#fenixtj

Snuffle snuff snuff. He's smelt many a flower in his day, but this flower is particularly interesting. It smells kinda like a rose, kinda like a little girl, and kinda like something else that tingles his nose and tickles at his whiskers, but not in an unpleasant way. The sun is warm and the flowers are pleasant, so Buddy is content to sit a while, sniffing at the rose he has found in the atrium.

Ariel peeks over "Hey.." the satyr girl says "Puppy!"

He peeks up, and his head turns, ears flopping comically to one side, then the other. Small - goat - friend-shaped person! "Roof?" He asks, his plumed tail lightly brushing the flowers in the bed he sits in.

"DOn't dig up the flowers, it's bad manners" She bends to sit on the ground and pats her hands softly "here boy. Are you Azul's friend?"

He politely trots over, carefully placing paws to not trod on any plants in an almost trit-trotty dance between the blooms. Plopping his rump down near her, he offers a paw. The silver tag glinting on his collar says, 'Buddy'!

"Buddy? What does that seem familiar?" She says but she takes his paw, "Oooo you're smart." And she gives it just a little shake, then gives him a light thump /pat/pet "Good boy. Yes. We don't hurt the new green petaled flowers. Ellie worked REALLY Hard on those"

Is he nodding? Nah, just moving about perhaps. He leans forward and snuffles at her pockets, perhaps looking for crumbs or smelling a snack.

"Dogs" She says with a sly smile "You wouldn't want what's in there. why ain't nothing but a Churro... in there"

Smells so good!

He gives a little subvocal whine, nudging the pocket/purse or wherever she is hiding Delicious-Smell-Cinnamon-Secret

Not knowing it's not a dog dog.. she pulls the Churro out "Okay.. "She stands again "Can you roll over?"

"Ariel, are you out here?"

He pops up, and does a perfect roll over - twice, over one way, then back!

"WOW, you are super smart" She gives him half the churro

He scarfs it eagerly, then turns in the direction he heard a voice, ears perked.

Head tilts, one paw raised.

"Oh! i'm out here with another puppy friend"

"Oooo, a puppy?"

Ellie trots over, curious.

"yeah. Has he been here afore? he looks familiar"

He stands, then does a 'bow' trick to the young sidhe, front paws and head down, rump in the air and tail flashing!

And he looks at the other half of the churro, licking his chops hopefully.

"He's smart too. He can play dead for a bit of Churro"

A glance over at Ariel, and he takes a side step, coughs, sinks to the ground, and lays out his head, tongue lolling.... a last twitch of his feet, and then still....

drat, except that tail. It keeps wagging.

"I don't think so, but he's very cute..." She offers a hand for sniffing.

He sits up and sniffs her hand curiously, snuffling it thoroughly. From the wag of his tail, he likes her scent.

"Hello! Oh, a collar..."

He sits up politely so that she can read the name.

"Well, you must belong somewhere...'Buddy.' How did you get here?"

"Buddy? that..that reminds me of something.. darn it" Ariel says

He stands, turns in a circle three times, pops up on his hind legs, waves his paws and gives a yip.

Apparently, that's his answer.

"Did you come with the jesters?"

His tongue lolls - he certainly SEEMS like he could be a circus-dog.

"Oh, then you'll be here for a little bit! How wonderful!"

"Now, you must be nice to Mamacita, her babies are very small. But Azul is a puppy too... a BIG puppy..."

His ears perk as 'puppy' is mentioned.

"Yes! A puppy!"

"Do we want to go find him?"

He sinks his nose to the ground and snuffles... he is on the search!

A giggle, and she follows!

He has a dog's nose, amplified even moreso by an especially keen sense of smell and hearing, and he searches for a trace of... oh, what's this... he stops, and looks confused. And snuffles again, and half-crawls under a bench. Something under there caught his attention.

Ariel turns and looks down another path for Azul

"You find something?"

A muffled whuff, and he scrambles, pulling his legs and tail under as well, out of sight where the stone bench butts against the wall. and then, a soft whuff, and... a squeak! "Eh! Meh!" A dusty hand reaches out from under.... and it is holding a small tabby kitten!

"Azul must be out for a walk with Miss Jessica"

"What... TABBY!"

"And... pooka?"

"Ain't no pooka under here, miss. Just us kittens."