Horse Eden : Libobon Academy

November 7, 2024 06:08 PM

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(nooooo I know how painful that was, below 40% my laptop would just shut down for no reason, it did it twice in the middle of responding to this Dx It's fixed now, thank god ^^;)

Lieutenant Dwyer

"Ahh, you know me so well," Glory said, grinning and shaking her head a little. He was sadly right, despite being a bit hungry, eating simply didn't appeal to her.

"Oh darn," She said, "You'd've been great on a tricycle. Such a shame." He'd be sort of like the bearded lady, or the giant. Come see a larger-than-average man ride a tricycle! Wonderful advertising. If Libobon didn't work out after all, at least Leo had other options. "Then I guess my pain and suffering was worth it," Glory said rather dramatically, like saying that he was awesome physically hurt her.

Glory shrugged and said, "Fair enough. You do you. Just don't die until somebody kills you, 'kay?" Basically, if you die, it better not be self-inflicted. He was allowed to die however the fuck he wanted, just not by his own hand. That Glory wouldn't have.

She considered his words for a moment before saying, "Well yes, but it sounds way worse when you put it like that. He knew my parents, like, forever ago, so he's fine." The three of them had actually gone to Libobon together and were as thick as thieves back in the day.

Glory'd forgotten how much she liked the little old house and was quite pleased to see it still in fairly good shape. As a student herself, she'd snuck away here whenever all the people got to be too overwhelming. After some time she'd gotten used to it, and then got busy and started coming up less frequently.

Her focus snapped back to Leo as he spoke, and a smile crept onto her face. "Just as you guessed, I've got some stuff to pick up," Glory said, "And yes, to both questions."

Grabbing the bird, who'd stopped just shy of the porch, Glory mounted the steps and rapped on the door loudly with one fist. When there was no reply, she resorted instead to shouting, as her 'weapons dealer' had taught her. "RONAN! OPEN THE DOOR NOW OR I'LL THROW ROCKS IN YOUR WINDOWS." This worked well, as intended when Ronan had come up with the phrase.

"Ahh, I know who tha' is," A low, rumbly voice like a volcano threatening to erupt called fondly in a thick Irish accent. Heavy footsteps that just about rattled the windows approached, and the door opened. Looming in the doorway was an enormous brute of a man about 5 inches taller than Leo and a good amount wider. He had a thick brown beard, streaked through with gray, and short hair to match. A wide grin took hold of his face, and he bent down - considerably far, given his immense height - and wrapped his arms around Glory, pinning her arms unintentionally to her sides and gave her a good squeeze, making her squeak like a kitten picked up by its scruff.

"Sorry lass, it's just good to see ya again," Ronan said as he released her, ruffling her hair with one enormous paw of a hand. His hands were notably warmer than the average person's, but not quite enough to be uncomfortable. As he straightened, his gaze landed on Leo, and his smile somehow grew even more. Taking Leo's right hand in his and shaking it heartily, he said, "Pleased to meet ya lad, name's Ronan." Turning back to Glory, he said, "Y'know, I'd ever see you bring a boy by here." Given his size, it sort of made sense as to why Ronan rarely, if ever, referred to another male as a man, regardless of age.

His words earned a scowl from Glory as she said, "Me neither, but here we are." But, to be fair, Ronan had a point. The big guy only laughed, a great big thing, that laugh was, and said, "Come inside you two, gimme a moment while I git yer things."

Ronan stepped aside and let Glory and Leo inside, and, rather amusingly, Glory guessed this was one of the rare doorways Leo wouldn't have to duck under.

It opened into a quaint little space that was the living room, furnished with 2 couches, a sofa, a coffee table, and all sorts of little trinkets much like the bird covering the walls. Setting the bird down, Glory sat down on one of the couches, Ronan opposite her.

(754 words and I could've done a shit ton more xD had to stop myself...)

