#rivervale_lodge

He nods "They can."

"They don't fake-like you."

As if to prove it, Brown Dog sticks his tongue in her ear.

well, licks

She laughs and rumples his ruff. "Silly dog."

Shaggy rubbs too, and the older troll considers, "You do know that I am going to expect help with whatever dog, right? You can't say 'your dog' and ditch walking them or bathing etc?"

"I know." She reaches out for Shaggy - and when belly is displayed, obliges.

"mm you're right, this is hard." He agrees as he looks both dogs over.

Wiggle wiggle wiggle

"Yeah..."

Klump says "You give her words to encourage, then admit you yourself may not be able to fufill them?"

"It's called being a parent I think" A low mutter from Jaymes

Jaymes pets both dogs, then chuckles at something

"What?"

"Just realizing my thought was to look at you and ask for a little more time to think it over" Jaymes says "I think that was supposed to be your line. Sorry"

"We have time, right?"

"Well that family might come back." He considers "But I'll tell Vali you're not crazy about them" he rises //Kllump says "I know you two will find good home for the other dog. And, I look forward to visiting."

"Do you have food you like? If you haven't had a lot, we can make you mac and cheese, because it's awesome."

"I have never tried mac but I do like cheese" he says

"Well, macaroni is the perfect vehicle for cheese. Right, Jaymes?"

"Not going to disagree with that" Jaymes agrees

// "Then I will try this mac and cheese" Klump says rising, small thuds under him.

"He gets the real blue box. Not the fake stuff."

"Noted" Jaymes says as if this was a very important matter//"Ooo is the blue box good?" Klump says swept up in the enthusiasm

"Totally, the blue box is the best." Earnest nod.

"I look forward to the Blue Box mac and cheese" Klump says with last pats to the animals

"We look forward to serrving it" Jaymes says "Nice to see you around, Klump. It's good knowing you're about."

"Take care, Klump!"

Klump gives a smile "Thank you. I have learned to like trolls. " A nod to Dagmar "you as well"

A grin for the glome.

The Glome lumbers off, and Jaymes watches him petting on one of the dogs "Okay. He's an alright guy."

"Sure he is. I wonder if there's ways to get other inanimae here, so he's not so lonely?"

"Maybe there are some and we're missing it" he rises "But we can poke around and.." He looks at her, "Mmm listen to me, 'we' can poke around. I guess I just offered to let you tag along on something that might be dangerous. that make me a bad guardian?"

"Nuh-uh. Sylvi's gone on quests. And Siv!"

"I can do things. I want to do things."

"Okay then, you and I will do things. then, when you're sained, you can do more things, and I'll take antacids" He might be joking. Hard to tell with captain straight face "Let's head home. You get to tell Odin he's in."

"I'm sure he'll have an opinion."

"Good thing we don't have a suggestion box. He'd stuff the damn thing" Taking the dogs, the two head back to their house. A cat, pacing, can be seen in a window, his one blue eye accusing them of negligence.

"Maybe it should be which one gets along better with Odin?"

"...Don't want both of them to be miserable..."

"That's a good point." he says as they go inside "Part of the experience is getting along. I'll consider that." A smile as the dogs are let off their leashes and take their spot on furniture piieces "go on, talk to him. He might have an opinion, but I think he'll be happy to hear it, and you'll like telling him"

She hesitates... then... a quick, impulsive hug. Very brief. And she tromps upstairs before he can say a word. "ODIN!"

Jaymes is startled, but then...a soft brief hug back IF he can give it back in time, and either way a smile. He watches her stomp and bam upstairs and he looks at the dogs "If you guys have helped with that, thanks. Appreciate it."

Odin greets her "meow mewoowow" And she may have to get her words in edgewise

She scoops up the Siamese. "Hey, you get to stay. Jaymes said, and he said that even if I screw up you get to stay..."

The cat ...purs? probably because he is in the mood for strokes and she's comfy, but maybe, maybe he understands. If she sits down, Odin will begin to groom her, and make small talk about how she's made the right choice

And she chats right back - Odin is a very good conversationalist.

Indeed. Odin hears about how Klump's visit, and agrees, or seems to that the Glome seems more tolerable. He may think that Brown Dog does have ridiculous ears, but that doesn't mean the strange kid gets to mouth off . Odin talks, but Odin also listens. It's good to have someone to talk about the world too, and who better to trust your secrets to than a cat?

Well... maybe a dog. But different secrets.

Yes, well, fine, if she's going to consort with lower four legged life forms, he'll forgive her.