Epic Dog-like-beings adventure

[freedom_is_grey]

Some days Milliways is boring. Ysalwen insists on reading in the library, or finding lab space, or sitting in the tavern watching people and not eating anything.

Occasionally on those days she'll let him go outside by himself and run around investigating until he gets tired and wants to come in.

Today is one of those days! He is still sad that demon rabbits do not taste good, and splashing in the lake trying to catch fish only makes the merpeople glare at his splashing.

And he is not a good enough swimmer to play with Sunshine Dust. It is unfair! So now he is on the hunt for playmates. Maybe there is a houndeye around somewhere, or another dog! Another dog would be great!

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okay, I'm back. sorry for the delay.

[dejah_thoris]

Woola was going to run another lap, but his new friends are bounding towards the door. They're bounding through the door. How is that even...

His huge brow knits.

...Wait! Come back!

He dashes through the door at full tilt, barely feeling the smack on the nose.

Re: okay, I'm back. sorry for the delay.

[freedom_is_grey]

Dodging between tables, chairs, and people's legs gets boring very fast! Which is why Liranan makes a beeline for his own front door.

There are way more adventures there! And good things to eat! And dragons!

Come on, new friends! Come with him through the Front Door!

There's apparently a doggy-door there, too. Liranan appreciates this kindness!

[aaaaaaaagh_sky]

Well, this should be interesting! LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEROY JENKINS!!!

[dejah_thoris]

Woola is following! Because going under chairs and over people is awkward and makes for lots of shouting. Doors are good. Maybe there's more space out there?

[freedom_is_grey]

There is so much more space! Fields and a dirt road and some trees in the distance! And a city.

And lots of trees! But in the meantime, a field full of rabbits!!

[aaaaaaaagh_sky]

Well, this is new. The rabbits move like the ones at Milliways, but they don't smell so awful.

There should be chasing!

[dejah_thoris]

What's a rabbit? Woola comes to a hard stop, his eyes darting left and right, watching Liranan and Dogmeat as they chase the furry creatures.

He closes his mouth and squints, watching intently. A moment later, he's in motion.

He immediately catches a rabbit, scooping it up delicately in his jaws. The treeline is just a few steps away. He spits the creature out and zips back to catch another one.

Woola has strange ideas about how this game works.

[freedom_is_grey]

Liranan will accept your challenge, Woola!

(And Ysalwen will be glad he is not worrying all the rabbits to death, too. So there is that.)

But something that struggles while you carry it would be even more of a challenge!

And Liranan knows just where to find such things!

Caves!!

[aaaaaaaagh_sky]

Caves are good! Dogmeat's been in plenty of caves. Usually they smell of yao guai. Sometimes mirelurks! Big crab things that take a lot of biting and sometimes help from a human to bring down, but they taste good!

He doesn't smell any of those right now, but that's okay. New cave! New smell! What does he get to bite this time?

[dejah_thoris]

Woola spits out the last rabbit and it wobbles off, slightly damp and disoriented. He looks up just in time to see Liranan and Dogmeat dashing into a dark hole in the ground.

Caves! They're what Woola calls home, really. Will there be scritches? Only one way to find out!

[freedom_is_grey]

There will be scratches, probably!

Because when the tunnel starts sloping downward, the smell of lizardy-scales gets stronger!

Deepstalkers! They are spry and quick, with teeth, but they are also tasty! Well. Interesting, anyway! Because tiny maroon-scaled two-legged saurians are like that everywhere you find them.

Ignore the smell of sulfur and smoke for now! It is probably only tangential!

Clear the Deepstalker infestation! Ysalwen and Oghren will be very pleased! Liranan bets he can catch the most! Or he would, if he were a betting dog. Right now he is busy chasing things that are far more skilled combatants than regular rabbits. (This is not hard.)