Class - Puppy Training!

[waddles]

Characters: Rafiel and you!
Format: action or prose
This log is: open
Location: Exaclan Arena
Summary: Class is in session and it promises to be adorable.
Warnings: None! (Yet.)

[Today, students who meant to attend Rafiel's class (which up until this point has been purely textbook, video and oral based,) will probably be surprised to find the classroom door is closed with a note taped to it.



Should they choose to do so, when they get to the arena the area seems unusually... noisy. Especially since there's no battle going at the moment. Get closer to the center of the stadium and they'll find the arena's gates have been shut but are currently unlocked, presumably to allow students in. Beyond that, however, are... puppies. Everywhere. Yapping, tumbling all over each other or napping and being harassed by their siblings and fellow furry kinsmen. There's a shallow kiddie pool on the far end filled with water, presumably to keep them hydrated, and above that in the stands and surrounded by a plethora of napping dogs is Rafiel who seems to be singing quietly to keep the ones around him calm.

Beside him are various boxes which, at a first glance, seem to be filled with anything and everything you could ever need to take care of one of the furballs running around behind the gate. (The dog treats have been hidden in air-tight containers at the bottom.)

Welcome to the hands-on portion of puppy training.]


[ooc: This log is open to anyone from either Conquest or Fortitude, students and teachers alike. (Although, only Fortitudians will be able to keep their puppy companion. Conquesters looking to do the same will have to start attending his class.) If you you have a preferred puppy breed, feel free to bring it in. (Real or otherwise.) If not, pick one from the list! After which, go nuts. Mingle, threadjack, hold competitions, bicker about whose puppy is cuter and hold races. I'll pretend I know what I'm doing.]

Comments

[allurprincess]

[ SO MANY PUPPIES SORA CANNOT POSSIBLY HOLD THEM ALL.




no it's okay she's already tripped over and imprinted on this creature. ]

S-she's so soft. Is it okay to hold her?

[greenspaces]

[ Jade is standing beside her, staring at all the puppies

oh my god the one in the corner Jade wants it

and another one
and another oh god

It's probably the first time she's outright grinned at anything since arriving in Rakuen. ]

Puppies are supposed to be picked up!

[ And Jade walks over to the shy puppy in the corner, offering him her hand. He sniffs it, then wags his tail, giving it a lick. ]

[allurprincess]

They are..? [ WELL THEN. She follows Jade's behaviour and ends up with an armful of puppy. It seems to be a little drugged on Rafiel's singing so it isn't that alarmed by this. ]

Uwah!

[isur2ndprincess]

[Puppies AND Sora? What a great combination.]

I think it would be okay to, that's why you're here, right?

[she says while hold this adorable baby]

[allurprincess]

[ even better to add a Yuki. ]

Yeah, you're right! [ SCOOPS IT UP.

In precisely the way Rafiel showed them, too. No one can say she isn't a great kinestetic learner. ]

[naicha]

Uh huh. [ Taiwan's a new face around these parts, but that doesn't stop her from approaching Sora. With her hands behind her back, she leans in to look at her puppy more closely. ] Are you gonna give her a name?

[allurprincess]

A name... [hmmm she's so bad with names. She's good with friendly smiles though, have one of those.] She looks like a Reiko to me! What do you think?

[wakingsavior]

[ John is not entirely sure what to expect when he pushes the door open - he can't hear the yapping and various adorable puppy noises heralding the fluffy chaos awaiting within.

But then he's in there and there are puppies and he doesn't even know where to start to cuddle and pet them all when there's a solid bump against the back of his legs and he turns to find this ball of fluff standing behind him happily grinning up at him. He grins back and crouches down to pet and scritch and cuddle.

OH MY GOD IT'S A PUPPY. ]

[waddles]

[Rafiel, finished his singing at this point, has joined the students in the center area and wanders about, glad to see everyone's smiling faces. Given what happened at the start of this round, he's glad he could at least provide a little reprieve from the difficulties of this island.

When he sees John happily making friends with one of the dogs, he stops and kneels down slightly, placing a gentle hand on John's shoulder to let him know he's there. He knows the boy is deaf and unable to talk easily, so he'll let his smile convey his feelings.]

[mrdickery]

[Roped in for all his good-deeding and what not, Yuri can be found over in the corner seeing to the pool and making sure the dogs stay hydrated and keep their messes to the corned he designated for it.