Edited at November 7, 2024 06:09 PM by KPH Equestrian

November 7, 2024 06:36 PM

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(I'm not kidding I saw the size of that monster and I literally yelped aloud: "Holy shit how fucking tall is he!?!" Then I had to go find Leo's character sheet, see how tall he actually is (6'7) and add 5 more inches to come up with a WHOPPING 7 foot tall frigging giant of a man. I stared at the page for a WHILE xD)

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"Sometimes I'm foolish enough to think I do, then you go and prove that you're still an enigma." He snorted. Leo usually was good at unraveling people's complex inner goals and figuring out what drove them, therefore figuring out the person as a whole, but with Glory, it was impossible. She was always proving him wrong.

"I don't think so." He stated doubtfully. "You overestimate my balance." He had fallen over on his own two feet, countless times, so take those away and replace it with 2 precarious wheels on an itty bitty very breakable thin metal bike looking thingy.... he may die. "Your pain and suffering was 100% worth it, thank you." He answered solemnly, resisting a snort of amusement.

"I'll try not to kill myself somehow, thanks for the concern." He replied with a snort. She acted like he TRIED to whack his head on doorways or TRIED to drink so much alcohol his liver failed. Okay, he may try to do that one, but it didn't matter.

"Oh so he's ancient?" Leo teased. "Just kidding. Sounds like a nice guy."

"Stuff to pick up... yay." He grunted, because that made things so much clearer. Of course. He watched as she knocked on the door, then when there was no answer, did the next most acceptable thing- screamed threats. It made perfect sense, honestly, and he guessed that with the gusto she was yelling, the guy she was yelling at had heard it before. When he heard the voice, it was mildly surprising at first, as it was rather... deep. The footsteps should've been the second clue, but Leo just wasn't picking up on it. So, as a consequence, when the guy opened the door, his eyes widened and he let out a surprised yelp. What the FUCK DID HE EAT. He thought staring like the guy had just grown two heads. If he thought he was tall, he was fucking WRONG. This man was MASSIVE. They looked like they could plow over a HOUSE. No WONDER the doorways were giant. He could pass for an ELEPHANT if he had a little less of an impressively sized beard. Leo continued to stare in shock and a bit of awe as the guy just leaned down and hugged Glory so tightly he was quite surprised that her eyeballs didn't pop out of her head. He must've been at her BIRTH or something because as far as Leo could tell, anyone who hugged Glory, especially hard enough to get a SQUEAK, was going to die very, very quickly. He was busy wondering how the fuck the guy's smile grew even FURTHER when they stuck out their hand and shook his with such force and merriment that he was SURE every one of the 27 bones in his hand were suffieciently CRUSHED. As the bear of a man spoke, Leo regained one of his brain cells- which, by the way, were so stunned that the one that was snorting some white sugar came down from its high just to stare, and the two drunk ones immediately sobered up- and spoke. "..... pleasure- to meet you ... too. Ronan. Name's Leo." He replied a bit choppily. Honestly, if he was a normal height, he wouldn't be so shocked, by in his WHOLE FUCKING LIFETIME he had NEVER seen anyone that tall. As Ronan turned back and said that to Glory, all Leo could think was that being called a 'boy' very much justified his height at the moment. He felt like a dwarf. If he was a skyscraper, Ronan had his head in the middle of Jupiter. He was still shocked about how tall Ronan was- that guy could literally eat a whole cow and no one would notice- when Glory went inside, so, in somewhat of a daze, he followed, not even feeling like he had the SLIGHT need to duck. Because the doorways were FRICKING 7'6 to accomodate the GIANT living in the house! *How the hell does someone even design a house this big yet still beautifully architectured? Must've taken QUITE the engineer.* He thought as he gazed around, slowly regaining his brain cells, one by one, before halting beside one of the couches, not wanting to sit down for a couple reasons- when he was STANDING Ronan still looked tall, and also, there were two couches, and they weren't gigantic, and he didn't want to squish Glory or be ANYWHERE that close to Ronan- so he stayed standing. For the moment, at least.

