New-age Training [OPEN]

[solar_howl]

Characters: Amaterasu, the crew of the 4423
Content: After hearing about this new mission, Ammy decides to train, and invites the whole crew.
Setting: Top deck
Time: Moon-rise, sometime after the Boston Market
Warnings: People finding out that one of their passangers is a god-dog, violence, possible cursing.

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[pharaohking]

Somewhere off in the dark, the distinct and rather unwelcome sound of heels dragging along the deck floor reverberated through the night, sluggish and lethargic. The new moonlight illuminated the incoming figure, who in all appearances didn't seem to want to be here, hands stuffed into pockets and upper back curved noticeably into a slouch.

"Since when've we had a dog on board?" Shinji inquired outloud, not realizing his lack of distinction between wolf and dog. They all looked the same to him, anyway.

[solar_howl]

Ammy finished her streach and looked up, sitting back on her haunches and barking.

The man looked... well... squishy. Like he didn't move around much. She cocked her head to one side, as if asking what he was doing here.

[pharaohking]

One bony hand was drawn up to press against his forehead. "That ain't much of an answer, but I guess I wasn't really expectin' one from you. You don't talk, do ya?" It wasn't so much a question, as it was a statement.

And if he had anything to say about it, he would definitely protest to being called "squishy".

[solar_howl]

She barked again, then trotted over to her bag, pulling out her paper and ink. She pulled off the cork with her teeth, then dipped the tip of her tail in the black, using it to write on the paper.

The handwritting was a thing of art, and she nosed it towards him.

'Just because you can't speak doesn't mean you can't talk~'

[aeternior]

(There's enough going on in the present thread, I'm just gonna do a new one so it isn't over-crowded up there. :\)

After a brief time in the Boston Market, Kouichi had simply retreated back into his quarters. He'd gotten a few more weapons for himself, along with a couple new books, and was relatively pleased with his new haul.

Which was why he hadn't appeared in a few days, between reading in his cabin and tinkering in the radio room.

Now was as good a time as any to check up on the rest of the crew, he supposed, since he hadn't seen much of them. So he made his way up to the deck, giving the place a look around. Doing that allowed him to spot Amaterasu, and his curiosity got the best of him. He decided to walk over in her direction, calm and careful as not to startle her.

"Hello there," he smiled pleasantly at the wolf, crouching down to her level. Lifting one hand to push his glasses up on his face, the other arm resting on his knee, he tilted his head at her, not unlike a bird. "What're you doing out here by yourself?"

[solar_howl]

Ammy looked up after all the hub-bub. She had reverted back to her wolf form as the night wore on; it was just more comfortable. After all that train she just had no desire to pibble around as a woman.

Her eye met the red of the man she didn't reconize, and she wagged her tail softly. But as he came clsoer she noticed something off. Something about how he moved and his... his smell. He smelled like feather and mice. She woofed softly at him.

(...are you human?) She asked, bluntly. SHe doubted he would understand, but why not try?

[aeternior]

Kouichi blinked once, then again, obvious surprise across his face. That wasn't a response he expected from the wolf, but it wasn't as though she would tell anyone, right? He doubted many on this ship could even understand her, unless she had some other means of communication. Quite interesting indeed.

The surprise faded into a partially forced smile, eyes shutting as he chuckled and scratched at his jaw thoughtfully. He learned from experience that it was difficult to lie believably to animals, no matter what sort they were. Wolves were always particularly clever, if he recalled correctly. This one was no different, and perhaps even smarter.

"No, I'm not," he replied simply instead.