PUPPIES! ALIEN PUPPIES!

[agoodomen]

The battle with the Ohm was over but for anyone in hydroponics, there was no peace and quiet. The caretakers of an animal rescue had forgotten a number of puppies when they left. Daimon and Billy had no choice but to bring them aboard. And so almost a dozen young, alien puppies of different breeds and possibly species, were rough housing each other

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[terribly2shy]

Laurie enters hydroponics with a hesitant manner, mostly because she'd first heard quite a bit of noise and growling. But then she sees the puppies and stares. For about a collective sum of twenty-one seconds...and then lets out a shriek of glee.

"Oh, they're so cute!"

[agoodomen]

Daimon nearly clapped a hand over his ears at that shriek. As it was he would settle for a headache.

"Yes. Mr. Cranston, a young woman I am not acquainted with, and I saved them during the crisis. Would you, perhaps, be interested in adopting one?"

[terribly2shy]

"Can I? I mean..." Laurie looks at the puppies at the man's feet. They seem to not mind that the man seems to be the kind of person who is generally not happy with many things. There is one particular puppy that has caught Laurie's eye. It is frolicking and nipping and roughhousing with the other puppies.

It is sort of every young girl's wish to get a puppy at some point in their life (or a pony, whichever came first).

"Yes. I'd love to."

[agoodomen]

"Then please," Daimon gestured to the group of puppies. "Feel free to take one as soon as you like." Meaning now.

Interesting how he hadn't really pointed at the one puppy who was probably annoying him the most.

[genociding]

This was Euphemia's first time visiting the Hydroponics area, and she was pleasantly surprised at how pretty and tranquil it seemed. She hadn't been expecting to find a place like this on the ship -- not outside of the Sensoriums, anyway.

Well, it was mostly tranquil. From not too far away, she could hear a strange squeaking sound, and a man talking. She moved in that direction and gasped when she saw them -- several small, adorable animals, and a man standing near them. "Well, this is a surprise."

[agoodomen]

"Indeed. I can say honestly that I never expected to find myself as the savior of a band of alien creatures. I have never had much luck in dealing with animals." His father and sister would kill all the cats at home. "...But I suppose it is not an altogether unpleasant surprise."

[genociding]

Euphie giggled a little. "Of course it's not unpleasant. They're all so adorable, after all."

She moved closer and crouched down, hand outstretched toward the one that was licking at the man's ankle. "Are they from the world we visited on shore leave?"

[agoodomen]

The puppy was easy enough to pet, or even capture, but it seemed rather intent on staying close to Daimon.

"They are. Several of the inhabitants refused to leave if they could not also take them. However in the rush to evacuate they were accidentally left in both Mr. Cranston and my care."

[terminatefate]

Sarah had been walking. Just walking. The hydroponics was a favorite haunt mostly because it was full of all sorts of things--plants, trees, sometimes even animals. She meandered through a section of trees, following the sounds, and eventually cleared them before she came upon the pack.

Puppies. Lots of them.

Sarah stared down at them for a long while until a puppy launched itself at her legs hard enough that she wound up on her rear. She blinked in surprise.

[agoodomen]

"Bad dog!" Daimon yelled. "Come here! Cease this nonsense!" Someone had no idea had to deal with dogs.

[terminatefate]

"That was Puppy for hello," Sarah said dryly, peering at the man as the puppy attempted to burrow itself against her middle. "I think you need a crash course in how to make them mind. Here's a hint--yelling never works. It just makes them pee all over you."

[agoodomen]

"I know very little about dogs." Daimon admitted freely, though made no apology.

[agoodomen]

"Impressive." Daimon commented mostly to himself. "You have dogs of your own where you are from?" He asked, louder this time.

[agoodomen]

"Yes, they do." Daimon almost sighed in relief. One down, several more to go. "I am sure you would make an excellent owner for that dog." Don't make him beg.

[kaya_waterwave]

After hearing the message about the alien puppies on the Omnicon, Katara had raced over to the hydroponics bay to take a look. The first thing that hit her was the increase in volume, the second thing was the smell. But despite those things, she still wanted a puppy of her own: she'd missed Momo and Appa more than she thought, and wouldn't have minded having a pet with her at night.

When she arrived, she looked over the pets. There were several cute looking ones, odd looking ones, all varying in shapes and sizes. She looked around by herself a few minutes, then walked over to the alien pet that seemed different from the others to her. It glanced over everything with a sort of dignity, like it was slowly assessing its environment. It was on the big side, about a little less than half Katara's size, and she stared at the dog, and it stared back. Slowly, she grinned, and the dog responded by a uttering a quiet, "Yargz."

"I like this one."

[morphitudinous]

Billy watched over the fates of 'his' puppies quietly for most of the adoption day. Daimon handled everything well on his own, and there really wasn't need for Billy to speak up. He definitely wasn't an expert on dogs, just someone who wanted to be sure that the animals he saved would remain safe.

There was one being claimed by a friend of his, though, so he had to smile. "I think it likes you too."

[kaya_waterwave]

Katara was more than pleased. Knowing that the animals would be cared for now that they were safe from the Ohm attack eased her greatly. As far as this animal dog was concerned, she would make sure to treat it exactly the way she treated Momo and Appa: they had been just as much a part of the GAang as she and Aang and the others were. With this new edition, she planned to treat him no differently.

"I have a feeling its going to get fairly big," she commented. "It's only a puppy and its already half my size! I wonder if it'll let me ride it?"

And now for a name.

"I'm going to call you Zhin!"

[morphitudinous]

Billy, for his part, was happy too. He could already see that the newly named Zhin was in loving and capable hands.

"Zhin tried to protect the other puppies during the attack. I was still there pushing the Ohm away from them, but Zhin was very capable. A perfect match for you."

Someone strong and caring, just like her.