taxonomites | [Visual] Who let the dogs out? Oh god, did I really just use that as a title? I did. God help me.

After Cassie's Halloween night adventures, she'd just barely made it home in one piece. There was a trail of clothes leading from the front door up to Cassie's bedroom, where the slasher slayer had passed out on top of the covers. Just over fourteen hours later, the demon dog made his way home to check up on Cassie and found her like that. It confused Pooch on how falling asleep in lacy undergarments can be comfortable, but he doesn't wake Cassie to question her.

On the floor by her bed, Cassie's tablet sat where she'd dropped it, the screen black. Pooch was ever so curious about the tablets. They had nothing of the sort in Nef and Pooch had had very little chances to learn about them more with the No Longer Hated Cassie Hack's tablet attached to her wrist. But now that it was separated from the occasionally belligerent Cassie, Pooch had his chance. Lowering his head, Pooch did his best to grab the tablet and lift it onto one of the lighted stairs that made of the base of Cassie's bed. Pooch pawed at the tablet, turning on the visual function. He did not intend for that, but it was a happy coincidence.

He cleared his throat, giving his best smile. "Greetings, known and unknown citizens of the city of Taxon. I am the most loyal Pooch. The No Longer Hated Cassandra Hack appears to be in a deep sleep, so Pooch can control her tablet device. My tale is one of deceit, pain, and my mother, a lowbeast, exploding in messy fashion to give birth to Pooch. But Pooch wishes to know more of Taxon's citizens. So, tell humble Pooch of your life story." And then he grows quiet, looking at the screen in a 'okay, your turn' sort of way. Not unlike the Buffybot had.

((ooc: This will be a predominately Pooch post. Cassie will pop up every once in a while when she wakes up.))

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She will have to get in line. Or find a way to share with River Tam. She dresses him in vests and gives him Ice Planets.

"Pooch believes himself to be so, yes. Humble Pooch has not found any other of his brethren in the City of Taxon, so he is safe," Pooch nods, giving Gaila a reassuring doggy smile.

Gaila can share very well with River...maybe. She still has trouble understanding the younger woman, and it results in a lot of confused staring and "are you stupid?" looks from River. Their relationship is a work in progress.

She nods, smiling pleasantly. "Well, good. I'd have to hide you under my bed if you weren't."

Most relationships with River are a work in progress. But Pooch likes the Curious River Tam. Anyone who gives him frozen treats are high in his book of totally awesome people.

You can't see it, Gaila, but Pooch's little doggy tail is wagging happily at your offer to protect him. "Humble Pooch thanks you, mysterious green lady. May Pooch know your name?"

When Gaila finds out about his love of frozen treats, she will lavish him with them. ...hopefully, Pooch won't fatten up from all the treats.

"Gaila."

Pooch will need to run very far, or have the No Longer Hated Cassie Hack get him a bigger doggy door.

"Pooch is very pleased to meet you, Cadet Gaila," Pooch nods politely.

And now, Gaila totally forgets her holo message to all of Taxon.

"How do you know I'm a cadet?"

"When Cadet Gaila introduced herself to Pooch, she said that she had been a slave and escaped to Earth. And that she was a Cadet at something called 'Starfleet', did she not?" Pooch asked, slightly confused.

"...oh, right." She laughs, embarrassed.

Shhh, it's a talking dog...thing. That is adorable and polite. This is a legitmate excuse for forgetting several things.

"Humble Pooch forgets things too, sometimes. Like to throw away his trash when he finishes eating in the No Longer Hated Cassie Hack's kitchen. She yells, the No Longer Hated Cassie Hack does."

Pooch is quick to forgive, Gaila, when you are not the No Longer Hated Cassie Hack.

Little chuckle, you can have one, Pooch.

"So why did Humble Pooch hate Cassie Hack?"

"The No Longer Hated Cassie Hack is a slasher of slashers. She was brought to Nef to be a mother of Nefspawn. But she and her oversized partner fought back the great tentacles of the Neflords and escaped. The lords of Nef hold grudges for a very long time, as they are immortal, and sent loyal Pooch after the No Longer Hated Cassie Hack to assasinate her."

Pooch lowered his head, looking sheepish. "Humble Pooch failed."

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