(Love how I wrote 825 words about Leo's shock in response to your post xD)

November 7, 2024 07:55 PM

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(Yeah I wanted him to be ✨fucking enormous✨ lmfao

And I just want you to know, my little sister is in here playing Minecraft on my PS3, and I'm trying my damned hardest not to laugh at literally EVERYTHING, especially regarding the dude eating a whole ass cow and nobody noticing and lil sis has asked at least twice what's so funny xD

Also, your use of the shift key makes it all the better, it's so fucking funny to read😂)

Lieutenant Dwyer

Glory looked rather pleased at his words, particularly as she said, "Why thank you, I'm glad you noticed!" Mission accomplished: Be as confusing as humanly possible and then some. Splendid. Unfortunately that also meant that she was confused by herself sometimes, but that was okay. As Sun Tzu didn't say, To confuse the enemy, you must first confuse yourself.

"No, I think you underestimate yourself," She said, "I'd pay to see you on a kid's tricycle." Or, more accurately, she'd pay to see him crush a poor child's trike. "Well, as long as it was worth it," Glory said with a shrug. No pain, no gain, right?

"Good, thanks. Because if you die, I'll kill you," She said solemnly. Glory was damn near capable of killing a dead body, really.

"Well, pretty much, actually," Glory admitted. She didn't know exactly how old he was, since to her he was sort of ageless, though she guessed he was in his mid to late 50s, probably a bit closer to 60.

The threat she'd shouted was invented by Ronan himself, for the sole purpose of knowing when it was Glory at his door and not just some little shit to be smushed under one big fist like a bug. Glory was so pleased with herself for not telling Leo anything about who they were meeting because his reaction was fucking hilarious. She had to try her hardest not to laugh.

"Well met, Leo," Ronan said, his eyes twinkling with mischief much like Glory as he glanced down at her. "Y'know, you must be somethin' special for Glory to keep ya around," He said with a wink, earning yet another scowl from Glory.

There was actually space enough for Leo to sit with her, partly because, however little she'd admit it, Glory was rather small, especially in this house, and partly because Ronan had the couches made big for his large self. This justified Glory's choice to take Leo's hand a tug him down beside her, making him sit.

Ronan leaned far forward on his couch to grab the bird from the table, and it seemed like if he went any further forward he'd get a great look at the floor, taking the couch with him. He didn't though, and settled back down with the bird in his hands, turning it over and examining it. After a moment he looked back to Glory and said, "Probably this guy's last flight, eh?"

Glory nodded in agreement, a bittersweet smile on her face. It seemed the big guy'd gotten distracted already, so Glory had to refocus him. "Ronan," She started, far gentler than the threats used to get the door open earlier, "Remember what we came for?"

He looked a bit confused a moment before the lightbulb came on, and he hopped up surprisingly quick for his mass, saying, "Right! Sorry lass, gimme a second." He disappeared to the back of the house taking the bird with him, and Glory turned to Leo with a slightly smug grin. "See? Both big and not, just as I said."

Ronan returned a moment later with an assorted bundle of weapons, longswords, broadswords, a rapier, and a good handful of daggers with differing blades, some serrated, some smooth, some held poisons on their hilts like Glory's wolfsbane daggers. It was easier to ask Ronan to make more than to clean them out and change the toxins, plus, the more the merrier, right? Ronan set the pokey things down on the coffee table, then picked up a longsword in one hand and said, "I gotta say, making things for your little lady hands ain't easy."

To which Glory rolled her eyes, but smiled and thanked him.

"Of course, little ghost," He replied warmly, using a rather old nickname Glory'd almost forgotten about. "Which reminds me, I've got another little something for ya." At which he disappeared again, though Glory had no idea what he was talking about. Everything she'd requested was right there.

"So, whaddaya think?" She asked Leo.

November 7, 2024 08:21 PM

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(He is fucking enormous.
I've had that happen SO MANY TIMES as well. Where I'll be trying so hard not to laugh because one of my siblings are there xD. The cow thing was genius, though, like, top notch there.

I frigging love the shift key for some reason. It just makes everything more lively XD)

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"Oh, I noticed." Leo snorted heavily. It was impossible to figure anything out about her. He disliked it, but it proved a challenge.

