IC-Inbox ~ City of Ariel

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IC-Inbox ~ City of Ariel



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[sharkmaid]

[Ugh. Stop being kinda cute.]

You're gonna spoil him, I can tell.

[takenwithhim]

[Guess who he learned it from?]

And I bet your cat's rotten.

[Someone's gettin' a treat too.]

[sharkmaid]

She is not.

[And speak of the devil, from the side there's a quite meow and sure enough an orange and white tabby cat leaps up onto the table to pad over and block the view between Rin's face and the mirror.]

Oy, oy, Aki, I'm talking to someone right now.

[Meeeow! Mrreow. Meoooow.]

Tsk, come on, get away from there. You shouldn't even be on the table.

[Nuzzle nuzzle purr purr... and notice how he does not stop her]

Aki.

[takenwithhim]

[It really should shame him that this is the first time he's seen Rin's cat. Then again, it's not like he's actually been to Rin's place. (For an obvious reason.)

But that's... a pretty cat, and adorable puppy licking at his fingers or not, he's got the urge to be a cat person for a moment.]

Go on. I think you were say something funny. About spoiling.

[Totally notes cat on table and "go away" and neither of those getting any sort of reprimand.]

[sharkmaid]

[Hopefully her purretty blue eyes don't offend you, Sousuke.

After a moment, Rin eventually concedes, wrapping his hands around Aki's waist to pull her up and over into his lap with a huff. Stupid princess cat. Thinking she owns everyone in this apartment.

She does.]

Shut up. I don't spoil her. She's just a brat. And if you're not careful, your dog's gonna be the same way.

[takenwithhim]

[Can't help it if he's partial to red. But her's are just fine.

Sousuke chuckles at the notion.]

You spoil her. And you know you can't train a cat.

[He reaches up to pet the pup's head, then has to do that "finger dance" to avoid those sharp puppy teeth. Since they still smell like puppy treats after all.]

Richisuke's gonna be a model citizen.

[sharkmaid]

Hey, she knows some things.

[Like when to go to him when called! ... Most of the time.]

And I'll be the judge of that when I see him face to face. I'm good with dogs, you know.

[takenwithhim]

Cat things.

[He knows how cats work, Rin. She'll come when he called, if she feels like it.]

Right, 'good' ignoring that shiba inu that tried to take the seat out of your pants?

[No really, Rin's good with dogs.]

[sharkmaid]

AH–! D-DON'T BRING THAT UP!!

[He almost got in trouble with his mom when she found out he'd been teasing the neighbor's dog so much. And somehow it's more embarrassing to hear it when his kitty is perched comfortably on his lap, totally able to understand everything he's talking about.]

H-hey, it tried going for your shoes after, you know!

[takenwithhim]

[Yep, still there. He's just about to lean back on a job well done when someone had to bring up the second half of that story.]

It was possessed!

[Right, because he really wants to remember being perched on the fence like some kind of cat and yelling at Rin to go get a stick or something.

Such a tough guy.]

[sharkmaid]

Oh, come on! It was mad 'cause it thought you were laughing at it!

[As he says it, Rin picks up Aki in his arms and cradles her a bit against his shoulder where she promptly curls up and meows happily. Well, at least he has a cat to calm him down and keep him front throwing things.]

[takenwithhim]

I was laughing at you-- ow!

[Puppy got his finger. Sousuke jerks his hand back, giving it a shake, and then very lightly scratches Richisuke behind the ear. Right, because affection's that's the greatest way to reprimand.

And crams the bag of treats back into the couch cushions so he won't keep giving them out.]

[sharkmaid]

Yeah, but how was the dog supposed to know that?

[And when he sees Sousuke get bit, he sighs softly... mildly amused.]

And even now you've still got work to do.

[takenwithhim]

Same way it was supposed to know your pants weren't a chewtoy.

[Aka: it didn't. Ngh-! Oy! Don't sigh like that.]

We'll work on training him next week. ... Eventually he's gonna learn "sic."

[sharkmaid]

Well, if it weren't for my quick thinking, it would've turned us both into chew toys.

[... And now another flat look.]

Shouldn't you be teaching him things like "sit" first?

[takenwithhim]

Che.

[He looks away with a childish-looking surrender. Sulky style. Fine, you win that argument. Have a flat look yourself.]

I said "eventually," Rin. We'll start with the basics.

[sharkmaid]

[Aw, bae.]

You'll keep me posted then, won't you?

[takenwithhim]

Aa.

[More like Mikoshiba will, but that goes without saying. Noisy.]

[sharkmaid]

Good.

[... and then after a moment,]

Maybe we can run together in the evening sometime. The three of us.

[takenwithhim]

[Oh? Those memories... The last run in his mind, their discussion outside the gym.]

Aa. I'd like that.

[Wait for it.]

Hope you can keep up.

[sharkmaid]

Oy, who do you think you're talking to?

[He pets behind his kitty's ears as he speaks. Listen to this loser, Aki! He's such a loser!]

I'm not your captain for nothing, you know.

[takenwithhim]

[Oh the ways he could answer that...]

Hn.

[There's some self-pride in hearing Rin say that, and nostalgia.]

Then do your best to make me salute, taichou.

[sharkmaid]

[Oh, now you're just getting cocky.]

You know I can do that whenever I want.

[Pouting, he holds up Aki to his cheek where she rubs against him with a content little purr.]

[takenwithhim]

[You give him the fuel for it.]

Right back at you.

[That pout's worth it and he goes back to petting Richisuke, who's apparently decided it's time to lick the hell out of Sousuke's neck.]

[sharkmaid]

[............... dog, stop.

Though, that does remind him of something.]

Actually, I can think of something better for you to do than that.