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

[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. ]

[unyieldingmarch]

That...is a possibility.

[Her expression darkens.]

Should I find the owner...there will be consequences, to be sure. I believe the city does have laws against animal cruelty.

[kivatteru]

I agree. Any kind of civilization should have a law like that.

[ Seeing the dog in her video gives him a bit of hope, though. ]

He doesn't look hurt or malnourished, at least?

[unyieldingmarch]

No, no he seems quite well.

[She ruffles his head, making his ears flop around.]

He's quite adept at getting people to look after him, it seems.

[kivatteru]

[ A nod. That's comforting, at least. ]

Since it would take a while to track down the previous owner, I think you should instead focus on finding a new home for him, unless you want to keep him...?

[unyieldingmarch]

If no owner does claim him, I'll have to. I won't leave a dog to starve, especially not one as friendly as him.

[kivatteru]

Good. I'm glad. [ He smiles! ]

If you need help with him, as I now have some experience since I own a petalwolf, I can share a few tips.

[unyieldingmarch]

I'll certainly let you know. I think he's already been trained well, so hopefully he won't be too much of a rascal. But you never know.

[kivatteru]

Dogs can be unpredictable. I'm sure he won't cause you too much trouble, if you do decide to keep him.

I must say, owning a pet is a precious experience overall.

[unyieldingmarch]

I've certainly been quite taken with my cat.

This will be...a growing experience for me. But a necessary one I think.