"How much?" He inquired with a grin. "You do realize that it'd make it around a foot before it crumpled, though, right? I'm not exactly a fairy." he said sarcastically.

"I hold no doubt that you would." He agreed about her words that she'd kill him if he died by his own hand. He was sure she'd either find a way to bring him back from the dead just to kill him again, or just somehow kill his dead body. One or the other.

He was still a bit dumbfounded as Ronan said something to him- he only understood what about ten seconds later- then spoke to Glory. Special was a good word, but unique was better. Mentally challenged worked too. Honestly, he still had less than a fucking clue as to why he was still here and not dead yet- he kind of expected that after he won their round of pillow fighting by kissing her- so he wanted to agree with Ronan, but tehcnically couldn't. "Must be." He answered with a shake of his head. Must be something. He had no idea what, but something.

He had finally regained his braincells attention when Glory forcefully grabbed his hand and tugged him down onto the couch beside her. Since he didn't have much of a choice in the matter, he compliantly sat down. Not like he could argue. He was still admiring the architecture while trying not to think about why the floor of the house hadn't collapsed yet.

He stayed silent through their short exchange- he wasn't even technically supposed to be here- and only spoke when he was gone and she spoke. His eyebrows shot up and he gave her a VERY concerned look. "NOT?? A fricking giant could live in here." He answered with a low snort. A giant DOES live in here. He thought with a slight huff. As Ronan returned with the weapons, Leo's eyes roamed over them a bit eagerly- so many beautiful weapons, obviously hand crafted, with amazing structure and creative input. Rather stunning, if you asked him. True works of art. He chuckled lowly at the comment about her little hands- not that he had a place to talk, his hands compared to Ronan's made him look like a china doll set. As the man left again, Leo glanced at her. "Are you suggesting that I DO think? Awww." He grinned. "Fifth almost compliment. Congradulations." He chirped, then actually responded to the question. "I think that I almost lost a bain cell about five minutes ago, and the sheer amount of shock running through my poor skull hurt. I also think that your friend could crush my skull in between his two pinky fingers, so ima try and be nice to you from now on."

November 7, 2024 09:50 PM

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(yes good! loll

the cow thing was amazing, had me dang near choking xD

It adds the perfect amount of emphasis and makes it more hilarious lmao

I had about 350-400 words typed up and then let the page unload or whatever while i was doing something else and it got rid of it all ~sobs~)

Lieutenant Dwyer

"How could you not?" Glory said with a snort. It was impossible, one had to be blind not to notice.

"Hmm, twenty bucks," She offered, "Double that if you make it more than two feet." She was pretty sure he wouldn't make it that far, but if he did, watching it would be worth the forty dollars. "You'd better be careful with phrases like that or you might find yourself dressed like a fairy," Glory warned with a snicker.

"Good, because it's very possible to kill something dead," She said solemnly. Glory's way was just to beat the shit out of a corpse until it was mangled beyond recognition, so it didn't even look human.

"You saying Ronan only vacations here?" Glory asked with a snort. "Sure, he lives the rest of the year on a yacht. Or, rather, he works on a yacht. As the anchor." Yeah... that was it. The whole hold-your-breath-until-you-weren't-needed part was difficult, but with Ronan's big frigging lungs, he managed okay. Actually, he spent summers on the yacht, the rest of the year he dressed as a woman and traveled with a circus. The Bearded Giantess he was called, and danced the Can-Can with other actual - and regular-sized - women, signing autographs at the end of the day.

Glory looked over the weapons once more, admiring Ronan's attention to detail and craftsmanship. Despite his enormous fuckin' meat hooks, he could get so much detail into a piece of metal it looked like it belonged in the Sistine Chapel or something. His work was LEAGUES above the weapons provided by the academy, and so worth the wait.

Glory cast a glare in Leo's direction as he chuckled, but said nothing. Her hands may be smaller than both of theirs, but they were still good for slappin'.