(Because who could walk by Rafiel struggling with a box and not offer help? C'mon.)

As he works (gingerly and always careful of his steps) there's a eskimo puppy perched quite cheerfully on his shoulder as he maneuvers the hose and manages to only get himself wet when a black lab hits him from behind and sends him flying into the water.

WELP.]

[whitestknight]

What are yo-- [ OH NO.

THIS IS TERRIBLE. WHY ARE YOU DOUSING THOSE PUPPIES IN WATER-- oh spirits the guy's fallen into the fiendish liquid too this is an unmitigated tragedy.

BRB sprinting over to pull you away from the water, whoever you are. OKAY you're out. You aren't in immediate danger. And then let's get all of these puppies away from it too. They aren't that happy about this but it's for their own good. ]

What do you think you're doing?

[mrdickery]

[Yuri, who was in the process of rubbing water out of his eyes while the eskimo puppy sits on his head, immediately puts a hand up to steady it as someone yanks him out.]

Whoa-! Relax, it's only ankle deep- [Wait. He knows that voice.] You gotta be kidding me...

[traces]

[ All Dahlia has is her school uniform, so she arrives at the arena wearing it.

Oh god. What the hell is this. She stands there, looking rather unsure of herself and nervous. ]

[floweringknight]

[Given his only other clothes is his butler uniform, Sakuya's here in his school uniform as well]

Are you alright, Dalia?

[traces]

I, um... This is a little sudden. Dogs are... very loud...

[savedbyasong]

[Well at least this is a class that Shion will be good at. His face breaks into a smile as he sees all the puppies.

He doesn't so much chose his puppy as his puppy chooses him. This furball running at him excitedly and jumping at him. Shion laughed as he petted it.]

[pencilpremonition]

[Becca is trying desperately to get the attention of some adorable little fluffball that would fit in her school bag. This dog has other ideas, and bowls her over to sit on her back and begin licking her hair. She flails uselessly, and reaches out for Shion's ankles.]

Shion, help!

[savedbyasong]

[Shion looked over and gave a small laugh] He likes you Becca! [He stroked the dog that was still trying to lick Becca. Distracting it so that Becca could sit up.]

[knightime]

[Dave wasn't the biggest dog fan. But he did love animals, and even if he wasn't like the hugest dog lover ever, he still had a soft spot for the little darlings.

He lets out a breathy and silent laugh as he kneels down next to a rather adorable golden retriever puppy. Dave seems surprisingly relaxed and there's a smile on his face as the small dog tries to climb onto his lap. Okay. Puppy training can definitely be his most favorite class ever.]

[mrdickery]

[Yuri, still dripping wet from his earlier adventures and with that same Eskimo puppy draped over his shoulder, comes by with a box in his arms and avoiding all the dogs scrambling around. When he spots Dave, he immediately makes his way over and digs into the box, coming back out with a toy and an unopened bag of dog jerky.]

Here.

[knightime]

[He looks up at Yuri and nods in thanks. Unfortunately, as soon as he takes the two items, the little puppy is attacking his face with licks and the what haves you.

Dave can't even tell it to get off so he tosses the toy, watching as it runs off to go after it quickly.

Puppy: 1
Dave: 0

Gross, his face is covered in dog slobber.]

[dataneverlies]

[Inui was admittedly not sure what to expect out of a class on puppy training--he'd never owned a dog before, and he really hadn't had much to do with them in his lifetime.

Which might be why he seems so particularly put out by the apricot standard poodle puppy that's trying to initiate a game with his ankle. Somehow it manages to untie his right shoelace.

Puppy: 1
Data dork: 0]

[waddles]

[Rafiel approaches Inui with a train of puppies behind him, all eagerly looking at what he has in his hand and, subsequently, offers to Inui. A bag of puppy treats.]

Are you having any problems?

[floweringknight]

[Yes, these puppies are adorable. No, Sakuya isn't heartless. But this is a puppy training class, right?

So he's kneeling on the floor in front of a Labrador puppy, staring quit seriously at its innocent face.]

Sit. Sit

[The puppy instead leaps up and licks his face, causing him to fall over backwards]

[grand_guignol]

Awwww! I think it likes you, Sakuya.

[That is about the cutest thing she's ever seen, but she offers a hand to help him up.

She has a West Highland White Terrier on its leash, sitting beside her. At least until it figures out there's another dog there. Whoops. Now there are two dogs enthusiastically greeting Sakuya.]