A Brief Respite (Open RP)

[herlivinglegacy]

Smooth, slow motions.

Once, one of his colonels had commented on the oddity of Sephiroth, the General spearheading the war against the orient, doing something like Tai Chi every morning. Sure, he didn't believe in Da Chao and reserved his beliefs for science rather than Odin and his host of sons and daughters, but he believed in the calming nature

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[woocha]

Wishbone had been sniffing around for a while and now he was sure of it.

You're standing where I buried my chewtoy.

[herlivinglegacy]

Sephiroth had to pause for a moment and stare, not because of the fact that Wishbone was talking, but because he had the audacity to tell him to move so he could dig up his toy.

He had no idea how to handle the situation. He killed humans, he killed monsters and those who opposed Mother, he didn't kill tiny dogs looking for toys.

Blinking and letting his hands drop, Sephiroth straightened and stayed put. "Your...chewtoy?"

[woocha]

Yeah. I buried it there. So I could dig it up later. I like digging, especially if there's a reason.

[herlivinglegacy]

He stared for a moment, then took a step to the side.

"Why did you bury it?"

[woocha]

So I could dig it up!

He's a dog, logic isn't always the greatest.

Wishbone went right to work, digging enthusiastically, until he saw a splash of red in the dirt.

Aha! he dug some more until he pulled it out. Ta-da!

[herlivinglegacy]

He frowned, slightly disgusted. He'd never had a pet, never been around one to know that they did these kind of things. "That's...slightly disgusting," he declared, staring at the grimy toy.

[woocha]

No it's not. This was normal to Wishbone. I bury bones around the grounds too.

[herlivinglegacy]

He blink. "Doesn't it...offend you?" He knew that dogs had less taste buds than a human, but still, it can't have tasted all that great.

[woocha]

What, the dirt? If Wishbone could shrug, he would. Not really. It's not like I haven't gotten dirt in my mouth before.

[herlivinglegacy]

Sephiroth frowned. "Does burying them keep them safe?"

[woocha]

Not really. Wishbone ducked his head. I've gotten in trouble at home cause Wanda found something I buried in her flower bed. But it's fun to dig!

[herlivinglegacy]

His frown deepened. "Fun?"

After a beat, he crouched down and rested his elbows on his knees, clasped his hands together and tilted his head at the dog. "You dig holes purely because it's fun? Not because you have a purpose, or a reason to?"

It did not compute. Everything Sephiroth did, every movement, every expression, had a reason, a purpose.

[woocha]

Yeah! Wishbone tilted his head. Have you never had fun before?

[herlivinglegacy]

He'd been asked something similar before. Frowning, he thought.

"I had fun hunting down my rivals friends. I had fun systematically breaking apart their lives." He looked at Wishbone, expectant, as if to be told whether this was what Wishbone meant or not.

[woocha]

Wishbone visibly drooped. That doesn't sound very nice. He shot up. You're a bad man, aren't you!

[herlivinglegacy]

His eyes widened. "No," he said, automatically. "I'm only trying to please my mother. They wronged her. Greatly. They deserved it. Wouldn't you want to get back at the people who upset your mother and made it impossible for her to fight back?"