"Every now and again you do," Glory said, "Like earlier, you guessed where we were going and why, I'd call that thinking." She snickered a little as he answered, shaking her head slightly as she spoke. "C'mon, he's just a little taller than you, no big deal. But yes, he absolutely could."

Then Ronan came back, grinning and dang near giggling somehow with a dog tucked under one arm. It was pure black except for a white streak, edged in gray, across its face, running diagonally from the right ear, over the left eye, and down the left side of its snout. Its face was triangular, like a wolf's, and it looked sort of like a cross between a border collie and maybe a german shepherd. Its tail, fluffy and soft, looked particularly wolfish. It had a leather collar around its neck, but no tags or anything.

"This," Ronan said, "is Lucifer. I call her Lucy." He set the dog down, and she hopped up on the couch, squishing herself in between Glory and Leo. Stroking Lucy's side, Glory could feel her ribs a little. She figured Ronan had found her and been taking care of her, but he really didn't have time for a dog. "Hi Lucy," Glory said, in that babyish doggie talk every normal person used. The dog promptly jumped down and started running laps around the room, jumping clear over the empty couch, earning another great big laugh from Ronan. After a moment, he clapped those big ol meat hooks of his once, and Lucy stopped right in front of him, sitting down immediately and staring up at him.

(was gonna do another paragraph but it can wait until the next post lol)

November 7, 2024 10:45 PM

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That is literally my worst nightmare and it happens so often. I feel your pain, really))

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"I couldn't not. Which is why I did." Leo replied matter of factly, then grinned at her offer. "Done. I'll make it to 2 feet and an inch." He said cheerfully. Somehow. He could be like Horton on the bridge. 'Light as a feather, light... as... a.... feather...'

"I will never find myself dressed like a fairy, thank you very much. Although I do not have enough dignity to not accept 20 bucks to ride a trike, I do have enough dignity not to let myself get dressed as a fairy." He huffed, feigning offense.

"I believe you can." He reiterated. She had probably done it before.

"No-" He started to reply before she said that he works as the anchor on a yacht, then he had to spend the next second choking on his laughter and trying to stay alive. Honestly, the guy was so massive that his lungs were probably big enough to do that. It was absolutely hilarious to think about. On that train of thought, he knew he could never hold his breath for that long, but if someone poked a hole in him so the gas could escape then killed him and dropped him in the ocean, he'd make a SPECTACULAR anchor. Leo, not Ronan.

Leo was honestly still extremely impressed by the sheer craftsmanship of the weapons. Although the guy had hands bigger than skillets, he also seemed extremely tuned in to details when it came to weaponry. Leo tended to make his own weapons, but his workmanship was NOTHING compared to Ronan's. He was practically the guy that watched a YouTube video and thought he got it down.

He felt Glory's glare burning a hole in his skull, but he ignored it. Common occurrence, anyway. He did prepare himself to be whacked, though, just in case. He knew that she wouldn't resist the urge to smack him or anyone else. "See, my brain cells do figure out their shit every once in a while." He said cheerfully. "A little taller? If I was 5'7 and he was 6', that wouldn't be shocking. The fact of the matter is: he is fucking 7 feet tall." Leo hissed dramatically. "He could be hitting his head on blimps!"

He turned his attention back to the doorway as Ronan reentered, holding.. a dog. He didn't waste time trying to think about how the hell such a massive guy was GIGGLING, because he was too focused on the adorable little sack of fur that was plopped on the ground. As his gaze lit up, Mori, who he had momentarily forgot about, glared at him him her perch on his shoulder, looking betrayed. "Lucy is the perfect name." He all but chirped, as when there was an animal involved, his voice and expressions usually changed to those of a 4 year old at a petting zoo. Leo was a BIT shocked that the house didn't fall down when Ronan laughed, but he was distracted when he felt a small claw poke his cheek. He turned his head, slowly, to see a grumpy looking Mori. "Oh chill out. Possessive little creature." He muttered, giving her a scratch. That was apparently a strong trait of his, because every little animal he had ever made got extremely possessive.

