video; un: shiro

[blackbonded]

[ The video shows Shiro looking a little wary. ]


Soo... just out of curiosity. Is anyone missing a lion cub?

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video - un: CoolSkeleton95

[spaghettimonster]

Nnnnno.... Have you found a lion cub?

[This probably wasn't a rhetorical question message, but it never hurts to check, right?]

[blackbonded]

Umm.

[ He's looking down at something just off-camera. ]

Maybe?

[ He's not sure what to think at this point. ]

[spaghettimonster]

Hmm, you don't sound sure... Did you find a dog?

[The skeleton squints closer at the small screen on the watch, like the angle will tilt just enough to see the mystery animal himself.]

They come in lots of shapes and sizes!

[Understandable mistake, really.]

voice | un: PrincessAllura

[quintessent]

Shiro.

[Don't mind her if she sounds very unsure right now.]

Are lion cubs a common pet on earth?

voice / un: keith

[marmoron]

Where'd you find it? Can I pet it?

[thejoyrider]

[She does not, but she is very curious now]

What’s its name?

[blackbonded]

Definitely not a dog.

[ He makes a gesture to something below. ]

I think it's a stray. I made the mistake of giving it something and now it won't leave me alone.

[blackbonded]

[ Don't mind him if he's looking away from the camera at something at his feet. ]

No, not really.

[blackbonded]

I didn't find it and I wouldn't recommend petting it either.

It already took a bite out of my left hand.

[ The metal one so no harm done. ]

[blackbonded]

I don't know. That's what I'm trying to find out. If it has an owner.

[spaghettimonster]

That sounds like dog behavior. Give in to their puppy dog eyes even once, and...

[He shakes his head, confident and almost nostalgic.]

Before you know it, they're in your home. Stealing from your counter-top. Climbing into your bed at night.

[blackbonded]

[ Climbing into his bed?! His brows rise up and he snaps his attention to him for a second or two before it's pulled away at the thing at his feet.]

Yeah, I think I'll pass on that.

It's not exactly friendly. I have the bite marks to prove it.

[marmoron]

What so it found you?

[Just raising an eyebrow at this.]

Is your hand okay? Where are you anyway? Do you need help getting it under control?

[blackbonded]

Well, not exactly. It's kind of a long story.

[ There's a purring sound in the background that turns a little deeper, a little meaner. Oh, crap. ]

My hand's okay. [ There's a little breathiness in his voice, sort of like he's moving and talking at the same time. ] No, I have it under control. [ Hopefully. ] I'm just looking for its owner that's all.

[spaghettimonster]

So not really a lapdog...

[Until proven otherwise, small animals are dogs, okay.]

Well, whoever it belongs to, might not have a watch. You may need to make posters. And get it a chewtoy.

[blackbonded]

[ He was hoping they did. That way he could get the little guy to them within the day. ]

Right. [ A pause. ] You wouldn't happen to have a printer, would you?

[ He can take a picture just fine, he just doesn't have the equipment to print it. ]

[spaghettimonster]

A printer? I don't even have a computer.

[Technology here is so lacking. Sure, he can still take selfies of himself, but who does he share them with? The audience is so small!]

But I have hands, and I can draw.

[blackbonded]

Well, it can't be any worse than Allura's drawings.

[ Wait. Did he just say that out loud? ]

Do you think you can draw him so his owner will recognize him?

[marmoron]

You don't sound like you've got this under control but sure.

[blackbonded]

[ Point taken. ]

I'm getting it under control. I just need to figure out a few things.

[marmoron]

[....]

Are you going to keep being mysterious about this or.....?

[quintessent]

Then, would it not make more sense to return it to... [She waves a hand, unseen off screen.] The wild, where I'm sure it's mother is?

[Even as she says that, she doesn't sound entirely certain.]

What are you looking at?

[blackbonded]

Keith.

It's a lion cub. There's no mystery here.

It's going to take a while to calm him down.

[ And he doesn't want it biting his arm anymore for fear of hurting it which is why he's trying to dodge it every time it goes for it. ]

[blackbonded]

I'm not going to abandon it.

If it doesn't belong to anyone then I need to look for its family.

[ Because he's not going to leave it out in the wild all alone. It's a baby! ]

Huh? [ He looks back at the screen. ] Oh sorry, Allura. It keeps biting my left arm. [ The metal one. ] I don't know how strong its teeth are so I'm trying to make sure it doesn't do it again.

[marmoron]

Fine.

Better stop distracting you then.

[blackbonded]

Right.

I'll see you back at the house once I've dealt with this.

[spaghettimonster]

[Sure hope the person with the username PrincessAllura doesn't notice that.]

Of course! I make art that looks like me all the time.

[blackbonded]

[ Don't invite trouble! :| ]

Okay. [ He's just going to assume that's a yes. ] When do you have some time?

[spaghettimonster]

[:)?]

Oh, I have time now. That's why I'm hanging out online, seeing what people are doing... Are you in a hurry?

[He hasn't seen the other clips about anybody's metal arm getting nibbled.]

[blackbonded]

Right now is good for me too.

[ The faster he gets this done, the faster he'll find the little guys owner. ]

I'd like to get it done as soon as possible. If he doesn't have an owner then I need to look for its family before they leave the area because I can't release him into the wild at this age. He's too young.

[ And he'll probably die and Shiro's not going to let that happen on his watch. ]

[spaghettimonster]

Gasp! We can't have that.

[Yes, he outright said the word gasp, in a gasp.]

Okay. Where are you now? I'll get some poster supplies... And meet you there!

[Seems more reasonable than convincing a clingy animal to go for a walk and meet lots of strangers.]

[quintessent]

I wasn't saying you should abandon it-

[She says, defensively at first, but her attention is distracted by the next thing that Shiro is talking about.

That sounds really. Cute.]

...Can you show him on the video?

[For scientific reasons.]

[thejoyrider]

Well, if it does not have an owner, would that not make you its new dad?