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[manmade_angel]

[Nill's finding it a little hard to adapt to being a puppy. There isn't much she can do in the way of chores or cooking. At least the laundry isn't piling up while this latest experiment is going on, considering Badou, Mister Mihai, Miss Naoto, and Haine have all turned into dogs. It was a little funny to see, all of them standing around, looking a little dumbfounded at this latest development. But she thought they all looked cute! Dogs with wings were cute... Even if Haine and Badou didn't think so.]

[Of course, given that she has this little mini-vacation while she's waiting for her thumbs to come back, Nill decides to go walking. She trots along the road, feeling a little free without her errand-wagon or grocery list. There's quite a bit to see this week, after all, and Nill's curiosity seems to have spiked this week. She's into everything and greeting everybody before she knows what she's doing.]

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[entaiho]

[There's something that looks rather like a large white tiger sunning himself on the roof of House 31, puppy!Nill. Do you investigate, y/n?]

[manmade-angel.livejournal.com]

[Ooh! Always Y!]

[Nill trots over to the house, eyes fixed on the strange wonderful animal, tail wagging. Of course, now she realizes that she can't exactly get up onto the roof. She whimpers and paces in circles, finally resorting to barking once.]

[entaiho]

[What is this barking interrupting his nap. Rokuta opens his eyes just enough to give a lazy glance downward, though it doesn't really answer the question.]

So who're you this week?

[manmade-angel.livejournal.com]

[Nill tilts her head, not really understanding the question for a moment. Oh! She's being asked who she is! Of course, she's a dog right now...]

[Though unfortunately, she still can't speak. She can only bark and make normal dog-sounds--it's something at least? It won't help her convey her name, though. She doesn't have any fingers to write with and no paper to hand to the big... tiger-thing.]

[So she sits down, defeated. Being a puppy was really hard...]

[entaiho]

[...hm. Well, that's not much of an answer. Unless maybe the fact that the puppy isn't answering is the answer.

Rokuta stretches dramatically before lifting off the roof and drifting over to settle on the ground beside the puppy. That was a nice warm sunlit spot he had going, but sometimes curiosity wins out.]

Are you from the house across the street?

[manmade-angel.livejournal.com]

[Uwah, flying tiger-thing! Nill whines a little and backs up, thinking that maybe she's bit off more than she can chew this time around. Flying tigers? Talking flying tigers?]

[She sits down on her tail, hunched over a little as the tiger lands. Of course when it spoke to her and asked where she lived, it was like magic. How did the tiger know?]

[She looks across the street, then tentatively wags her tail.]

[entaiho]

Hm.

[It wasn't much of a stretch, really— puppy with white wings, can't talk, and in this part of the village? Given that Rokuta already knew people had been changing, it wasn't hard to narrow down the suspects for this one.

He settles down on his haunches and peers down at the puppy.]

...Nill?

[manmade-angel.livejournal.com]

[Oh wow, this tiger even knew her name! Unless... The tiger had been sleeping on Rokuta's roof, and knew her name. Was this... Rokuta?]

[She stands up on her haunches, pawing the air for balance and wagging her tail--yes, she is Nill! But is he Rokuta?]

[entaiho]

[Rokuta chuckles quietly at the enthusiastic response, his tail swishing a little as though in response.]

It's me. Rokuta.

[He hesitates, glancing down at his forepaws, then shakes his head.]

Sort of, at least.

[manmade-angel.livejournal.com]

[Nill comes back down onto all four of her legs, wagging her tail. She's so glad to see him again--it was like they hadn't seen each other in forever! She trots a little closer, now that she knows this tiger isn't going to eat her, and stands herself back up with Rokuta's leg to support her. Nill's trying to reassure him, but it's really hard when she doesn't have the range of facial-movement she used to.]

[entaiho]

Must be harder for you, huh? Unless you've figured out how to write with paws.

[manmade-angel.livejournal.com]

[Nill whines a little and scratches at the dirt. No, she can't write with her paws, but she's trying very hard to communicate with everyone! With, thus far, fairly good results. At least she isn't something like... a turtle.]

[entaiho]

[Rokuta tilts his head a little as he regards the puppy.]

Were you going somewhere in particular, or just out wandering?

[manmade-angel.livejournal.com]

[Ah! That she can answer! Nill turns around in a little circle, as though chasing her tail. Normally she has so many chores to do around the house, but with her lack of thumbs and height, it's all but impossible. So she can explore! And really, she has an insatiable desire to explore right now.]

