was wondering if this dog belongs to anyone. He's remarkably well trained, and I believe he's escaped from his owner, but there was no collar. Unfortunately, he seems to have taken a shine to me after I found him rooting around in my garden two nights hence, and he's been trying to follow me indoors.

[She sighs.]

Asking him to sit yields results, but he won't leave. I confess I've little experience with dogs, and if he doesn't belong to anyone...does anyone know if such behavior is normal?

Thank you for any information you can provide. I can meet you somewhere if you'd prefer not to use the watches or want to see him. I await your-oh! Goodness!

[She cuts off as the dog moves suddenly, tail wagging as it decides to get closer, feeling more friendly.]

...Response!

[That strained, croaked out word is the last before the feed cuts out.]



[OOC Note: The dog belongs to nobody, and ultimately she's going to be convinced to keep it. Additionally if you'd prefer in-person threads, just let me know in your subject line and we can work that out!]

Comments

video | un: kiva

[kivatteru]

[ He's all smiles towards the camera because OH, PUPPER. If there's a thing Wataru loves besides music, it's dogs.

There's such an urge to come over and pet the dog but... he doesn't want to seem overbearing. ]

I believe he's already feeling fondness towards you. Have you fed him something? That might be another factor.

[unyieldingmarch]

Fed him? No. Not really.

[Edelgard has managed to get into a seat on the porch, with the pooch's head snuffling at her bellybutton area. Clearly just being a dog.]

I gave him a few scraps the other night when I came outside, but nothing more than that. He hasn't begged or whined. It's strange.

[kivatteru]

[ His expression turns a bit serious at that. ]

Perhaps he was abandoned, and didn't realize it yet. He might have mistaken you as one of his owner's friends.

[ Honestly, other than that, he's stumped. It'd be quite infuriating if the dog had been abandoned, though. ]

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[betweenduskanddawn]

[Corrin is at the coven practicing her magic, but she can't resist responding to this. She has clearly been laughing and is trying to stifle it.]

He's still around, huh?

[She couldn't hide the fond tone in her voice.]

[unyieldingmarch]

[Fffff don't laugh at her, she is fierce.]

...He won't go away.

[Edelgard has, by now, managed to sit down on the porch with the dog nosing at her lap.]

I'm not sure if I should be flattered or annoyed.

video - un: CoolSkeleton95

[spaghettimonster]

[Oh man, that's a cute dog. Papyrus' tail starts wagging in response, though that's at the very bottom of his video feed.]

If he's trying to sneak into your home, your only bets are to get him to a good home, or surrender to the inevitable...

Once he starts stealing food off your counter, it's all over.

[He considers himself something of an expert, between his experience with previous intrusive dogs, and now being something of a dog himself.]

[unyieldingmarch]

Surrender to the inevitable?

[Alright, she will bite. what does that even mean.]

un: firstspear, voice

[ua_duibhne]

[... too weak... to resist dog...]

What a handsome boy! I can't imagine he's a stray with such friendly manners.

[unyieldingmarch]

[His achilles heel...]

No, that's why I am hoping to find his owner. He's too well behaved, and too clean.

[Mostly, he is still a dog.]

voice, un: morrigan

[courtintrigue]

Dogs are stubborn, surprisingly manipulative, and constantly hungry. They will indiscriminately put your belongings in their mouths, or slobber on them.

If you have already shown the dog kindness you will have difficulty getting the little opportunist to leave you alone.

[unyieldingmarch]

I have a sense you aren't fond of the creatures?

[Edelgard's reply is a bit strained as she pushes the hound off of her and sits up.]

I confess that I have fed him, and certainly haven't been unkind to him.

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[finesseblade]

[ He shouldn't say anything. He should leave this be. He should— ]

Do you know nothing about dogs? This is just what they do. You won't be able to get rid of him now.

[unyieldingmarch]

What little I know about dogs is from those around the monastery.

[She sighs...]

This one reminds me a touch more of a person than an animal, though.

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[oathkeeper]

[What a cute and happy doggo?!]

Aw, I hope you find the owner! He seems like a really good boy.

[Sora nods several times.]

But you know? Sometimes they say the dog picks the owner. So maybe he's picking you instead! It kind of seems like it!

[unyieldingmarch]

He is well behaved. Mostly.

[She's presently shoving him off, of course, because he's very excited for some reason.]

...And if he's picked me, that might pose a problem as I already have a cat.

video | un: leslie (because she doesn’t know what a username is)

[foundfamilies]

[Leslie would like to come out to see the dog, but her new kitten is actually sitting on the bed with her. The kitten is on the opposite side of the bed and isn’t looking in Leslie’s direction, but the kitten’s reaction to being moved to an unfamiliar location with the smell of an unfamiliar cat everywhere and mostly unfamiliar humans has been to decide that, no, she does not wish to interact with anyone just yet and would like to be left alone, please. Sitting anywhere remotely close to Leslie is the best sign that she’s warming up to her yet, so Leslie is going to use the watch and stick around.

(The white kitten originally named Lysithea is now called Princess. The lack of personality traits with Duchess Salvatore helped Leslie resist calling her Duchess, but she liked the sound of it so went to another -ess title.)]

I think he wants to belong to you. Wouldn’t he have gone home if he had somewhere like that already?

[There is no ulterior motive to suggesting this how dare you accuse Leslie of liking the idea of another fluffy member of the household.]

[unyieldingmarch]

[Edelgard looks up from her seat on the porch, doing her best not to laugh as she shoves the pooch off of her lap. It's excited, in a ridiculous way, and she's struggling not to break on camera and laugh and laugh.]

...Wouldn't...that be a bad idea...[Shove, shove.] for Heidi and your new kitten?

[Hopefully it was never introduced as Lysithea, that would be too odd.]

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[bergamotrose]

...You didn't feed the hound, did you? If you have, he may never go away.

[As a fellow cat person who had rarely had the priviledge of actually being responsible for an animal on his own, that was the extent of his knowledge.]

That may not be such a terrible thing though. You'll always know when you have visitors.

[unyieldingmarch]

I did.

[She sighs audibly, rubbing the bridge of her nose on the video.]

He was hungry and I had scraps I was taking out to the rubbish heap. And it was raining. I think anyone with a heart would have done the same.

Voice, un: magicowl

[getting_better]

I believe this is a case of "dog choosing it's master". Congratulations, you've been adopted.

[Though the love at first sight thing only happens to puppies. Unless...]

You fed the little guy something, didn't you?

[unyieldingmarch]

Unfortunately yes. He was nosing around in my garden as I was taking out some scraps.

[Why does this have to happen.]

It was cold and raining, and I couldn't let it starve.

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[escardos]

actually! i think the dog likes you too much!

if he doesn't have one, then maybe you should be his owner?

[unyieldingmarch]

I'm beginning to gather that I won't have much choice in the matter.

The little one has grown attached, it seems.

I had hoped to avoid this.

un: ma - voice

[stopfen]

[It looks like the dog has already decided. ]

Have you checked it's ears? I've heard that some farmers mark their cattle there, it might be the same for dogs.

[She wasn't sure. She'd spent a lot of time with horses, chickens before that but dogs were pretty new to her.]

[unyieldingmarch]

[Unfortunately, it has.]

I haven't. Though, now that you mention it, no. There's nothing like that.

[Which is good.]

I don't know how common it is to brand dogs though.