(I feel that xD)

November 7, 2024 11:26 PM

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(I think my problem is that I have 2 HEE tabs open, one I click around on every so often to keep from getting logged out, but sometimes I get distracted and everything gets deleted and defeats the purpose x3)

Lieutenant Dwyer

"You'd better," Glory said. That was something so worth seeing, she'd be greatly disappointed if he failed.

"Oh come one," She protested, "I bet after enough alcohol and enough bribery you might." It was generally a good idea to NEVER get drunk around Glory unless she was drinking with you, but even then it was a dangerous game. When at your mushy-brained most coercable, you'd definitely end up believing and/or doing some incredibly odd things.

Glory, despite delivering the line with a straight enough face, found herself struggling to maintain an ounce of composure, and a laugh escaped as a strangled cough. "It's not that fuckin funny," Glory protested, mainly to herself. Problem was, it WAS that that fuckin funny.

"Well, 'bout as often as a toddler putting their shoes on correctly, but yeah," She said with a snort. "Oh come on, you're 11 inches taller than me and it's fine, but he's 5 inches taller than you and now there's a problem? I think I smell a bit of a Napoleon Complex..." Glory teased. But Ronan WAS big, and Glory was just used to it. Leo, on the other hand, was used to being the tallest person wherever he went, so yeah, a 7 foot giant is strange, regardless of how tall one is.

Ronan had very obviously taught Lucy some things, and he looked very excited to get to show Glory and Leo what the dog knew. "Look- Lucy, do a flip," Ronan instructed the dog at his feet, who managed to do a literal BACKFLIP, landing with a pleased yip. At this, Jaws finally woke up, though apparently the little creature didn't have much more comprehension than a dirt sock at the moment, and slowly blinked one eye at a time.

Now, Glory had thought up all sorts of little critters over the years, a good portion of them in this very room with Ronan, some of which had wind-up toys made in their likeness, so Ronan was entirely unfazed by Jaws and Mori.

While Jaws didn't give a shit about Lucy's feat of athleticism, Ronan was utterly pleased, as was Glory. Ronan produced a scrap of bacon from one pocket and gave it to Lucy, who gobbled it down happily. Apparently the bacon had reminded Ronan of something, and after saying, "I got another something for you two, don't go nowhere," he disappeared, this time to the kitchen, and returned with, oddly enough for a guy like him, a plate of chocolate chip cookies, proportionately large for everything else here. Honestly, he just seemed overjoyed to have visitors for once. Moving the weapons Glory'd come for aside, he set the plate down on the table, instructing Glory and Leo to have 'em, taking one himself. "Try 'em, I put a little bourbon in 'em this time," He said, gobbling down his cookie.

Glory took one gladly, and was delighted by its flavor. Ronan, as Leo may have figured out, was a man of many hats, mainly from his time alone for so long. He just... got bored, so what better to do that learn every random, useless skill?

November 7, 2024 11:50 PM

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(I swear, I read 'I put a little bourbon in 'em thiz time' in the weird Irish accent ever and I laughed for like 5 minutes because of it. Where has my brain gone xD

I have that problem a lot as well! I usually have, like, 28 tabs open at one, 12 of them being HEE and 12 of them being random things I'm searching up for HEE. Like, I forgot how many bones are in a hand, so I searched that up, quickly followed by how to break specific bones xD))

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"If I get drunk enough, I will." Leo snorted, then lifted his eyebrows. "But I will NOT do that. The extent of my idiotness while drunk is wearing a kilt. I will never fall so low as to dress like a fairy, no matter how drunk or how much bribery I am or there is." He stated. That wasn't necessarily true- depending on very certain things, there may be a universe in when it occurred, but those certain conditions would he extremely rare to come about.

"Is is that fuckin' funny." Leo argued with a wide grin. "And as often as a SMART toddler putting their shoes on, I'd say." He added with a sniff of indignance.