[whichwayagain.livejournal.com]

[Lacking opposable thumbs in a house full of high cabinets and canned goods didn't bode well for keeping the puppies fed. Mihai himself had discovered this when he tried searching through the kitchen for lunch. Opting not to abide by the cliche "dog eat dog," he'll head out into the village proper in hopes of finding something accessible to eat.

It takes him a moment, but he'll recognize Nill when he comes upon her some time later, a large package of deli-meat hanging from his mouth. Since he didn't lose his manners along with the ability to open doors and jars, he'll head over to see if the girl's hungry as well.]

[manmade-angel.livejournal.com]

[Nill catches Mihai's scent before she sees him, but once she notices he's heading her way, she charges towards him. She's had so much energy this week, it's amazing! After racing up to Mihai, Nill circles him once then nuzzles him at his elbow in greeting.]

[Ooh... whatever he has, it smells good!]

[whichwayagain.livejournal.com]

[...So much energy. On the other, uh, paw, Mihai's had just as hard of a time keeping up with the others this week, if not moreso. The price for being a big dog, probably.

Still, he's happy to see Nill. He'll drop the package at her feet, then push it towards her with his nose. Want some?]

[manmade-angel.livejournal.com]

[For her? But isn't Mr. Mihai hungry? He's seemed a little slow recently, and Nill wondered if it was because they all weren't eating normally or if Mr. Mihai wasn't sleeping enough. Nill liked to sleep in sunny patches recently--and it was just so easy to nap on the carpet.]

[She tilts her head and whimpers a little at Mihai, then tentatively tears open a corner of the package. She'll just take a little bit... Mr. Mihai went to the trouble of fetching it, after all.]

[whichwayagain.livejournal.com]

[The only reason why Mihai seems slow is because Nill is a puppy and thus made of pure hyperactive energy. Or so the thought process goes. Either way, puppies get hungrier faster anyway, so Mihai's more than happy to share. And it's not like he can't get more.

...Provided he can find the way back to the store. Still, in theory it works. So he'll nudge the package again, suggesting Nill should take more than that.]

[manmade-angel.livejournal.com]

[But...! But...! But Mihai was higher up in the pack, he should have the first crack at most of the food.]

[...if they were actually dogs. Nill shakes herself and headbutts Mr. Mihai gently in the chest, as a sort of hug, then carefully eats a little more. She really was hungry from all that running around.]

[lost-koneko.livejournal.com]

[Sees the puppy and jumps back, hissing!]

[manmade-angel.livejournal.com]

[Uwah! Why is this kitty mad at her? Nill was just walking by! What a mean kitty... ...maybe she should chase it?]

[How strange. Nill's never had the inclination to chase cats before. She backs up, tail between her legs.]

[lost-koneko.livejournal.com]

[Hisses at a little more but calms down a bit when the scary puppy backs off. Kirimi watches the other cautiously.]

[manmade-angel.livejournal.com]

[Nill does the same when the kitten doesn't come after her. Did she just startle the kitten? She really was running about with reckless abandon...]

[Once things seem to calm down a little Nill approaches cautiously again, head tilted, just to sniff.]

[lost-koneko.livejournal.com]

[Kirimi comes a little closer, sniffing at the puppy as well.] ... h-hello.

[manmade-angel.livejournal.com]

[Gasp! The kitty can talk! ...well, maybe everybody else can still talk, but Nill's always been without vocal chords. Maybe that translated over.]

[She sniffs back, wagging her tail and panting a little--so maybe it would look like she was smiling.]

[lost-koneko.livejournal.com]

[and as Nill doesn't say anything, she thinks] ... you're a real doggy?

[manmade-angel.livejournal.com]

[Oh! ...oh, this person thought she was actually a puppy because she couldn't speak. And it was almost impossible to explain while she was like this. Nill would have to try extra hard to convey her meaning.]

[She shakes herself, since she can't move her head how she usually would when she shakes it, then tries to stand up on her hind legs--she's a person! Usually...]

[lost-koneko.livejournal.com]

... what are you doing? [confused kitty] Are you doing a trick?

[manmade-angel.livejournal.com]

[Nooo, she's not trying to do a trick...! Nill comes back down onto all fours, then scratches at the ground. She can't write anything, can't speak... One more try! She reaches a paw up and tries to pat the kitten on the head. Most dogs didn't do that sort of thing, right?]

[lost-koneko.livejournal.com]

[backs away a little, thinking the puppy might hurt her!] W-what are you doing?

