Audience - Jacopo

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[obdure]

I originally got him to sniff out poison. [ It is what it is, ] But... For two years.

[ having a dog did not fix his problems. ]

[batterypack]

[ having a dog should have solved all of his problems. ]

I've heard they're good at that. The ones I walk try to veer off so often because they've picked up a scent miles away. Two years isn't an insignificant amount of time either.

[ she is scared to ask if the dog died from finding poison. ]

[obdure]

[ No, the dog is alive. It sniffed the poison so well and survived while Jacopo died, I guess. ]

They make good companions... But maybe it comes with how easy they are to read. [ ?? ] You walk other people's dogs?

[batterypack]

[ yeah that would happen to him. ]

It takes a lot of the guesswork out of things when you can see their emotions so plainly. [ she nods as she scratched a dog's tum. ] But yeah, I was a dogwalker for a bunch of people who lived in a condo complex in town. It worked out fine.

[obdure]

[ The corgis do not know they are being both insulted for being simple-minded, but also complimented. They are just happy boys and girls. ]

... I've never considered a service like that.

[ Because pets are a luxury, but now he's thinking about it. Of course he's lord, so he doesn't need to search for a dog walker. He has his guards do it. ]

[batterypack]

[ me as the corgis tbh. ]

It's usually for people who don't have time to do it themselves, or people who can't for some reason or another. It doesn't pay a lot but it's enough to help. Plus the dogs themselves are very sweet.

[obdure]

It sounds to me it can add up... If you were to walk multiple dogs in one hour, your pay would be higher per same amount of time. The labor would increase, but still.

[ DOG WALKING COMPANY? Well, he wouldn't benefit from that... But it's something to think about. ]

How is this week?

[batterypack]

Have you ever tried to walk a lot of very big, excitable dogs all at once? [ joking. ] But I do try to take multiple at a time so long as they all get along. The consistency is up and down, too, depending on when there's a need. At least these guys seem to always be up for company.

[ beeps a corgi on the nose. ]

This week is... less alarming, if only because people's emotions are contained again. But I can't imagine people aren't feeling quite a bit after yesterday.

[obdure]

Obviously, you would choose your clients if there are so many dogs.

[ Maybe a cloud of Pomeranians for you. Corgi happily borks and gently headbutts. ]

... I wasn't entirely surprised, but I wasn't expecting another death on Sunday.

[batterypack]

I could never say no to such sweet faces. [ lovingly holds the corgi's face and squishes its cheekies. ]

... none of us were. Saber texted me and we all sort of... well. It wasn't great. [ they collectively freaked out a little. ] I'm a little surprised how fast it was, but I guess I had hoped it wouldn't be so public. Not after the weekend we already had.

[obdure]

Being firm with dogs is very important.

[ Said even though he's sure she knows. These corgis are so well-behaved, though. ]

I also think it would be better if it wasn't public, if there wasn't going to be an explanation for it beforehand. Even due to circumstances... They got word of it from letters, I heard?

[batterypack]

I can be plenty firm. I should think you know that by now.

[ a slow nod... ]

I can only assume a few of you received news that way. And I suppose they acted first. I do wish they had thought a little more about it, or even tried to ask more questions, but we don't really know what was said beforehand. Maybe they knew something else we didn't.

[obdure]

... Do you miss that little goblin? It's only been one day.

[ speaks ill of claude because he knows he's still out there. also, because he also likes him. ]

[batterypack]

Do you think a person has to be gone a certain amount of time to be missed? [ funny. ] I suppose I got used to him being around. We would usually hang out during the early part of the week. I keep expecting him to pop up out of nowhere.

[obdure]

No, but I can still hear his voice sometimes.

[ A joke. ]

... He did have a habit of showing up when you least expect or want.

[batterypack]

[ the way she grins a little says she takes it as a joke, actually. but then, a little more seriously... ]

I doubt you would use this specific word, but were you sort of friends? He was very good at talking to people, I think. Even if some of what he said was just nonsense.

[obdure]

... He called me his, though I don't know how much the word means to him.

[ Because he's cagey... And Claude is a noble and cagey in another way. ]

[batterypack]

I feel like it might have meant something, if only because the idea of calling someone a friend at all would mean putting forth an amount of trust Claude may not have been able to give ordinarily.

[obdure]

[ ... He isn't sure. It's a lot to think about to him when he hasn't had friends in a while, likewise sometimes he doubts if he ever had any to begin with. ]

Was he your friend?

[batterypack]

I would consider him one by now, even if he wouldn't say the same. I told him things about myself I wouldn't tell a stranger, and we had conversations that I felt were different than the ones I have with people I know less. I don't try to go deeper into relationships with people I would not call a friend.

[obdure]

... He's guarded in his own way.

[ Sometimes you protect yourself despite wanting to be close. He can see it. SOMETIMES YOU UNDERSTAND? Kind of. ]

But I don't think the times were disingenuous. I'm sure he he also found you a friend. [ ... ] I don't want to see him too soon. The peace is nice.

[ HE'S JUST BEING MEAN ]

[batterypack]

Yeah. We've talked about it and I can't force him not to be, but I can try to understand a little better and help. Or... could, I suppose.

[ on account of the man being dead. she does roll her eyes though. ]

He hasn't even been gone that long, be nice. [ she knows he's just like this though. ] If our contact on the other side is telling the truth, they'll be here sooner than we think. If they don't run into extra problems, that is.

[obdure]

Try not to break his heart in the process.

[ Not that it would happen, but they are ribbing Claude. ]

That's good... I heard that they'll still have another chance at redemption, but is it that they go through the whole process again? Or...

[batterypack]

As if that man's not a heartbreaker himself! [ it's so much easier to dunk on claude than be sad he's not here. ]

Oh. I guess no one really updated you, but yes. They have their chance still, but as far as I'm aware they won't have to start over. It's like a continuation. So long as they're here by the time God's ready to judge them, they'll be up for consideration with the rest of you. It's the getting them here that seems to be the trouble.

[obdure]

He does seem like the type, doesn't he.

[ not both of them dunking on claude ]

They seem to always use... The phone. I'm not very accustomed to checking, but that is good news.