[Post 'Trust'//ITP: Puppies]

[an_alpha_wolf]

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After the mission, a Clan Wolf dropship has docked with the Chalice, offloading a few more bits of cargo: some supplies, several Scientists (assigned to study the diverse new weapons of Terra) and on a kind of mobile play yard a few yards wide, several dire wolf pups, excitedly whimpering and sniffing about, trying to climb over the sides of

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[russianbluerobo]

[Vlaska is now currently hiding at the highest point he can reach. The reason? FUCKING WOLVES! THAT'S WHY! He's beginning to think he should have stayed in the cat-cage Kaito was keeping him-... Naaaaaah.]

Fsssssss! ReeeAAAAaoooOW!!!

[an_alpha_wolf]

[The pup is whining and excitedly panting beneath Vlaska. He hasn't learned how to catch and kill yet and still just wants to play with Vlaska...not that that's particularly reassuring when it's a puppy the size of a German shepherd]

[russianbluerobo]

[Nope! Not reassuring at all. While Vlaska knows how to speak Cat, russian and some english. Dog was not on the list. Thus he was going to stay nice and high AWAY from the pup below.]

Go. away!

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[zeonfunnelcake]

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[an_alpha_wolf]

That was one of the Scientists, a round faced young woman with spectacles who was looking at a tablet instead of watching where she was going. She started as Resnick arrived on the scene too.

"Watch out, Researcher Huxley. That is the rightful Regent of Zeon, who granted us access through her space, you just bumped into."

Looking embarrassed both at her blunder and Resnick's use of her LabName, she stammered out an apology and went to see to the pups. If she was anything like Katrina Steiner-Davion (and she was), she was not someone you wanted to stick around when she was pissed off.

He watched the Regent to see what her reaction would be, wondering if he'd have to do further smoothing over. Diplomacy wasn't his strong suit, but as the only Warrior in the hangar it was his responsibility.

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[zeonfunnelcake]

[an_alpha_wolf]

His better instincts were to leave her alone but curiosity was nipping at his heels as much as one of the pups would later. There was something about the way she was looking at them...

"Regent...Have you never seen wolves or dogs before?"

He supposed it had to make sense. Space colonies were dense places.

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[chozo_girl]

[One of the puppies just got its nose near an engine... on top of which a certain little alien lifeform happened to be landed. It raises up a bit, opening its fangs, and emits a shrill screech at the newcomer, irritated at having been interrupted.]

SKREEEEEEEEEEEE!

[Most animals tend to be extremely wary of metroids, who basically radiate "Do not fuck with" messages on international morse code to the instincts of most creatures. Guess we'll see now if dire wolves have such good sense, though...]

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[an_alpha_wolf]

Dire wolves are used to being the apex predator and thus the pups just get to barking at the strange, interesting new thing rushing towards them. The Scientists, however, are scrambling for tranq guns (a rare permittance of civilians to carry weapons) and Resnick is dashing over to place himself between them.

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[chozo_girl]

[(Actually, it wasn't rushing, just kind of floating in place and screeching)

The little metroid only gets antsier at all the barking. It seems to not be bothered at the men with guns or the wolves having poked it - but the barking is clearly putting it on edge. These things are loud. But they are like that thing mommy said not to eat, except bigger. But that thing never was so loud. Well you things want loud?! You will have loud!]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[It starts simply uncomfortably shrill, but soon is hitting all sorts of unpleasant ultrasonic frequencies, making most of the mechanics around start groaning and plugging their own ears in pain. This is basically a baby metroid's "go away and leave me the hell alone" cry and it's seriously unpleasant - though at least its secondary function as a call for the entire hive doesn't apply here, so that's something!]

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[an_alpha_wolf]

The pups flatten their ears against their heads, not due to fear but because the noise is so loud and screechy to ears that can hear at such a high frequency.

Resnick, hand on his sidearm, also barks, at the Scientists. "Go find Samus Aran and bring her here!" Several 'aff!'s follow while Resnick stands between the pups (who have started up again) and the baby metroid.

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[spiralribbon]

[M1 was where she normally was after missions, in the wheelwell of her plane. She hears something ad pokes her head down to see a big snout in her face.]

"What?"

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[an_alpha_wolf]

The pup noses and sniffs her. This one smells odd, like ICE fuel.

"I have been asking her that for the past several hours."

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[spiralribbon]

"Doggy breath, yay?"

[She slowly reached to pet the puppy that can stand high enough to meet upside down her.]

"Hello there, what's your name?"

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[an_alpha_wolf]

"Truthfully we do not know yet. I have been thinking of naming them after the fallen...Perhaps this one could be Kaya."

The dropship pilot who'd sacrificed herself to get him onto Terra and his sibkin. The pup stretched up to lick her.

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[emorangerpink]

You adopted a dog?

[Laura's confused. First time she sees Resnick after returning from Meijire and he seems to have decided Kaze needs company?]

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[an_alpha_wolf]

[He looks a little ruffled for a second but can't stay mad at Laura.]

This is not a dog. It is a Strana Mechty dire wolf pup, our totem. The stress of space travel caused some of the puppies to be rejected and thus we are fostering them, hopefully being able to release them into the wild someday.

[Meanwhile, the pup (already the size of a German Shepherd) has walked up to her and begun sniffing]

[emorangerpink]

Oh wow. That's a puppy?

[Laura holds carefully still as it snuffles at her. It's big... but it's fluffy... but if they're to be released in to the wild, they're not exactly tame...]

...Can I pet it?

[Yes, that should be all right. Doesn't sound so bad as "is it safe?".]

[an_alpha_wolf]

Adults usually reach the height of a baseline man's shoulders.

[The utterfly fearless sable female nudges Laura's leg with her snout]

I think she will be angry with you if you do not. Her name is Natasha.

[As all of them have been named for the recently fallen.]