[manmade-angel.livejournal.com]

[Eep! Nill backpedals--maybe that wasn't the best of ideas. But what else can she do? She's tried standing, barking, patting...]

[Oh! Maybe--!]

[She drops down into a 'Let's play!' sort of position: low, tail wagging in the air, panting. Then she turns around and starts heading towards her house a little, then looks back, waiting for the kitten to follow her.]

[lost-koneko.livejournal.com]

[watches for a moment then starts following slowly] You want to show me something?

[manmade-angel.livejournal.com]

[Yes, yes indeed! Nill's very excited that she's finally starting to communicate effectively in this new, somewhat limited, body.]

[She wags her tail to indicate that yes, she wants the kitten to follow, then keeps trotting back to her house. The door is open, since no one in the house has thumbs right now, so Nill just walks right in.]

[lost-koneko.livejournal.com]

[And Kirimi-kitty follows, looking around curiously when she enters the house]

[manmade-angel.livejournal.com]

[Once Nill's certain the other has followed her into the house, she leaps up on the sofa and lays down, tail wagging. See? It's her sofa! In her house! She's a person!]

[lost-koneko.livejournal.com]

Where is everyone? Why are you up there?

[manmade-angel.livejournal.com]

[...not as planned. Nill's head flops down with a small whine as she realizes this isn't having the intended effect. But definitely--!]

[She jumps off the couch and runs into her own room. Now she just has to get to the desk...]

[lost-koneko.livejournal.com]

Eh? Where are you going? [runs after]

[rain-of-bullets.livejournal.com]

[When the house is empty and there's no one around to make any of the meals, he takes to checking around the others. While there's no tobacco-clouded scent to help him follow Badou(how the hell does he smoke as a dog anyway...), he doesn't seem to have any trouble locating Nill's scent. And why the fuck is it so easy to remember what Nill smells like?

It isn't long before he spots the fluffy little puppy, already getting into things like she's never seen an upturned trashcan or a garden full of flowers- okay, so he hasn't seen one before getting to this batshit world either, but-...

He gets close enough to nose her shoulder. What's so interesting about a flowerbed anyway?]

[manmade-angel.livejournal.com]

[Nill's head had been virtually inside the bed of flowers when she feels a nudge to her shoulder. Given the sort of day she's having, filled with flying tigers and hissing cats, she should jump at the nudge. But Nill just removes her head from the pansies and looks up--ah! It's Haine!]

[She yips a little in greeting, then noses his shoulder as well. Is it time to go home? Is Haine hungry? She wags her tail, waiting for him to lead her somewhere.]

[rain-of-bullets.livejournal.com]

[He adjusts to the scent, the flowers distracting him a moment before Nill's head pops up. Flowers huh. So this is what they're supposed to look like. How Lily could see these in Giovanni's scribbles is beyond him, but somehow, he knew it too.

The bark is enough to turn his head, and when the little dog noses his shoulder; is she hungry? Or just trying to play? Either way, he decides to let the flowers be. What the hell are they supposed to eat like this anyway? The grocers still have food...

He turns his head toward the shopping district and starts off in that direction.]

[manmade-angel.livejournal.com]

[Oh! Haine must be hungry then! It's true, she's been slacking a little bit, given her absence of thumbs and a sudden decrease in her height. She should have at least figured out something to eat, otherwise everyone was going to have to start going through garbage cans. And that wouldn't be good for anybody.]

[She trots alongside him, trying to keep up, but she has to take at least two steps for every one of Haine's. They probably looked quite odd: a large, black, rough-looking dog walking with a small, fluffy, white puppy. Though really, the puppy looked like her day had been made just because she was walking next to him.]

[rain-of-bullets.livejournal.com]

[He takes the lead, slowing a bit when he remembers or starts to outdistance the little white puppy. It's strange to see the town from this angle, that's for certain.

Rather than nose around the back where most strays might find scraps, he walks right into the shop, though it takes a bit of work to get the door open.]

[manmade-angel.livejournal.com]

[Of course, when Haine starts to outstrip her, she bounds after him in an attempt to keep up. His legs were so long, and he moved like he knew exactly what he was doing! Nill's a faithful little pack member, so she doesn't complain and just tries to keep up with her longish-clumsy legs.]

[It does take a bit of teamwork to get the door open, but once Haine can fit through, Nill can slip in and make sure the door shuts after them. She trots up next to him, tail wagging, panting. Meat, probably? She liked meat. But they should probably eat some vegetables too...]