"Yes, it's a matter of perspective." With the tone he suddenly took up he could've been a 62 year old British professor with the square glasses sitting on the tip of his long nose. "For a person like me who has never met anyone above 6'9 in his lifetime, it was shocking to see someone so absolutely ginormous. However, you have seen peculiarly tall people, so it's really nothing new for you." He stated simply, then grinned, knowing how... unique his mind was. He had finally deciphered it- one of the drunk brain cells was Haymitch, one of them was Captain Jack Sparrow, and the high brain cell was Tim Allen from Home Improvement but with a lot of coke up his nose and fourteen kids instead of 3. Thats why his brain functioned the way it did.

Leo's eyebrows shot up in surprise as Ronan showed off some tricks that he had obviously taught Lucy- impressive tricks, indeed. More than impressive. The fricking dog just did a BACKFLIP. He glanced sideways as Jaws awoke, grinning at the slow blinking as the little creature gained his brain back. Leo was impressed by Lucy, but a second later, Mori let out the most indignant squeak ever, jumped off of his shoulder, and proceeded to do a backflip as well. -Possessive, attention seeking, and a show off. I really hope these aren't all my traits- He thought with amusement as the little creature stared at him expectantly. "Yes, good job. You do realize you literally can shape-shift, though, so it's not really fair." He mumbled to Mori, picking her back up and dropping her on his shoulder again. Leo glanced up as Ronan left again- the man was awfully energetic. And slightly lonely, it seemed. "I can't really go anywhere- I'm lost and will struggle to get up." He muttered to himself with a snort. Yes, he had paid attention on the way here, but memory was not his Strongsuit. He could technically transform into a dragon and fly back, as he'd spot Libodon from the sky, but that was a hell of a Lotta work.

As Ronan came back with cookies, Leo looked interested, but as the guy said there was BOURBON in them both his Jack braincell and Haymitch braincell jumped with glee. He quickly gathered a cookie as well with a nod of thanks and took a bite, relishing in the PERFECT flavor. How the hell was Ronan so good at doing literally everything?! From training dogs to do backflips to making bourbon cookies to forging some sweet swords, the guy was like the all-time handyman.

November 8, 2024 12:31 AM

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(bahaha, now I heard it like that in my head, that's stupid funny x'D

Oh my laptop throws a hissy fit if I have YT Music, 2 HEE tabs, and Unsplash open😭)

Lieutenant Dwyer

"Not even for, say, 4 whatever-the-fuck-you-wants, my entire life's savings, and your choice of 3 things from my collection of pokey things?" Glory offered. 4 whatever-the-fuck-you-wants were doable, but not so much the other 2. Well, she may be willing to share her pokey things with Leo, and given that most of her pokey things were made by Ronan, they were far more desirable than any other pokey thing Glory'd ever seen. But still, it was a purely hypothetical offer.

"Yeah, okay, it is," She agreed after a moment. "A slightly smarter than average toddler," Glory corrected, grinning a little.

"Okay smart guy," She said only half sarcastically with a snicker. "True, you are pretty peculiar." Of course, Glory knew that wasn't how he meant it - probably - but still, he ought to have learned by now that language was a dangerous weapon Glory wielded well. Most people were basically just toddlers with slingshots, but Glory'd learned how to actually use the slingshot better than its inventors ever intended.

Glory laughed a little as Mori did a backflip too, and Ronan chuckled too. "Come on now little buddy, the dog's still cooler," He said, giving Lucy another piece of bacon.

Glory heard the smallest chuckle from Ronan at Leo's words, and she found herself doing the same.

"Fuckin-A, Ronan, you've just about outdone yourself," Glory said happily, already on her second cookie.

"Glad you like 'em, little ghost," Ronan replied with a chuckle. Swears were never not allowed under his roof, unlike a lot of folks. Ronan could talk just as bad as her and Leo, if not worse somehow. Lucy jumped up on the couch next to Ronan, squeezed between him and the armrest. "Sorry Lucy, no more bacon," He told the pup, smiling but his tone a little sad, like he really did wanna give her more bacon.

"And you lad, whaddaya think?" Ronan asked turning his attention to Leo, one hand absentmindedly petting Lucy. He could pet the whole dog in one stroke, and had to be careful not to smush her.

November 8, 2024 10:31 AM